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Opposition MLA's bill set to make dashcams mandatory for commercial trucks in B.C.
Commercial trucks in B.C. will soon be required to be equipped with dashboard cameras, after an Opposition MLA's bill passed third reading in the legislature Monday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-mandatory-commercial-truck-dashcams-9.7212592?cmp=rss
Toronto approves rules requiring side guards on heavy duty trucks under contract to city
Toronto city council has voted to make side guards mandatory on all commercial trucks operating under contract to the city to protect pedestrians and cyclists.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/side-guards-commercial-trucks-under-contract-city-toronto-new-requirement-9.7206464?cmp=rss

On a Scale of Toughest to Wimpiest

It is overwhelmingly agreed that motorcyclists are tough as nails. They brave traffic with nothing to protect themselves but helmets and leather jackets. Every car on the road has a weight and hardness advantage over a motorcyclist.

We don’t want to see the motorcyclists get killed, so in the spring there is always messaging to be on the lookout for motorcycles. Usually in car/motorcycle accidents, the motorcyclist is severely hurt – even possibly fatally. While the car driver, with their airbags and crumpling architecture, can usually walk away from the accident.

But car drivers in their turn, are tougher than minivan drivers. The heavier minivan usually survives more of the crash while most of the danger of loss of life comes from the car driver and their passengers.

Then can we all agree that the wimpiest drivers on the road are pickup truck drivers and SUV drivers? They are in the safest vehicles of all except for big commercial trucks, snowplows, road graters etc. all of which demand a better licence. Usually these other drivers drive a car, minivan, SUV, pickup truck or motorcycle on their own time.

But wait one moment. If the motorcyclist wants to be tougher than nails, They can simply take off their helmet and leather jacket. So wouldn’t they be tougher than anyone else on the road? Not so fast.

Bicyclists share the road, too, in lots of parts of the city. Slowly we are building more bicycle infrastructure but for now, they’re half the time on road with the SUVs and all the bigger vehicles. Have you compared bicycle helmets with motorcycle helmets? The motorcycle helmets seem quite a bit more substantial. And cyclists almost never wear a leather jacket.

If motorcyclists are as tough as nails, bicyclists are as tough as titanium nails.

But pedestrians are the toughest of all. They have no safety equipment except for their clothes. Yes they have their own lanes, better known as sidewalks, but still have to cross other traffic.

Are jaywalkers the toughest type of traffic of all? With no equipment of any kind for their safety, they cross against all kinds of traffic without any laws to protect them if they get it wrong.

Jaywalkers are as tough as diamonds. Diamonds are the toughest of all substances known to man. SUV drivers should look on in awe, instead of honking their horns like wimps, when they see the jaywalkers.

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Truck-to-truck worm could infect – and disrupt – entire US commercial fleet
At 2024 Network and Distributed System Security Symposium, researchers demonstrated how Electronic Logging Devices (#ELD) can be accessed over #Bluetooth or #WiFi connections to take control of a #truck, manipulate data, and spread #malware between #vehicles. Feds requires most heavy-duty trucks be equipped with ELDs, but "only a few tens of distinct ELD models" have hit road in #commercialtrucks.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/22/boffins_tucktotruck_worm/
Truck-to-truck worm could infect – and disrupt – entire US commercial fleet

The device that makes it possible is required in all American big rigs, and has poor security

The Register

Operating a heavy commercial truck on the highway requires a high level of skill and knowledge to ensure safety. You can significantly reduce the risk of accidents by following safety advice, such as maintaining your truck regularly, avoiding distractions, and more. Learn more about commercial truck driver safety tips in our blog.

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