Bin Lorry crashes in Glasgow
Discussion
Cobalt Blue said:
What "on-board monitoring equipment" would that be, given that no disk was in the tachograph?
Strange, that omission of the disk: a council driver is hardly likely to go over hours or speed in a dustcart!
Many fleet vehicles have data loggers fitted, often for driver performance monitoring and maintenance purposes. Equally, many trucks have data in the ECU that could be used to determine basic information.Strange, that omission of the disk: a council driver is hardly likely to go over hours or speed in a dustcart!
Does anyone know what make/model the truck was?
)untakenname said:
Some more info has come to light http://news.sky.com/story/1426655/glasgow-bin-lorr...
Other occupants in the cab didn't know where the air brake was and the dustcart shouldn't have legally been on the road in the first place due to the driver not inserting his tachocard on the day of the crash.
Where have you got that from?Other occupants in the cab didn't know where the air brake was and the dustcart shouldn't have legally been on the road in the first place due to the driver not inserting his tachocard on the day of the crash.
I work on the bins and our lorries are Tacho Exempt.
The only exemption to this was when we had Trade rounds, the two drivers on these jobs would use tachos.
This was because Trade rounds are a paid service.
Under normal conditions, ie Domestic collections the driver will fill in a drivers book at the start and completion of their day.
Our vehicles are fitted with tracker systems and our newer ones also have video recording systems.
The only exemption to this was when we had Trade rounds, the two drivers on these jobs would use tachos.
This was because Trade rounds are a paid service.
Under normal conditions, ie Domestic collections the driver will fill in a drivers book at the start and completion of their day.
Our vehicles are fitted with tracker systems and our newer ones also have video recording systems.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...
Article said:
The inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry crash which killed six people has heard the driver "lied" on a DVLA form over a previous blackout.
Glasgow Sheriff Court was told that 58-year-old Harry Clarke passed out at the wheel of a bus on 7 April 2010.
It has now heard a DVLA assessment form from 2011 noted he had no history of blackouts within the past five years.
One of Mr Clarke's managers agreed that if he did pass out in 2010 then the DVLA statement was a lie.
If true, he's for a f&*king surely?Glasgow Sheriff Court was told that 58-year-old Harry Clarke passed out at the wheel of a bus on 7 April 2010.
It has now heard a DVLA assessment form from 2011 noted he had no history of blackouts within the past five years.
One of Mr Clarke's managers agreed that if he did pass out in 2010 then the DVLA statement was a lie.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3178883/Dr...
So it's emerging that the driver covered up his history of blackouts on his job application medical forms, and the council had only done a half-assed job of looking into his previously recorded absences. He also lied to the DVLA.
Oh dear.
So it's emerging that the driver covered up his history of blackouts on his job application medical forms, and the council had only done a half-assed job of looking into his previously recorded absences. He also lied to the DVLA.
Oh dear.
El Guapo said:
I disagree. He should not have been driving any kind of vehicle until his blackouts had been investigated and a clean bill of health given.
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