Quesnel Police Report Rash Of Accidents As Drivers Fail To Slow Down

Friday, December 28, 2007 12:45 PM

Quesnel RCMP is asking people in that area to slow down after a rash of accidents have occurred on the area roads.

Since this morning , numerous accidents have been reported and police say drivers should slow down.

In addition , police say that drivers are not pulling over to allow ambulances, police vehicles and other emergency vehicles to pass them. The highway traffic act sets out a penalty of $109 dollars for this infraction and police say that people are failing to pull over with increasing frequency.

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Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 12:45 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: realitysetsin on December 28 2007 4:03 PM

What no posts blaming the highway maintenance contractor for these accidents?

Maybe people aren't as predictable as I thought!

Posted by: thereasonableman on December 28 2007 4:24 PM

Maybe people are afraid to pull over for fear of losing control of their vehicle and causing an even bigger problem for the emergency vehicles. The snow on the sides of the roads is too deep to move into without having a problem.

Posted by: Andyfreeze on December 28 2007 4:26 PM

Actually, the reasonableman has a very good point!

Posted by: owl on December 28 2007 11:07 PM

"The snow on the sides of the roads is too deep to move into without having a problem."

Not only that, but unless you really know the stretch of the road, one really does not know where the real shoulder of the road is in some places.

Posted by: Parrothead on December 29 2007 11:26 AM

I was following a maintenance vehicle yesterday and passed one of those accidents on Hwy 97 North of Quesnel - the maintenance vehicle was scraping the middle of the road, but NOT sanding though it was a sand truck. The highway had a nice sheen of ice on it and no sand.

Posted by: realitysetsin on December 29 2007 1:31 PM

Oh that's better. The predictability if 'victims' comes through in the end.

Seems to me there is a sign as you enter Quesnel on hwy 97 from both directions that says something like..

"All those that hate speeding tickets raise your right foot"

Maybe they should change it to 'all those who who think hwy maintenance sucks raise your right foot'