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Brigade Electronics BACKSCAN range of parking sensors are suitable for most vehicle types including cars, vans, trucks, buses, coaches, mobile plant and refuse vehicles. Using proven ultrasonic technology BACKSCAN parking sensors inform the driver of the distance between the vehicle and any obstacle at the rear. As soon as the reverse gear is engaged. The parking sensors start scanning the rear of the vehicle and gives a 3 stage audible and visual warning to the driver. Brigade's parking sensors incorporate dynamic scanning memory (DSM) that prevents false alarms from tow bars, rear mounted tyres and any auxiliary equipment that intrudes in the parking sensors detections zone.

Directive 2007/38/EC and the solution

The European transport policy set the target of halving the number of road fatalities in the EU by 2010 and committed the issue of retrofitting heavy goods vehicles already in circulation up from 1 January 2000 with devices for indirect vision in order to reduce the blind spots accidents.

Member States will start the roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum permissible mass exceeding 3,5 tons, (categories N2 and N3 ) require fitment, on the passenger side, with devices, may be on economically, or technical reasons equipped with supplementary mirrors and/or other devices of indirect vision, provided that the combination of such devices covers not less than 95 % of the field of vision at ground level of a class IV mirror and not less than 85 % of the field of vision at ground level of a class V mirror under Directive 2003/97/EC.

See for detailed information http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_184/l_18420070714en00250028.pdf

The DOBLI blind spot mirror and Brigade Camera systems are approved for Directive 2003/97/EC (with the number no. e4*2003/97*2003/97*2309*00 for the class IV and V and with number e4*2003/97*2005/27*2305*00 for class IV, and V.), which is more stringent than Directive 2007/38/EC. De facto the DOBLI blind spot mirror is also in compliance with Directive 2007/38/EC.

The DOBLI® blind spot mirrors and Brigade camera's add an additional field between the area visible directly through the window and the field of vision in the class IV and V mirrors. In this way a near to complete view on the ‘blind spot’ at the passenger side of the truck is generated, which lead to a significant contribution to traffic safety.

The problem of the blind spot

Accidents caused by drivers of heavy goods vehicles that are not aware that other road users are close to their vehicle. These accidents are often related to a change of direction at crossings, junctions, roundabouts in the blind spots which exist around heavy goods vehicles





Every year about 400 people in Europe are killed by blind spot accidents, most of them being vulnerable road users as cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians.

Views from mirrors on existing trucks.


View according 2003/97/EC and 2007/38/EC


View with DOBLI® blind spot mirror

Additional action to be taken
The retrofitting exercise should be accompanied by appropriate measures designed to raise awareness of the dangers linked to the existence of blind spots of heavy goods vehicles, including information efforts directed towards vulnerable road users and in relation to the correct adjustment and use of indirect vision devices.