15 Apr 2021

Ex-truckie blames police, regulator for fatal crash

From Morning Report, 8:11 am on 15 April 2021

An ex-truckie from Mosgiel whose friend's truck ran away, killing a pedestrian, lays the blame on police and transport agency Waka Kotahi.

The death in 2010 in Dunedin, was followed by a similar death in 2019 in Wellington.

The handbrake involved in both cases, called a Sanwa Seiki, was effectively banned only last month.

But another type of truck handbrake, involved in 3 deaths since 2017, called a cardan shaft brake, remains in wide use.

Bruce Mitchell of Mosgiel tried to get action after a crash in 2010 with one of his own trucks.