Q400
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure; Human Factors; Airport
We were facing South on [the] taxiway . When we called Ground for taxi; they said; 'Taxi to Runway 34'. I read it back; looked to the right to make sure it was clear; and then said 'clear right'. The Captain started his taxi and started turning right to join taxiway B. I looked over the right to double check that it was clear and an B737 jet was right in front of us on taxiway B. I immediately yelled; 'Stop'. When the Captain was slow to react; I got on the brakes as well. The Captain couldn't see the B737 until we were already nose to wingtip. When we stopped we were probably within 15 or 20 feet of the B737's wingtip. The B737 didn't stop and as far as I could tell didn't even slowdown. Ground didn't say anything else to us; so when Ground transferred us to Tower; the Captain told Ground that they should have given us a heads up about the B737 and that we got pretty close to them.
Q400 First Officer describes a near ground collision with a B737. The Q400; facing South; called for taxi and was cleared to 'Taxi to Runway 34'. The Captain begins a right turn to transition to the taxiway and the First Officer detects the South bound B737. The traffic is called out then the First Officer applies brakes when the Captain is slow to respond; narrowly avoiding a collision.