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Utah Government Trust trainer urges ‘get out and look’ to prevent backing crashes
Summary
A Utah Government Trust safety presentation highlighted backing collisions as the trust’s leading vehicle claim, cited national injury and fatality figures, and urged simple, repeatable practices — back in on arrival, use a spotter, or place a cone — to reduce risk.
Mike Stagg, safety presenter for the Utah Government Trust, urged employees to adopt simple, repeatable habits to prevent backing crashes, saying the incidents are "100% preventable" and that the trust’s backing accidents account for nearly half of its vehicle claims.
Stagg opened the session by citing national estimates and the trust’s internal experience: about 282 people are killed annually in backing accidents and roughly 17,000 are injured each year, and "almost 50% of our total vehicle claims are because of backing accidents," he said. He argued that low-frequency, low-speed backing maneuvers produce a disproportionately high share of crashes on a per-mile basis and can cause serious injury or death.
Why it matters: Backing accidents are common, often avoidable, and affect both property and people. Stagg framed the risk as both costly and potentially fatal, repeatedly using the simple safety goal…
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