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In the event of accidents and breakdowns involving trucks on Dutch motorways, a foreign driver is involved in 40% of cases. The AD writes on the basis of figures from Stichting Incident Management Vrachtwagens (Stimva), which records all incidents with freight traffic
This mainly concerns Poland (9%), Germans (5%) and Romanians (5%). About 13 percent of trucks on Dutch roads have a foreign registration plate
Transportation and Logistics Branch Netherlands organization tells the newspaper that research on the overrepresentation of foreign drivers in case of a "foreign registration". accidents and breakdowns is desirable
The total number of accidents with trucks increased by 40 percent last year to 1484. The number of incidents, such as breakdowns and blowouts , increased 22 percent to 5762.
Busy on the road is according to the Stimva the biggest cause of the number of accidents. Because the economy works well, freight transportation increases considerably.
In terms of incidents, 2017 has been a record year, but it looks like this year will be even higher. During the first half of the year, the number of incidents has increased by 20%.
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