Mollie Gifford
30 Sept 2020 · Coroner James Bennett · Birmingham and Solihull
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. inadequate visibility of pedestrians near stationary lorries
“standard class 5 and 6 mirrors create an avoidable risk cab drivers will not see other road users and pedestrians in close proximity to the cab when stationary”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“whilst the relevant EU Directives (2003/97/EC and 2005/27/EC) and associated legal requirements for some high-fronted goods vehicles require the fitting of a 'front blind spot mirror' (Class VI) of a certain size, shape and resulting view, the actual shape (convex) and size of such mirrors does not provide sufficient visibility of slow moving pedestrians (especially the elderly)”
This report
“standard class 5 and 6 mirrors create an avoidable risk cab drivers will not see other road users and pedestrians in close proximity to the cab when stationary.”
Responses
2020-0211-Response-from-DFT-Redacted.pdf ↗· Department for Transport
Stated action · April this year
“the DfT is working at international level to develop appropriate requirements to improve vision for drivers around large goods vehicles. This work includes improved direct vision for the driver through vehicle windows and the windscreen, a moving-off information system to provide a warning to the driver if a vulnerable road user is in front of a vehicle, a blind spot information system to detect cyclists alongside vehicles and provide a warning to the driver, and reversing detection using cameras”