Study: bad news on longer trucks

If anyone's still wondering what longer trucks might do to the state's highways and its drivers, a national safety expert is telling Congress about an N.C. State University study that has bad news: It will "boost the risk of truck crashes, deaths and injuries and cause more damage to North Carolina’s roads and bridges," News & Observer traffic writer and Road Worrier Bruce Siceloff reports in his Crosstown Traffic blog. The state House is considering a Senate-passed bill to allow longer trucks -- 53 feet instead of the current 48-foot maximum.
It's worth reading, and so is the study. Here's a link to his blogpost, which also includes a link to the study.