tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35685627188716612332012-02-16T18:21:53.013-08:00Preventing accidents and fatalities through awareness of driver visibility issues regarding blind spot problems and solutions.Neil & Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01981366007695435289noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568562718871661233.post-7555529405158652102009-02-17T07:35:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:38:00.308-08:00

The Dobli mirror is an EU approved, low cost solution, for vehicles where it is not possible to replace mirror glass. Dobli is compatible with most major truck makes and easily mounted to provide complete visibility of the blind spot to the nearside.Brigade’s marketing manager, Chris Baker said: “The response from our stockists and customers suggests that there are lots of fleets that have yet to

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Less than 17 weeks left to comply with the new blind-spot mirror law. Dont leave it til the last minute. Legislation to meet the requirements of EU directive 2007/38/EC has to be acted upon by the 31st March, which will come around all too soon. If any of your trucks (above 3.5 tonnes) are registered between 2000 and 2007 they are likely to need modification. It covers all the areas (and some)

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There is a nice article on vehicle accessories and what you can and cannot put on your car/van/truck.Take a look at the full story.PathfindIRThe PathfindIR thermal imaging camera utilizes the same technology used by the military during the gulf war; you might remember seeing the camera footage from apache helicopters firing on enemy targets? Well that is what you see when using the pathfinder

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The UK government has less than twelve months to introduce laws to comply with the EU directive (2007/38/EC) regarding blind spots on trucks, leaving fleet operators confused over what they should be doing.The directive which must be enforced by 31st March 2009, means that up to four million trucks across Europe will need to be retrofitted with new mirrors or devices for indirect vision (camera

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On the 15th February a new US law was voted on and passed by the senate in order to reduce fatalities from vehicles revering, it states that all vehicles must have rearward visibility aids fitted to cars and trucks no later then 24 months after the enactment of the bill, one child a week gets injured or worse according to statistics.It would seem that this is inline with the new EC

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Camera's Vs Mirror'sBy March 31st 2010 all heavy goods vehicles that have a maximum permissible weight exceeding 3,5 tons and that were registered after January 1st 2000 need to have a blind spot solution in place whether it be a mirror, for example a Dobli blind spot mirror or a camera system supplied by a company such as brigade electronics.The EU “blind spot” directive states that the driver

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Here is an american video ive just seen on youtube demonstrating blind spots problems on trucks.

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Every year people die from accidents all over the world caused by lack of driver visibility! With the simple addition of blind spot mirrors or even cameras to the vehicle, many lives could be saved and accident numbers reduced. Every year there are 726 deaths caused by collisions due to improper lane changes or merges caused by a lack of visibility on the drivers side.These types of accidents

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