Truck driver narrowly avoids crash with Police spotter truck

George Barrow
May 24, 2021

Highways England has released footage of a truck driver nearly crashing into a Warwickshire Police spotter truck on the M40.

The offence was recorded by officers in the Operation Tramline HGV who first saw the driver drifting on to the hard shoulder while using his mobile phone. After realsing he is veering off course, the driver corrects his steering and drifts towards the middle lane nearly hitting the unmarked police cab.

Since the launch of Operation Tramline in 2015, more than 21,600 offences have been recorded. The most common offences have included using a mobile phone (6,073), not wearing a seatbelt (6,253) and not being in proper contorl of the vehicle (1501). They've also recorded 1199 instances of speeding.

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George Barrow

George has been writing about nearly anything with wheels for the past 15 years and is the UK jury member of the International Van of the Year and International Pick-Up Award.

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