CVOR & NSC Podcast
CVOR & NSC Podcast: Keeping Your Trucking Business on the Road.
Stay compliant and improve safety in the trucking industry with the CVOR Podcast, hosted by Chris Harris, the Safety Dawg.
This podcast dives deep into CVOR (Commercial Vehicle Operator's Registry) regulations in Ontario, Canada, and the National Safety Code (NSC) to ensure you operate legally and safely.
Whether you're a trucking company, landscaper, plumber, electrician, or run a towing company, the CVOR & NSC Podcast keeps you informed on the latest compliance requirements and safety best practices to keep your business running smoothly.
CVOR & NSC Podcast
Legal Requirements for Collision Reporting"
Essential Information to Share After a Vehicle Accident
In this episode, Chris Harris, also known as Safety Dawg, addresses a critical listener question regarding the information required to be provided after a vehicle accident.
Citing the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario, he details that drivers must, upon request, give their name, address, driver's license number, jurisdiction of issuance, motor vehicle liability insurance policy issuer and number, as well as the name and address of the registered owner and the vehicle permit number.
He also emphasizes the legal duty to remain at or return to the accident scene, render assistance, and comply with these information-sharing requirements.
00:00 Introduction and Scenario Setup
00:23 Legal Requirements for Information Exchange
01:14 Detailed Breakdown of Required Information
02:05 Additional Legal Obligations
02:50 Conclusion and Sign-Off
All right. You've been involved in an accident. What information do you have to give to the other person? So for this, this is a great question that came up. One of you, a listener, reached out to me and said, what information do I have to give to the other vehicle or to the other vehicle owner or occupant? I thought that was a great question. So here it comes. In the Highway Traffic Act, it says, upon request. Give in writing to anyone sustaining, sustaining loss, or injury, or to a police officer or to any witness, his or her name, address, driver's license number, and jurisdiction of issuance, which in this case means what province did your license come from, or what state if you were from, uh, the US. And the motor vehicle liability insurance policy issuer and the policy number as well as the name, address of the registered owner of the vehicle. And the vehicle permit number, a vehicle permit number by the way, is the ownership. So let me read that to you one more time 'cause I put my own words in there and I don't want to confuse the Highway Traffic Act. Upon request give in writing to anyone, sustaining, loss, or injury, or to any police officer or to any witness, his or her name, address, driver's license number, and jurisdiction of issuance, motor vehicle liability insurance policy, issuer, and a policy number, name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle. And the vehicle permit number. That's it. That's the whole highway traffic act here in Ontario, and I'm sure it's very similar right across the country. By the way, the other part that I just wanna refer to. Um, in the Highway Traffic Act when I looked up this great question, uh, it's titled Duty of Person in Charge of Vehicle in Case of Accident, and it says, number one, where an accident occurs on the highway. Every person in charge of a vehicle or street car that is directly or indirectly involved in that accident shall remain at or immediately return to the scene of the accident and be. Render all possible assistance and see upon request given writing. So that was the part I've already read to you, so I'm not gonna repeat that a third time. Alright, so that's it. That's all you have to do. That's all the information that you legally have to give. All righty then Chris Harris. Safety Dawg. I'm outta here.
