This report documents the independent study and review of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety's (OMCHS), Share the Road program called the No-Zone Campaign. The report provides an analysis of the scope of similar problems, identifies gaps, establishes a clear need for a Share the Road umbrella program/coalition, identifies strategies for establishing a coalition, and provides recommendations for future co-ordination and expansion of the Campaign and partnerships. The report is organised into five chapters: Introduction, No-Zone Campaign Evaluation, Similar Share the Road Program Review, Share the Road Coalition Analysis, and Recommended Actions for Improving the No-Zone Campaign. The purpose of the No-Zone Campaign is to help reduce car-truck crashes, injuries, fatalities, and property loss. The Campaign was launched in 1994 in response to Congress's request that the FHWA "educate the motoring public about how to safely share the road with commercial vehicles". Educating motorists on techniques to share the road safely is an important safety issue. In recent years, more than 400,000 crashes involving large trucks resulted in more than 5,300 deaths. The principal Campaign goal is to increase motorist awareness of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) limitations. The No-Zone represents areas around trucks and buses where vehicles are not visible to CMV drivers, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
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