RCMP: be careful driving around dump trucks

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RCMP: be careful driving around dump trucks
The warning comes after two people died in crashes involving dump trucks in the last two weeks
Jesse Johnston Jan 19, 2011 16:53:36 PM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - After two fatal crashes involving dump trucks in just two weeks, Mounties are warning people to drive safe around big trucks.

Peter Davies with the Langley RCMP used to be a commercial truck driver. He says drivers have to give dump trucks lots of room. "Don't travel in their blind spots because they may not be able to see you because of road spray or because of the way the trailer is or the load."

He says dump trucks only have 60 per cent of the stopping power of an average car.

Last week, a 17-year-old was killed by a dump truck at the intersection of Nanaimo and Hastings.

Tuesday morning, a dump truck smashed into an SUV in Langley at 16th Avenue near 198th Street. The 59-year-old driver of the SUV was killed. Witnesses told police the dump truck crossed over a double yellow line to pass two cars before the crash. The truck driver will likely be charged.