The OPP will do “what it takes” to end distracted driving by truckers, commissioner Vince Hawkes said near the scene of the collision on Highway 400 that killed three people. It came just days after Hawkes put truck drivers “on notice” for being inattentive while behind the wheel. “You’ll find that most of the major trucking companies are well down the line of looking at advanced (safety) technology,” Hawkes noted. “It’s a reflection of the overall commitment (to safety) by management and professional truck drivers,” association president Stephen Laskowski said. “Is it fatigue, is it training, is it keeping distractions out of the interior of vehicles?”Hawkes said a coroner’s inquiry into distracted driving could help resolve the issue.

Source: National Post November 01, 2017 19:41 UTC