On Family Day I was on my way to work in downtown Victoria. Highway 14 was icy. As I got on the Sookehalla, around 8:25 a.m., the Corolla behind me quickly passed my car and two other vehicles ahead of me. About 500 metres later, the Corolla was spinning out. I braked but instead of stopping, kept skidding toward the out of control Corolla.
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Thank God I didnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t crash, like the vehicle in the ditch on the other side, upside down, bashed up, with plastic, metal and belongings strewn around. At least a half dozen vehicles had stopped to assist.
I continued down the slippery road, shaken. What stirred me up more was the sight of the de-icing truck near the start of the four lanes, heading west, spraying the salt solution that shouldB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ve been applied one or two hours earlier.
When I woke at 6:15 a.m. I looked outside and saw that my car was covered in frost.
Had Emcon, our areaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s road maintenance contractor, done the same thing?
WouldnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t the cost of the truck and driver been a lot less than what the ICBC costs will be for the crashes on Highway 14?
Shannon Moneo
Sooke
editor@sookenewsmirror.com
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