Transport truck with a huge pile of snow.

[Think]

I couldn't believe what I saw on HWY50 heading north of Steeles today:




I called the cops but they want me to go in person to make a personal complaint.

[skyblue12]

happens quite a bit.. i've seen sheets of ice / snow fall off people's cars onto the road enough times.

my question is, how the heck do u scrape the snow off the top of a transport truck unless you climb onto the top of it?

btw, OP u might want to change tranport -> transport

[GTAdiscountStudent]

yeah, i see alot of cars with snow on top of them too....pretty dangerous when it's alot of snow and it suddenly blows off..........pretty much impossible to see anything for a couple of seconds.

[beerbaron105]

already made a thread about this:

a coworker of mine had his windshield smashed in (not spidered).... completely smashed in because a huge sheet of ice lifted up from a transport going the opposite way on the highway and colliding with his car * u can imagine the speed/force of two opposing lanes colliding*

[Kasakato]

already made a thread about this:

a coworker of mine had his windshield smashed in (not spidered).... completely smashed in because a huge sheet of ice lifted up from a transport going the opposite way on the highway and colliding with his car * u can imagine the speed/force of two opposing lanes colliding*

Do you work for my dad? Exact same thing happen to him. A large chunk of ice fell from the truck, and smashed his windshield. He was able to slow to a stop without getting rear ended.

[Andro]

I couldn't believe what I saw on HWY50 heading north of Steeles today:

I called the cops but they want me to go in person to make a personal complaint.

so you think that by taking photos while driving on highway that makes you a better driver then him?

[Think]

so you think that by taking photos while driving on highway that makes you a better driver then him?

Yes....and go home.

[kcorscadden]

There isn't really much that can be done in this situation as truck drivers are PROHIBITED by law to get on top of a trailer and clean it off due to safety issues. Yes it is a stupid law, but it is what it is.

[hightechfan]

I couldn't believe what I saw on HWY50 heading north of Steeles today:




I called the cops but they want me to go in person to make a personal complaint.

Why would you call the cops for that.

[Shaner]

There isn't really much that can be done in this situation as truck drivers are PROHIBITED by law to get on top of a trailer and clean it off due to safety issues. Yes it is a stupid law, but it is what it is.

According to what law?
Maybe they should be carrying a ladder in their trucks with them at all times then.

[Think]

Why would you call the cops for that.

Oh I don't know...maybe because he was travelling at 80km during rush hour, with enough snow to cause a major accident?

DOH

[kcorscadden]

According to what law?
Maybe they should be carrying a ladder in their trucks with them at all times then.

Considering that I am a truck driver, it is a law setup in place by the MTO to protect the companies and their drivers. If a driver falls from the top of the trailer, they can injure themselves quite seriously and then turn around and sue the company. This law avoids this possibly scenario.

[Shaner]

Considering that I am a truck driver, it is a law setup in place by the MTO to protect the companies and their drivers. If a driver falls from the top of the trailer, they can injure themselves quite seriously and then turn around and sue the company. This law avoids this possibly scenario.

Is it law or just policy among the truck companies?
If it's law, I'm just curious which act the law is under.

[Riley Martin]

What a stupid law. So the safety of the truck drivers trumps the safety of all the cars on the road?

[Shaner]

What a stupid law. So the safety of the truck drivers trumps the safety of all the cars on the road?

Assuming it is even a law. That's still up for debate.
We'll see whether kcorscadden can provide that info or not.
Until then, I have my doubts that the government would waste it's time with a law stating that truckers can not climb on top of their trucks.