Sign Petition to get Safety Mirrors on HGVs

popette

This from the 10 Downing Street Website. It only has 34 signatures so far:

Join Cycling Plus magazine in calling for recommended EU legislation on HGV blind spot mirrors to be brought in now and save an estimated 18 cyclists a year (DfT's own figures!). Don't let the government fritter away time and lives until the March 2009 deadline. Vote to fit them now and make our city streets safer to cycle.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/HGV-mirrors/

lateralus

done. thanks for pointing it out.

ChrisLS

...done...

on the road

Already done.

np@cyclingplus

Thanks all - I'll try and spread the word elsewhere in the forum too.

Thanks for the support.

Neil, Deputy Ed, Cycling Plus

Dunedin397

Hi Guys,

Done. I've also added my familiy and I've emailed my in-laws asking them to sign.

Cheers,

Dunedin

beckenham

Also done. Surely there should be more names than this. Come on guys and girls spread the word

alecstilleyedye

'tis done

Gotte

Thanks for the reminder.

webbhost

already done, im 30 from the bottom

1892

done

bigflangesmallsprocket

Not being a motorist, Im wondering where this blind-spot mirror would go? I remember larger vehicles used to have large overhanging mirrors for a better rear view; the problem was these mirrors had a tendency to smack pedestrians in the head! I think these ended up being banned.

on the road

Only if you're a very tall person.

fnb1

does directive 2005/27/EC not already stipulate that all goods vehicles manufactured after 26/01/2007 shoul dhave these?

I know my newer fleet does and they are very effective.

martinwitnam

Done and forwarded to my address book.

nwallace

fnb1 wrote:

does directive 2005/27/EC not already stipulate that all goods vehicles manufactured after 26/01/2007 shoul dhave these?

I know my newer fleet does and they are very effective.

You appear to be partially right
http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/arc ... tasses1593



http://www.reverseinsafety.co.uk/produc ... rors2.html
States

New trucks up from 3.5 tons (2003/97/EC and 2005/27/EC)
existing trucks

1. Obligatory for all existing trucks in the Netherlands, Belgium (January 1th 2003), Denmark (October 2004)
All other EU countries is applied to vehicles after 1 January 2000 and has to by realised befor 31 March, 2009.
The draft Directive is passed the European Parliament on 10th May - For more information see below

2. Obligatory for all new trucks in the EEC (January 26th of 2007)

fnb1

If I recall correctly it was a due to action by a Dutch Transport Minister who had a son or daughter sadly killed by a truck who campaigned to get it introduced in Holland (certainly the first I noticed them on were Dutch trucks about 4 or 5 years ago maybe, I liked the look of it and specced it on new fleet I ordered, since then it has begun to come as standard fit (certainly on my 07 and 57 reg vehicles). Hopefully it will be adopted on all vehicles (I don't think it applies to buses but I may be wrong but many busses are generally better equipped in the mirror department anyway)

The next step is of course getting drivers to pay attention to waht they see in the mirrors (one of my biggest challenges day to day, I even have reverse cameras on all fleet but the still manage to hit the ocaasional inanimate object that they did not see) but if they save one life or even prevent one accident it is worth it both morally and financially (which sadly is the reason most take notice of)