Idiot driver takes down 2 cyclists
08-12-20, 05:43 PM
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Idiot driver takes down 2 cyclists
2 cyclists struck by driver carrying overhanging load
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-cyclist-hit-by-overhanging-load-1.5673995?fbclid=IwAR3obxXnKJmK41LIJl2qYcGfFSMV90PorkBMuo2P3IqgL24m0LF18S4q0jY
08-12-20, 06:08 PM
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witnesses reported the strap of the load appeared to have broken, causing the load to shift significantly over the right side of the bed and protrude over the shoulder of the highway, without the driver's knowledge.
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08-12-20, 06:48 PM
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There is no way on God's green earth that you don't know that your cargo has shifted like that. And such a small fine, JHC.
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That truck has and right hand mirror that the driver could see that his load is sticking way over right.
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Well I believe the driver was an idiot! 
08-25-20, 08:15 PM
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"The load shifted" is pure BS. If that load of significant amount of wood had moved from over the cab to the position in the photo while the truck was moving, the truck would have been swaying left and right like crazy. Add to that how the right mirror is blocked, marks the driver as a major liar.
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Originally Posted by CB HI
"The load shifted" is pure BS. If that load of significant amount of wood had moved from over the cab to the position in the photo while the truck was moving, the truck would have been swaying left and right like crazy. Add to that how the right mirror is blocked, marks the driver as a major liar.
