Yeah a rear camera would have been good. looking at the posting in reddit again, the driver saw the beam going flying.
There are certain vehicles I give a little space too. I saw a ladder fly off a van once and have been driving cautiously around roofing company vehicles them ever since. Add scrap vehicles to the list.
In April in Saskatchewan, there was an accident with a truck and a bus carrying a junior hockey team. It killed about 16 (mostly hockey players) and permanently injured almost as many.
So the incident April resulted in the province having additional incentive in passing some trucking safety laws which were in consideration for a while.
The cost for training to get the license is expected to go from $3000 to $8000.. From
https://globalnews.ca/news/4722603/sask-government-introduces-mandatory-commercial-truck-training/
The new training will include instruction in the classroom, yard and behind the wheel. Focus areas will include basic driving training techniques, professional driving habits, vehicle inspections and airbrakes. Training schools will receive instruction on this standardized curriculum, and the province says those who deliver training will be held to higher standards.
After March 15, the Class 1 test will be conducted by SGI examiners only.
Once new drivers pass the course, they’ll be subject to a 12-month safety monitoring period. Hargrave said that during this time, drivers who are involved in at-fault collisions, receive speeding tickets or other infractions will be subject to sanctions.
The driver in the video was in his first week on the job