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on the M62 on 20 February by a lost HGV wheel which crossed the central reservation and smashed through his windscreen (CM 2-8 March). "We get wheel detachments two or three times a month," says Sgt Anthony Clarke of West Yorkshire's accident investigation branch. "Tyre specialists can only check the vehicle when it is stationary— on the road it's
• A Dundee lorry driver has been fined 2400 for losing his load of steel girders on one of the city's busiest roundabouts.
The driver admitted driving with a load of girders inadequately secured by rotten canvas and nylon webbing straps which could have led to injury. The sherriff did not ban the driver from driving: while his employer was not prosecuted, the sherriff described the company as "more blameworthy" than the driver.
According to the Freight Transport Association a load cannot be proved to be insecure unless it falls off. The FTA says that tougher load security regs would be too restrictive.