BC Highway Patrol dashcam illustrates dangers of passing on the right - BERITAJA

The BC Highway Patrol has released dashcam video illustrating the dangers of passing motorists connected the right, particularly for motorcyclists.

The footage shows what happened past period connected Highway 1 adjacent East 1st Avenue.

A patrol serviceman was successful dense postulation erstwhile he was passed by a achromatic Harley-Davidson connected the correct shoulder.

When the serviceman turned connected his lights and siren, a bluish pickup motortruck signalled and pulled disconnected to the correct arsenic required by law.

However, the motorbike rider continued to effort to walk connected the correct and collapsed into the truck.

“Passing connected the correct enrages different motorists, but that’s not the main logic that it’s illegal,” Cpl. Michael McLaughlin pinch BC Highway Patrol said successful a release.

“The broadside of the roadworthy has rocks, sand, garbage, shredded motortruck tires and different hazards, and if personification pulls disconnected the roadworthy suddenly, you could extremity up severely wounded aliases worse.”

Luckily, the rider, a 37-year-old Chilliwack man, wasn’t earnestly hurt. But aft appearing to face the pickup driver, he was arrested by the officer.

He was released, but not earlier he was handed much than $300 successful fines.

His motorbike, which was excessively damaged to ride, was impounded.