Could Calgary-style warning sensors help stop B.C. overpass strikes?
Global News
Between 2011 and 2018, the City of Calgary installed overw-height detection sensors at half a dozen locations in its downtown core.
As the B.C. government ramps up its crackdown on over-height commercial vehicles, some in the industry say the province needs to also look at technological solutions to the problem of overpass strikes.
On Friday, B.C. cancelled the licence of a trucking company involved in six recent overpass strikes. It comes as the province rolls out new penalties and fines in a beefed-up enforcement program following dozens of collisions in recent years.
But the United Truckers’ Association, which represents B.C.’s port truckers, says there need to be infrastructure changes as well.
“If they are thinking by penalizing folks they may be able to resolve the problem, that’s not going to happen … the ministry needs to step up,” said association spokesperson Gagan Singh.
“Why are the accidents not happening in Alberta, why accidents are not happening in Washington, in the United States? … Because they have all the safety protocols and safety measures like sensors, which the B.C. government or B.C. infrastructure is lacking.”
Between 2011 and 2018, the City of Calgary installed over-height detection sensors at half a dozen locations in its downtown core.
The system uses infrared sensors and digital display boards to warn drivers with tall loads about upcoming structures with low clearances.
According to the city, some of the sensors are triggered as many as 16 times a day, with no reported strikes.
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