Avoiding Fixed Objects: A Lesson to Stop Parking Lot Crashes

While talking to managers and safety folks earlier this week at the IFDA show, we heard a lot of groan-inducing stories about drivers hitting fixed objects with their trucks. There’s nothing more frustrating because that kind of accident is totally preventable. So we spent a lot of time showing our “Avoiding Fixed Objects” lesson, and here’s a quick preview of this 30-minute course that every driver should take.

Without revealing any names, here are a few doozies we heard about:

• A driver hit a gas meter at a mall, which caused the mall to be evacuated.
• A driver hit an awning on a church, which pulled over the entire brick facade. Of a church, it bears repeating.
• A driver hit a transformer at a grocery store, knocking out power.
• A driver tore off a fire escape from a building in an alley.