[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 43 (Wednesday, April 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E557]
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                       TRIBUTE TO MR. DENNIS MAYS

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 17, 2002

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the impeccable 
motor carrier safety record of Mr. Dennis Mays of Blue Springs, 
Missouri. Mr. Mays is a professional motor carrier operator for Roadway 
Express, Inc.
  According to the most recent information from the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, large trucks drove 7 percent of all 
vehicle miles traveled. In motor vehicle crashes, large trucks 
represented 9 percent of vehicles in fatal crashes, 3 percent of 
vehicles in injury crashes, and 5 percent of vehicles in proper-ty-
damage-only crashes.
  Mr. Mays reached a safety milestone when he recently surpassed one 
million miles driven without a preventable accident. This outstanding 
achievement, obtained by few drivers, demonstrates Mr. Mays' commitment 
to safety. To put this accomplishment in perspective, the average car 
driver would have to travel around the world forty times to equal this 
milestone.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. Dennis Mays for 
reaching this noteworthy milestone. I am proud to have a constituent as 
dedicated to highway safety as he is, and I wish him continued safe 
driving in the future.

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