NSW Police reminds motorists to pay attention around trucks after a car is crushed while trying to overtake a B-double
August 14, 2013
New South Wales Police has put the onus on motorists to be more careful around trucks after a car was crushed while attempting to overtake a B-double.
The heavy vehicle was travelling north on the Berowra exit ramp of the F3, toward the Windy Banks interchange, on August 7 when a motorist overtook the truck on the left in an attempt to get past it.
The car was crushed between the truck and a nearby cement barrier. No one was injured during the incident. The 63-year-old car driver was issued an infringement for overtaking to the left of a vehicle.
“Trucks and heavy vehicles travelling on our roads have a number of limits when turning or coming to a stop. Cars attempting to overtake turning heavy vehicles are not only breaking the law but putting themselves at great risk of a serious crash,” NSW Police Superintendent Stuart Smith says.
“Heavy vehicles don’t have the ability to stop suddenly and so a car attempting to overtake them or stopping suddenly in front of them are at risk of a collision.”
