It's not belligerence, it's the truth.... who wants to be out on the roads with snow plows where the drivers can't see around them and don't care about standard safety?
Montreal has ‘nothing’ for family of woman killed by plow
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It's not belligerence, it's the truth.... who wants to be out on the roads with snow plows where the drivers can't see around them and don't care about standard safety?
Geez ... if I'd only known fifteen years ago it could be so easy to clear the roads of rolling roadblocks so I can get the damned job done :lol:
Additional Information about the traffic issues here in the HRM (Today's News):
Parents upset about close calls at crosswalk
Metro - Parents upset about close calls at crosswalk
Quite simply put.... majority of the drivers around here are dip sh*ts who shouldn't have been given their driver's license.
The Discovery Channel would have a year long marathon of Canada's Worst Driver(s) if they came here. I imagine it's just as bad in other places around the country.
Drivers around here don't seem to understand that if someone is in a crosswalk, they have the damn right of way..... and it's situations like this that have cause so many deaths around here with pedestrians being hit by cars in crosswalks..... mostly students going to and from school.
And I'm pretty sure the same mentality does fall apon some operating larger vehicles and/or working for the cities/towns.
Parents upset about close calls at crosswalk
Metro - Parents upset about close calls at crosswalk
Quite simply put.... majority of the drivers around here are dip sh*ts who shouldn't have been given their driver's license.
The Discovery Channel would have a year long marathon of Canada's Worst Driver(s) if they came here. I imagine it's just as bad in other places around the country.
Drivers around here don't seem to understand that if someone is in a crosswalk, they have the damn right of way..... and it's situations like this that have cause so many deaths around here with pedestrians being hit by cars in crosswalks..... mostly students going to and from school.
And I'm pretty sure the same mentality does fall apon some operating larger vehicles and/or working for the cities/towns.
Then let them whine. That you don't like being nagged at is not a reason to break the damn law. If you get pulled over speeding on the highway its not a valid excuse to say "Everyone else was speeding and I didn't like being honked at for going too slow by obeying the limit"
The plow drivers have a responsibility to refuse to commit unsafe practices.
A neighbour can whine and complain all they want about how ugly the fence around your pool is, if you take it down and some kid falls in and drowns, its your fault, not the kids.
Plow operators do all that can be done to operate in safety. It is impossible to stop wind from picking up snow particles and depositing then on windshields, cowls, mirrors or anywhere else wind can move ice crystals. Your problem isn't with the plow driver, it's with the manufacturer of snow.
It is very possible.
That happens on cars too, and people are expected to keep them clean. Now on plows I do not doubt this is worse.
That just means the plows need to be upgraded with better equipment. Heated mirrors, heated windshield if required, etc.
This is no different than if a snow plows brakes don't work or if it has a gas leak or a wheel is verging on falling off.
If its not safe to drive, it gets fixed and upgraded as needed, or you refuse unsafe work.
If it's just particles of snow, then they should still be able to see through their mirrors and windows.... which defeats your argument of them having troubles always seeing because snow covers those things.
If it's a crap load of snow building up that can block proper viewing, then once again, they should get their asses out and clear it off.
If it's that much of an issue, then get the mirrors and such heaters installed so they can melt the horrible, uncontrolable snow that hinders their jobs.
Once again, cancels out your argument.
All these fantastic ideas... Might I add a suggestion...
The issue always comes back to $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ money and the tax payer who does not want his taxes increased..
As a kid who grew up in Montreal I remember every so often another child would get sucked into snowblowers.. Always it was the operators fault because he was operating the machine. How the hell could he be at fault when the kid was in a fort on the side of the road hidden from the snowblower ?
In any case.. It's always money that will matter and hence the best machine in the world could be put on the road but must be maintained and kept up to snuff which cost more tax dollars..
Boo hoo. Money is meant to be spent. Don't like higher taxes? Go march out and explain to the people who die "Me getting an extra coffee once a month is more important than your life"
If we are going to start ditching safety for cash, I can think of many other things I'd ditch that don't matter to me personally for a few extra bucks.
but I don't really wanna start that game, more than enough people in this country would love to do things like not spend money on body armour for our troops or better gear.
Betcha Montreal would fork over plenty if it were the mayor or Leonard Cohen squished into the snow.
The operator is always responsible for the machine they are operating. They must always be in complete control of it while it is active/in motion.... if they can not do this, they should not be operating it, or the machine should be recalled and discontinued..... seems pretty straigt forward to me.
It isn't Money that will always matter, and like I said, if people want to keep with that type of mentality where other people's lives and safety are trumped by profit or costs, then I don't want them on the streets I am walking, nor do I want them having any functioning business in my neighborhood, where their profits and costs are more important then my and everybody else's safety/security.
How much does it cost to have them little toaster wires in your mirrors to help melt snow and defog?
How much does it cost for decent wiper blades from Canadian Tire?
maybe $50 at the most per truck.... are you f'n kidding me?
Jeez.... look out.... the whole business is going down the crapper.... tax payers are getting outraged alright!
Those little "toaster wires" work for about six door slams (at about $75.00 per pad) In windshields, they obstruct vision. That's why you can't have a crack in your car windshield. The best wipers and washers in the world can't cut through the film salt and calcium chloride leave.
Say, maybe you can find a way to hook weather patterns into Ctrl/Alt/Delete because as an equipment operator, you know jack about reality. Stay away from big things. It used to be instinct.
Yes.... It sucks really bad when someone gets hurt or killed. That's not part of the job. In reality, (sh)it happens. That's why I'm disabled ... from washing a snowplow. It happens.