Accident Waiting to Happen?

I was driving down White Hart Lane by the Primary School following a Homes for Haringey pick up. Every time it went over a bump in the road, broken glass was thrown out of the vehicle in all directions.  I tried to stop the driver by flashing my lights and using the horn. The driver would not stop and I continued to try to stop him over 2 kms. Eventually the driver did stop after I overtook him.

I told driver his vehicle was scattering glass in all directions which he must have seen in the mirror. There was a black bin bag on the back full of broken panes of glass. The vehicle had nothing like a tarpaulin or box to transport glass safely. When I asked the driver why he did not stop, he told me he was frightened of being involved in a road rage incident.   The driver then drove off without making the glass safe and before I could get the full registration number.

When I telephoned the Haringey, it would do nothing as I had not got the full vehicle registration.

I believe the Council should:

·        Make an effort to trace the driver and speak to him about failing to stop when being flagged down and driving with an unsafe load

·        Ensure either these vehicles do have a means of transporting glass safely – or they should not carry it on an open back vehicle

If a group of children had come out of the school, glass fragments would almost certainly got in their eyes.

I think Homes for Haringey should show that safety really is a priority.