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saw this one while at work. just copying verbatum what i sent to molson canada. i don't tolerate idiots in transport trucks.
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Incident occurred at
Fri. July 6, 2007
2:09 pm
A Molson company transport truck was attempting to pull into __ Plaza. Instead of pulling normally into the plaza and turning once into the lot, driver instead attempts to back into parking lot off of the town’s main highway, __.
He stops the truck in the westbound lane, and begins backing after using his air horn to alert traffic. Traffic in both the west and eastbound lanes stop and attempted to get out of his way.
__has a median in the middle of the street at this location. Driver swings wide while backing, and rides up onto the curb alongside the plaza front (approx. 3'wide walking path).
Instead of correcting this mistake by pulling ahead into the westbound lane and correct his angle, he instead pulls forward into the eastbound lane, on the opposite side of the median. Pulling within inches to the front bumper of a pickup-truck in the eastbound lane, he proceeds to back up again. This process is repeated a few more times until he manages to get into the parking lot.
Once in the lot, he proceeds to back all the way to the loading dock.
Though I could not get a camera handy until after he was off the main road, I took a picture of his license plate, truck number, and the driver himself. I also included an image of the roadway in question and of the driver backing through the lot. I can realy these images to you at your request via email.
I do not wish for the employee’s termination, but perhaps a written warning is in order. I would also be comforted if he was perhaps switched to a route that would better suit his qualifications.
As someone who lives and works in the town of __, I was appalled at his manner of driving while in a company vehicle, let alone an 18-wheeler. His actions were hazardous to many around him, and it is with sheer dumb luck that no-one was hurt.
Sincerely yours,
Siead Liet-Rathua
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all of us at work were standing at the windows praying that the idiot didn't hit the building.
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Incident occurred at
Fri. July 6, 2007
2:09 pm
A Molson company transport truck was attempting to pull into __ Plaza. Instead of pulling normally into the plaza and turning once into the lot, driver instead attempts to back into parking lot off of the town’s main highway, __.
He stops the truck in the westbound lane, and begins backing after using his air horn to alert traffic. Traffic in both the west and eastbound lanes stop and attempted to get out of his way.
__has a median in the middle of the street at this location. Driver swings wide while backing, and rides up onto the curb alongside the plaza front (approx. 3'wide walking path).
Instead of correcting this mistake by pulling ahead into the westbound lane and correct his angle, he instead pulls forward into the eastbound lane, on the opposite side of the median. Pulling within inches to the front bumper of a pickup-truck in the eastbound lane, he proceeds to back up again. This process is repeated a few more times until he manages to get into the parking lot.
Once in the lot, he proceeds to back all the way to the loading dock.
Though I could not get a camera handy until after he was off the main road, I took a picture of his license plate, truck number, and the driver himself. I also included an image of the roadway in question and of the driver backing through the lot. I can realy these images to you at your request via email.
I do not wish for the employee’s termination, but perhaps a written warning is in order. I would also be comforted if he was perhaps switched to a route that would better suit his qualifications.
As someone who lives and works in the town of __, I was appalled at his manner of driving while in a company vehicle, let alone an 18-wheeler. His actions were hazardous to many around him, and it is with sheer dumb luck that no-one was hurt.
Sincerely yours,
Siead Liet-Rathua
**
all of us at work were standing at the windows praying that the idiot didn't hit the building.
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