A semi-truck driver recently caught a GMC Sierra HD accidentally dropping an unsecured load of plywood out into a busy intersection on his dash camera.
This video was sent into the ViralHog YouTube account this week and starts as a GMC Sierra HD enters an intersection in Kanata, Ontario with a medium-size load of plywood in its bed. As the truck comes into frame, the load of building material falls out of the bed and clatters onto the road, landing directly in the path of the traffic following behind. A white Honda Civic is forced to hit the brakes and swerve to avoid running over the wood, while a Chevy Express utility van and a white Hyundai Elantra driving behind the Civic are also forced to drive around the debris.
There’s no word on if the GMC Sierra HD driver returned to pick up their building materials, nor is it clear if they even realized the wood had fallen out. It would be a shame if they arrived on the job site with an empty bed, though – especially considering the price of plywood right now.
Drivers in Ontario can be ticketed $130 for an unsecured load, according to the Ontario Court of Justice, while the fine for commercial vehicle drivers is a bit higher at $310. These Canadian fines may not be massive, though it’s still important to ensure your truck’s load is always fastened down correctly. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, road debris was a factor in a total of more than 200,000 police-reported crashes between 2011 and 2014, resulting in approximately 39,000 injuries and 500 deaths. The majority of fatal crashes involving road debris were caused when the driver swerved to avoid the debris.
Check out the video embedded below for a quick and straightforward reminder of why it’s important to secure your truck’s load.
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Comments
Said it before and saying it again. These morons who do this s**t need a lot more than just a little fine. Considering the danger an unsecured load can have, giving them a little fine is not enough. It amazes me just how much stuff I see on the freeways around Los Angeles. People just don’t care!
This is nothing! In Las Vegas, some days you’re playing High Speed Hide and Seek with Ladders that have come off the bed of trucks. I’ve thankfully missed a few of them, but unfortunately have seen drivers around me, not be so fortunate.
@SonicFan: How true. Here’s what gets me more than anything. Ladders (and plywood, etc) are not cheap. This isn’t stuff you want to have to go re-buy or do without. If these morons would just take an extra 5 minutes to properly secure the load, our roads would be safer and these idiots wouldn’t have to buy so many ladders! haha.
We have a local radio station that keeps score between the number or ladders and mattresses that fall out of trucks and land in traffic. The score is always into the 200’s for both objects at the end of the year.
All these short beds have too much crap hanging out of bed. Put a strap across tailgate. Plywood can slide easily. If was 8′ bed tailgate could have been closed.
Hmm: Again, a true comment. But even with the tailgate closed, and unsecured load of plywood can easily fly out if the wind catches just right. No matter what, anything loaded in the back of a truck or trailer must be properly secured.
No mention of the Multipro tailgate or lack there of?
Great journalism Sam.
Dang. Thats like $10,000 worth of osb that the guy lost.
Buy a real truck AKA regular cab long bed.