Industrial safety, forklifts

[dumpthemonarchy]

If you look at some workyards, like lumberyards in and Vancouver, and work training videos state that "forklifts have right the of way." I took a forklift course, approved by the WCB/Worksafe and I was taught that pedestrians have the right of way, not the machines.

Giving them right of way is good for production and efficiency, and drivers are careful. But why is it on the streets with cars, pedestrians have the right of way, but not on private property with forklifts? Is industrial production and speed so important that people can become cannon fodder?

Pedestrians should always have the right of way for safety reasons.

 

[cyberclark]

A good observation. I have been in transportation longer than I care to say. Forklifts are given the right of way and pizio buzzers when the operator visibility is shared or limited.
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John Clark,

Consider the forklifts that receive messages from a computer which row and tier to go to and where to take it. The operator is reading screens on his machine as well as operating.

Pedestrians should be concerned about the loads as well as the lifts. Better they learn to dodge that suffer a missed glimpse in one direction

 

[cortez]

My understanding is that parking lots are considered private property and that the police can't charge anyone who drives badly or dangerously on them.... so you can go through stop signs or speed, or even hit another car, but you are out of their jurisdiction for charges-- anyone out there know if this is the case?

 

[Sassylassie]

I hope that is true Cortez, it isn't a pleasant watching me park the F150.

 

[cyberclark]

I'm pretty sure its a curved story; there are a lot of reasons for a cop to stop you in a parking lot. Dangerous Driving doesn't apply to highways only.

Mostly I think police too busy to chase parking lot stunts. They figure sooner or later the civil law is going to catch them in the pocket books.