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Arnold SOULSBY · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 28 May 2014•Black Country

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Concerns
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Recipients
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Responses found
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Stated actions
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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Failure to apply forward-facing mirror requirements retrospectively to lorries
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate front-obstruction visibility controls for large vehicles
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  1. Action

    Prepare a consultation on retrofitting forward-facing Class VI mirrors to older heavy goods vehicles, assessing benefits, costs and engineering issues.

    Stated by Department for TransportStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 28 May 2014.

Source evidence

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to apply forward-facing mirror requirements retrospectively to lorries

Wider context from the report

“I am concerned that the regulations that have been introduced requiring lorries to have forward facing mirrors are not retrospective, hence there are a large number of lorries on the road which do not have this facility. I have conducted a number of inquests where the circumstances are similar and I have previously drawn the attention of the department to this problem on (I believe) two occasions, one prior to the 2007 Regulations providing for forward facing mirrors and one thereafter. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate front-obstruction visibility controls for large vehicles.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Prepare a consultation on retrofitting forward-facing Class VI mirrors to older heavy goods vehicles, assessing benefits, costs and engineering issues.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Driver vision is an important factor in minimising collisions of large vehicles with vulnerable road users and I have recently asked officials to prepare a consultation which is specifically about retro-fitting forward facing (Class VI) mirrors above the windscreen of heavy goods vehicles that were first registered prior to 26 January 2007. These mirrors were required as standard fitment on heavy goods vehicles first used after that date.”

Source location

2014-0241-Response-by-Department-of-Transport
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Published 28 May 2014

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