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“We would like to do a root-cause analysis and look at the accident data and the industry to find out why they (drivers) are hitting the bridges,” Kyle said. “Is it the navigational system, is it the ride suspension that adjusts the height of the truck?”

Photo by Don Healy / Regina Leader-Post

One of the worst spots for semi-trailer trucks and underpass collisions is Winnipeg Street south of 8th Avenue. One problem with that location could be the changing level of the roadway over the seasons. In 2009, a semi-truck trailer driver said his truck was under the height restriction of the underpass, but he was pushed over by the sloped road, causing a collision.

“I have heard that at times of the year, the winter frost raises the road and a truck that would make it in the summer won’t make it in the winter,” Kyle said, adding that measurements for the signs are done in both the summer and in the winter.

Staying with the metric system shouldn’t impact American semi-trailer truck drivers according to Kyle, who feels that they will understand metric measurements in Canada.

“When you are driving in another country, you still need to know the laws and regulations,” Kyle said. “As a driver, you need to be aware of those things.”

In the end, Kyle hopes that drivers take the philosophy of an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

“Myself, I have seen guys with motorhomes and trailers stop before driving through the underpass to measure their height,” Kyle said.

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