Road Accidents Kill

As I sit on my couch and watch the news I can't believe what I am hearing about a tractor trailer losing its load and killing a 53-year-old man on a Toronto highway.  When we think about workplace safety we often think about on site jobs but what we fail to recognize is that a large percentage of injuries are the result of traffic accidents. 

Although the final investigation is not over I can almost guarantee that the truck company will have been in violation of some safety standard and will be deemed the culprit in this horrible accident. 

As I sit here and write this blog, I feel a little angry.  I guess that's because I was personally affected by this accident. On my way to drive my four year old to school - I was caught in the huge traffic jam that was caused by this accident. As I sat in the traffic and listened to the radio all I could think of was that if I had of been in my car earlier - I could have been in the accident.  

I am not sure if changing legislation will change anything quickly enough - but I know that our culture must change if accidents like this are going to stop.  I think people must get angry about accidents like this - because it only when we stop accepting "accidents" like these - that things will change.  

What do you think?