HS125 stopped abruptly while taxiing to avoid a ground vehicle passing in front of them at high spee...

Attributes
ACN	820026
Time
Date	200901
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	IAD.Airport
State Reference	VA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	BAe 125 Series 800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle

Narrative:

We were taxiing south on taxiway J and had just started our right turn onto taxiway a when a white truck with flashing red light passed in front of us traveling southbound on the right edge of taxiway J at a very high rate of speed somewhere between 40-60 mph. The truck came within 10-15 ft of the aircraft. I had to step on the brakes very quickly to avoid hitting the truck. Once the truck had moved out of the way; we continued taxiing. I informed the ramp controller on the frequency what had just happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HS125 stopped abruptly while taxiing to avoid a ground vehicle passing in front of them at high speed.

Narrative: We were taxiing south on Taxiway J and had just started our right turn onto Taxiway A when a white truck with flashing red light passed in front of us traveling southbound on the right edge of Taxiway J at a very high rate of speed somewhere between 40-60 MPH. The truck came within 10-15 FT of the aircraft. I had to step on the brakes very quickly to avoid hitting the truck. Once the truck had moved out of the way; we continued taxiing. I informed the Ramp Controller on the frequency what had just happened.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.