I recently had the opportunity to speak with Sean Kilcarr, senior editor at FleetOwner. Sean has a blog, “Trucks at Work” where he discusses issues concerning the commercial trucking industry.

People say I’m passionate about safety on our roads. Well, they never met Sean! It’s nice to find someone else who feels the way I do about saving lives by reducing risky driving. (I’m also happy to hear, Sean, that your brother is healing from his fall.)

I’m sure many people will feel the way Sean did about Driving Me Crazy when they start reading it, but I also hope people feel compelled to read it. Compelled to read it because they know it’s the first step in making a difference. Whether it’s how they drive, how their fleet drives or how their family drives. We all share the road together and we all must be aware – and vigilant – of  everyone around us. And the stupid things they do.

As Sean ended his blog, I’ll end mine: Crashes kill a lot of people. If we can put a man on the moon, and if we can explore space on a regular basis, we can solve this crisis. This is a deadly, serious business. But until we, as a society, accept the seriousness of this problem and are willing to take steps to address it, the dying won’t stop.