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I just got home from my week of driving and today I received a ticket for "Slow Driving" which I don't understand or agree with.

The Specialty: Road Safety at Work contains information from around the world aimed at preventing highway traffic injuries and deaths among those who drive as a part of earning their living.

I asked a couple of transport truck drivers what bothered them about the drivers of small vehicles. We had a lively half hour discussion from which I gathered their top five concerns. Each of them could have serious consequences for everyone on the highway.

The chances of meeting a very large truck on BC highways has increased again. In order to haul wood chips and wood residuals efficiently due to their lower weight for a given volume, the province will be permitting super B trains with lengths of up to 27.5 meters (90 feet) and heights of up to 4.45 meters (14 feet 8 inches) on certain highways.

The European Transport Safety Council has released the first of it's thematic reports in the PRAISE series asking the question "How can in-vehicle safety equipment improve road safety at work?"

Perhaps one of the more difficult aspects of driving is taking responsibility for your actions when you drive your vehicle or your employer's vehicle.

TIRF is pleased to release the report Best Practices for Truck Safety. The report is an evidence-based research report developed by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) with the support of WorkSafeBC, the B.C. Trucking Association, and the Trucking Safety Council of B.C.

This video is an excellent illustration of the "No Zone," an area around a heavy commercial truck where the driver has difficulty seeing small vehicles. All drivers should view this video as it will change their attitude about sharing the road for good. If you do find yourself in the "No Zone," never spend any longer there than you have to.

Did you know that in Québec, 360 accidents involving a vehicle tire occurred over a period of 10 years, including some ten fatal accidents directly attributable to heavy vehicle tire blowout or explosion?

It looks like driving is about to become very interesting on some BC highways. The Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) branch of the BC government has just announced oversize permit T-69A which will allow vehicles up to 5 meters in width to use certain portions of our highways.

Remember that the average lane width on a current highway is about 3.65 meters.