Half of inspected vehicles fail as part of Project Road Check: Halton police reports

A new safety blitz across North America has police inspecting vehicles over the next three days, with Halton police failing nearly half of the inspections they’ve done.

Some vehicles are passing with flying colours and get the “all-clear,” while others not so much.

“Unfortunately we are finding a lot of defects on trucks,” said Const. Marc Taraso with Halton Police. “Most of these trucks have been brought in randomly to conduct inspections; we are finding a lot with paperwork and safety defects with breaks, tires, trailers on a large sample of the vehicles we are inspecting.”

It’s all part of Project Road Check, which is a North American-wide 72-hour safety check on commercial vehicles.

Halton police were in Oakville Tuesday where almost half of the trucks had failed an inspection.

The outcome is similar Wednesday in Burlington.

“This tractor trailer combination has five defective breaks,” said Taraso when he referred to one of the vehicles. “There were three breaks that were out of adjustment, and five others are missing some internal parts.”

David, someone who had his truck inspected, said that his vehicle didn’t pass the inspection.

“They just told me there is a cap missing on one of my wheels, and the cable for the electrical break – it’s ripped,” David said to CHCH News. “I knew about the cable, right, but I didn’t think it was important to them.”

While some drivers received tickets, others were also told to get their vehicles fixed on the spot by a mechanic.

“Our goal is to make the roads safe,” said Taraso. “Make sure that when families are driving around, the vehicles around them are safe and the tires won’t fall off around them.”

Halton police will be out on their blitz inspecting commercial vehicles in Milton Thursday.

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