AAA report researches safety for towing and roadside techs

Mounds resident invents Towing Attachment - Sapulpa Herald

MOUNDS — Local inventor and entrepreneur Rick Ferrel has designed and built a unique way to tow a fifth-wheel camper, a gooseneck trailer, or a heavy construction trailer. This attachment, which features adjustable pneumatic suspension and an anti-sway hitch, will allow one to pull fifth-wheel campers, gooseneck trailers, and construction equipment trailers with lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles. The Sapulpa Herald interviewed this talented …

AAA report researches safety for towing and roadside techs

A new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (FTS) report researches and provides suggestions for how tow trucks and other roadside service vehicles (RSVs) can best safely operate in a wide range of roadway environments and conditions.  Towing and service technicians and other responders are at high risk of being struck by passing motorists while working at the roadside, the report says. The fatal and serious injury rate is about 16 times higher for …