Dash camera installation will soon become mandatory for all commercial trucks operating in British Columbia, following the unanimous passage of a private members’ bill through the legislature.
B.C. Conservative MLA Ward Stamer proposed the legislation following a series of fatal accidents on Highway 5, which runs through his Kamloops-North Thompson riding.
The legislation will stipulate that all commercial trucks travelling on B.C. highways have outward-facing dash cameras, the party said in a May 26 press release.
“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,” Stamer said in the press release. “Dash cameras save lives. 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.”…