Ontario recently started mandatory big truck training.MELThttps://www.ontario.ca/page/new-mandatory-training-class-drivers-licence-applicantsThe trucking associations support it being country wide.Happy coaching!Buswarrior
You know ,I find it interesting that no one has mentioned Equipment failure as a possible cause.If I was a betting man ,I would say that is why the authority's are slow to furnish info on this mishap .I will bet they are going through this wreckage with a magnifying glass Normally with brakes on all the wheels working these trucks will stop well ,but as any of us bus owners or anyone that has been around trucks will testify ,any part on these things are subject to fail at a moments notice.I do know from past experience that the tractors are looked after a lot better than the trailers are .
or...excessive speed aka contributory negligence.my nickle says the insurance industry is thick in this.
No doubt the insurer for the trucker is sweating the details, but I fail to see how they will get out of the tremendous liability they have. The driver should be worried about possible criminal charges if he blew the stop sign without slowing down at all.
. . . . All of the contributing factors need to be considered. . . . . It will be reported that the tree line is an important factor to answering why the bus driver wasn't successful in attempts to miss the truck. We have all had a vehicle come out in front of us, but we saw it coming in time.. . . . buswarrior