It will soon be mandatory for commercial trucks in B.C. to have dash cameras.
B.C. Conservative MLA Ward Stamer introduced a bill after a string of deadly collisions on Highway 5, which goes through his riding of Kamloops-North Thompson.
British Columbia is the first Canadian jurisdiction to require commercial dash cameras.
Stamer says cameras will help keep drivers accountable and ensure there will be enough evidence in the event of a crash.
The bill requires outward-facing dash cameras on commercial trucks travelling B.C. highways and will come into force six months after receiving royal assent.
“This bill started with families along Highway 5 who have buried loved ones after preventable crashes. It finishes with B.C. leading the country on commercial vehicle safety,” said Stamer in a release.
“They hold drivers accountable. And they make sure that when a crash happens, the evidence is there, not lost, not disputed, not buried in a year-long investigation.”
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“Dash cameras save lives.”
Dave Earle with the B.C. Trucking Association says the organization welcomes the bill and about 75 per cent of its members already use dashcams.
“What we would like to see is this be a national requirement, so we don’t create friction between jurisdictions where we have to run something in one and not in another,” he said.
“It has been raised at the Council of First Ministers of Transportation table, and we’ll see how that goes, but certainly, the bulk of our members are already running them.”
The bill covers only outward-facing cameras, not cameras inside the cab, addressing privacy concerns raised in committee.
Probably just cover them up, the bad drivers will cheat any way they. The punishment needs to be increased big time
And of course pass on the cost of said surveillance to the consumer. Remember BC before communism?
Huge Privacy issues with this!! The spaces inside these trucks, especially those with sleeper births are PRIVATE areas. There is a reasonable expectation of privacy. Incentive programs for those who wish to participate are more likely to get participation. However making it mandatory is NOT the way to go about this. Challenging this is in court is not a question of ‘IF’ it will happen, but more likely to be ‘WHEN’. This is another example of government oversight. Its like sticking a camera into your home. These videos will also have the ability to capture PRIVATE and Protected conversations, which could be played in open court. A complete violation of one’s privacy rights.
Dash cams on all trucks doesn”t seem like it should be a problem also how about rear facing camera, and I mean not back up cameras, to see who is following way too close.
Allah Akbar I need 76 virgins with bomb vests
Only outward facing dashcams? Address a major problem by including inward facing cams.
Send them back to India. They think they own the province
I guess to prove they hit the overpasses?
Next install breathalyzer!
Cool,lots of footage of overpasses being hit,careless driving and cel phone conversations from the driver’s seat.
Or just send them back to Alberta…never had these issues until you guys showed up. And it’s ALWAYS a driver from ALBERTA!
good, agree 100%, maybe get some of these a hole flip flop drivers off the roads for good
time to flush the brown down
Yeah because dash cams are gonna prevent more deaths. Get these drivers off the roads, that is full proof prevention, unfortunately we have stupid people in charge.
HOW ABOUT A LISCENCE AND A GOD DAMN CITIZENSHIP!
LIBERALS PLEASE MY GOD ITS NOT THAT HARD