“Every year around 400 citizens lose their lives in accidents with trucks,because the truck driver did not see them, when he or she turned right”.*
The existing regulations regarding the visibility of areas to the nearside
of a truck are being amended to cover blind spots that existing mirror combinations do not cover. It is estimated that up to 4 million trucks across Europe (post 2000 registration) will need to be retrofitted with mirrors or
‘devices for indirect vision’ (camera-monitor systems) to enable them to meet the requirements of the directive. Operators have up until the 31st of March 2009 to comply.
*EC consultation paper on fitting blind spot mirrors April 2006
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