Editor:
Re: Truckers fight for info amid overpass strikes, July 21
The president of the BC Trucking Association seems like a caring person, but his quest for information on each trailer-load that strikes an overpass may take a while to get.
In the meantime, he seems to be doing very little. Isn’t it obvious that in each case, the driver has not adequately checked the load’s maximum height against the minimum height of each of the overpasses on his route?
It’s the driver’s responsibility. If each driver whose load hits the bottom of an overpass were to receive an immediate six-month suspension of his or her driver’s licence, then I’d expect to see many fewer incidents. These, to be sure, are not “accidents,” but are certainly driver errors through carelessness.
Bob Hawkins, Surrey