Dash cam footage show close call with transport truck in Salmon Arm

If you spend anytime behind the wheel you will likely have seen your fair share of close-calls and questionable decisions by your fellow drivers.

A Kamloops Twitter user got a bit of both in Salmon Arm when a transport truck made a lane change in an intersection and nearly sideswiped their vehicle.

The incident was caught by their dash cam and the video was shared on Twitter.

You can see the transport truck switch lanes in the middle of an intersection, which ICBC recommends against doing.

Luckily, the driver with the dash cam quickly assessed the situation and slowed down to avoid an accident.

READ MORE: Some of the worst drivers in Kamloops caught on camera

In Kamloops, there’s a YouTube account dedicated to the bad drivers in Kamloops and maybe this one will make the cut for the next instalment.

Almost sideswiped by a semi in #SalmonArm He changed lanes in an intersection without looking.

"More than 50% of collisions in BC occur in intersection" – Drivesmart BC

"Movement can be made with safety and will in no way affect the travel of another vehicle" – MVA#Kamloops pic.twitter.com/aaCPclH2Vn

— Tony Kamloops (@TKamloops) June 23, 2020

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