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Bridge strikes: GPS training for drivers

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) addresses a news

Photo credit: Getty Images | U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) addresses a news conference in Washington. (July 25, 2012)

Truckers and bus drivers will have to complete global-positioning system training as part of new commercial driver licensing requirements -- one of several measures being developed by federal safety officials to prevent oversized vehicles from hitting bridges and overpasses.

Newsday in September reported trucks are hitting bridges on Long Island's state roads dozens of times a year, creating...

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