Serious Vehicle Accident – No Injury
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2. ACTIONS : •Revised Driving Policy to include a Defensive Driving course •Installation of VDR technology in all vehicles. •Installation of flag on water truck •Reviewed expectations of chain usage on water trucks Serious Vehicle Accident – No Injury 1. INCIDENT : Water truck was heading north on a snow packed single lane road through a blind corner, when an approaching southbound pickup started sliding, striking the water truck on the driver’s side. 3. LEARNINGS: The icy condition of the road was underestimated and the drivers of both vehicles were driving too fast for conditions. If the vehicles had been chained up or in four-wheel drive (pick-up) the incident could have been prevented. The use of overhead vehicle flags could have alerted the other driver that that there was a vehicle approaching. IN YOUR OPERATION: Are chain requirements clear? Are your employees putting vehicles in 4WD before they encounter a situation? Or to get out of a situation?
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Serious Vehicle Accident – No Injury. 1. INCIDENT : Water truck was heading north on a snow packed single lane road through a blind corner, when an approaching southbound pickup started sliding, striking the water truck on the driver’s side. 2. ACTIONS : - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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2. ACTIONS :•Revised Driving Policy to include a Defensive Driving course•Installation of VDR technology in all vehicles.•Installation of flag on water truck•Reviewed expectations of chain usage on water trucks
Serious Vehicle Accident – No Injury1. INCIDENT :
Water truck was heading north on a snow packed single lane road through a blind corner, when an approaching southbound pickup started sliding, striking the water truck on the driver’s side.
3. LEARNINGS: The icy condition of the road was underestimated and the drivers of both vehicles were driving too fast for conditions. If the vehicles had been chained up or in four-wheel drive (pick-up) the incident could have been prevented. The use of overhead vehicle flags could have alerted the other driver that that there was a vehicle approaching.
IN YOUR OPERATION: Are chain requirements clear? Are your employees putting vehicles in 4WD
before they encounter a situation? Or to get out of a situation?
