Following the first incident on Tuesday, the person responsible for Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing Team’s Twitter page said that the unsecure load in the picture above was the reason the page “keeps banging on about load safety”.
The police account admin then added:
“These units weighed almost a tonne and came off as the load was not compliant with load security requirements. This could have killed someone. Driver and company reported.”
This is the reason that I keep banging on about load safety. These units weighed almost a tonne and came off as the load was not compliant with load security requirements. This could have killed someone. Driver and company reported. 4300 pic.twitter.com/K5aqOQOl1T
— Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing Team 🚔 (@DC_RPT) July 19, 2022
The vehicle was spotted on Sandygate roundabout, just onto the A376 Exmouth Road.
Less than a day afterwards, Hampshire Roads Policing Unit reported another example of a dangerously unsecure load.
It said the manner in which the rocks were loaded in the image below was an “incident waiting to happen” and added: “Would you want this to pass you on a roundabout if you could see how it was loaded.”
An example today of an incident waiting to happen. Would you want this to pass you on a roundabout if you could see how it was loaded. A34 Op Trunk. Action taken. #JOUCVU pic.twitter.com/RqZJZEeN8F
— Hampshire Roads Policing Unit (@HantsPolRoads) July 20, 2022
In both cases, the police took action against those responsible. Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing Team has also confirmed that the Traffic Commissioner will be informed regarding the unsecure load it reported.
