Do you ever feel nervous when you're driving on the highway?
Whether you feel a bit more nervous driving on highways or not, you may have felt nervous a couple of times on the open road — especially when a massive semi-truck with a fully-loaded trailer is involved.
A video shared on social media this week shows a terrifying close call from the dashcam perspective of a vehicle driving down Highway 1.
On July 1 just before 9 a.m., the driver was heading east near the Surrey and Langley border on Highway 1 when a semi-trailer attempted to merge lanes. However, the driver of the semi-trailer nearly crashed into the vehicle as they suddenly moved into the adjacent lane.
In an interview with Vancouver Is Awesome, the driver who recorded the dashcam, who requested anonymity, said that they never changed their speed — but that the semi-truck driver changed their speed rapidly.
"The truck went from being passed by me at +30 km/h to [the] same speed and running me over within seconds," they explained.
"This charge carries a penalty of $109."
BC RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Janelle Shoihet told V.I.A. that the semi-truck driver in the video failed to yield before changing lanes and they might not have been able to see the vehicle in their "side view mirrors because of the position of the vehicle."
Regardless, Shoihet said the semi-truck driver "changed lanes when it was not safe" and that the fine for this behaviour is $109. The driver who recorded the dashcam footage could still provide the video as evidence in court, too.
"Most commercial companies have a telephone number on their trucks that you can call to report driving concerns, or alternatively you can call the [Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement] CVSE to confirm there is no issue with the truck that precluded the driver from being able to see the vehicle," she added.
If there had been a collision, a police investigation would be launched and a potential charge could be laid.
Vancouver police nab fully-loaded tractor-trailer driver speeding 85 km/hr in 50 zone
In May, the driver of a fully-loaded tractor-trailer was caught speeding dangerously in the city.
Vancouver Police Department Traffic Unit Sgt. Mark Christensen took to Twitter to share images of a tractor-trailer that was pulled over as well as 178 metres of skid marks on the roadway.
Christensen wrote that the driver was speeding 85 km/hr in a 50 zone, which caused the skid marks when the "officer stepped in front and flagged him over."
