The mail delivery company says it is aware of the incident, but police are not sure if laws were breached
An apparent road rage incident involving a woman driving a Canada Post van in Surrey, British Columbia, is being investigated by the company.
The 30-minute video, which shows the van swerving around other vehicles on 108 Avenue, has been posted on Facebook, reported CTV News Vancouver.
There were audible exchanges of words between the driver of the van and the drivers of other vehicles.
One other driver said: “Postal worker, you're not going have a job for long", to which the mail delivery van’s driver replied: “I’m going to have my job forever.”
Another driver said: "You're cutting everyone off, you crazy (expletive)," someone yells as the van pulls away.
Canada Post said it is aware of the incident. In an email to Now-Leader, media relations rep Phil Legault said: “We continue to investigate this incident.
“We take this very seriously and we are taking appropriate action. The behaviour in the video is obviously unacceptable and does not reflect our employees who are working hard to deliver the holidays.”
The Police said, however, that it was unclear from the video whether the driver of the Canada Post van violated specific laws.
“It’s safe to say that the driver was probably distracted by their emotions and this could lead to an accident, which is a concern," said RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann.
"It's certainly on the verge of aggressive driving that would get the attention of an officer driving behind."
It was hard to tell, however, if there was a specific Motor Vehicle Act offence.
In the video, the driver opened the door of the vehicle and drove away while it was still partially open. Section 203 of the act states that a driver "must not open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so."
It's unclear, however, if or how that rule could apply in this instance.
Schumann said the video nevertheless stresses the importance of avoiding these kinds of confrontations on the road.
“You don't want to be the cause of an accident."
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