44 — Wednesday. Decetnver 24. Checks find unsafe trucks From pase 3 through West Vancouver per day, but none of his tricks has exer been pulled over other than at the brake check i Horseshoe Bay. Macdonald teld the News he’s seen tracks yrossly over: loaded and phoned police to alert: them. But nothing, he said, is done. Macdonald added = that unmanned brake checks like the one at the top of ‘Laylor Way don’t work. Some drivers pull in and pull out without checking the brakes, he said. West Vancouver — Police Chiet) Grant Churchill said police with portable scales tar- get trucks that look over- weight. He said police try to per form randam checks once a week, bur other demands and the availability of otticers deter mine whether police are able ro stick to that schedule. He said Macdonald's tracks might not be stopped because they are in good condition. The trucks stopped by West Van Police look overweight or in poor condition. Churchill said that during a typical check 24 vehicles were inspected. One truck was taken out of service, another was towed and adriver was told he couldn't drive the truck until work on the truck was done. Fwenn-ne violations were handed out for equipment deficiencies, but none of the trucks was overweight. Another day, froma sample of vehicles “that were appar ently not geod.” TS vehicles Were inspected and nine were removed fram service. Twelve uckety were handed out. Two trucks were overweight. “Tes hard to say if thav’s a reflection of the whole truck ing industry moving through West Vancouver.” said Churchill. “L don’t think it is.” Last week, North Vancouver RCMP said officers stopped 69 trucks between September and December. OF the trucks Mepped, 600 had committed an intraction. Sixteen of those infractions Were serious enough te force the vehicles off the road. Those offences usually involved the trucks’ brakes or braking ss tems, which invariably are blamed for truck crashes on the North Shore. Churchill said: raining and licensing are important ways to improve track safety. He added thar routing, or finding the safest way to job sites. could also help) make North Shore streets safer, But he cantoned thar in West Van. trucks sometimes have no opuon but to go downhill to Bet tO work sites. Churchill said most trucks stop at the Pavlor Way brake check and drivers check brakes. However. he agrees char dr vers Who don) secs english well wit Lave aifficnliy abiding by instructions to pull inte the cheek area, Churchill sad police respond to all call, but whether the trucks police are pointed tecain be located is another matter, Churchill said thousands of trucks use North Shore roads daily. 1997 - North : Truck safety h Extra dump truck checks start soon AS the dust settled after the latest North Shore runaway truck incident, the province announced that it would con- duct a comprehensive inspec- tion blitz of sand and gravel dump trucks in January, 1998. The move is aimed at Mataland dump trucks. On Dee. 15, a dump truck loaded with sand went out of control on the Lower Night Train Foe Cool new suede shoes with durable rubber soles. : Unisex 7 t : cord : . ‘ Beem super comtortable fit. Compare at 710 00 Versatile Bc comfortable shoes fod wbit 1900, Surer. Pask bor. PPA ‘ om Norts attoegy i t i wot . tite MPs brake wWOSTGO per fants for OEE CO Penalties ure am S500 Brakes an a that TAEEESPOES Mirister Doi Go bodav that Gommiercsal vehicle ‘ inspectors will Sheek the mechani oan SQ. or morte of thy condian of large ruck: aro pot working properis Thes will occur ot cither ICBC nodriver esamunanions must be Mapetion sites Gr ar mobic inspec takenin Fagheh onk without inter against dinvers with poor records and MON Sites seb up vkev Jocations” —opreters tor both the written aad oral a recawnition svstem tor owners and such as construction sites. parts of heavy commercial vehigle operators who maintain sate records. The cheeks wilh be conducted in tickets; The Motor Vehicle Branch was addition to inspections of large com hea truck satery toll tree number recently absorbed into FOBC. ECBC mercial vehicles every six months. (1-388 775-8785 or 775 2003 in will now assume responsibility for During the inspection blitz, othe Lower Mainland). According to commercial vehicle inspections, reretab track diver Pishiment of ao svstoim tor retosting oor canmmercial truck drivers; nan updated sistent of sanctions armieutecdd fast Ottenees Tray ghe STAY Men's Terrata Lo & Wornen’s Terrata Mid Performance suede hikers. Rugged outsole and 3 colours to chose fram. eUnisex ©XS-XL . «Waterproof coating ¢3-1 compatible Zip in vest available Compare at 200.1 0 . Selected styles in assorted colours § designs. Men's & Women's : Compare at 25 . J : fiat nylon | : j warm-ups. Black/white & black/pine :Youth sizes. Compare at 100.00 ade by the very best. ‘oened "compere at 100. ee | Colour black