Who is more of an accident risk?

[TowForce]

While the lack of a proper tie down and the speed are questionable. Driving and using a camera in this manner may be more of a risk. I don't know, you tell me....

 

[goodmichael]

There is always going to be somebody out there documenting something wrong. We always raise the hue and cry as to why insurance is so expensive. There is a blatant example as to why you pay tens of thousands of dollars a year for insrance. If you are a company who values safety, strives to do everything the right way, and has a desire to be looked upon as a professional, that video should really piss you off. Because when that operator crashes, that vehicle is damaged, or someone is hurt or killed due to excessive speed, that company merely calls their carrier and makes a claim. And that carrier, collectively passes those costs on to the companies who care. The companies who utilize 4 point tie downs, who follow speed limits, and are a professional representation of the industry.

[doingitall]

I can see 2 chains in the back, and 2 straps on the front, so it appears that the tie down is probably acceptable. I do think that the camera operator is the real risk in the video. The truck is clean and well labeled. I do not know the speed limit where this was taken, but there are many interstates in California that are 70 mph, and 10 over in most places will not even get the attention of LEOs. I have not driven a tow truck in CA, but my brother lives in the San Diego area. I can tell you that 80MPH is slow many times of the day, and you would be impeding traffic. I do not need to defend this operator or company, and it does seem from the video that he/she may be going a bit faster than surrounding traffic, but he/she is not weaving in traffic and appears to have a secured load. Other than the camera operator/car drivers actions being unsafe, the tow trucks failure to stay in the marked lane a few times seems to be the only real risk that the tow truck is causing. I guess I do not see a huge problem here besides the camera operator. Maybe somewhere in the USA drivers actually follow the speed limits, but not anywhere I drive. 10MPH over is the norm here in rural Iowa, interstates too, so 80 MPH on the interstate for me is pretty common in the rural areas when traffic is low. I worked in law enforcement for years before getting into this business, and I would not have even looked twice at this situation other than the car weaving around and changing speeds often ...