Wanted - "small European female"
Discussion
To explain the requirements of the TfL Direct Vision Standard.
HGVs used in London must allow the driver directly to see the head and shoulders of such a person, at a distance of 4.5 metres from the passenger side of a cab*, or be required to fit a panoply of risk mitigating equipment**. Upcoming standards seek to reduce this to 2.5m or less.
But no mention is made, in the 'guidance' provided, of the height of the driver, the position he/she chooses for the seat, or indeed what counts as a "small European female".
All in aid of the Mayor's 'vision' to eliminate death and serious injury from London's streets by 2041.
A noble goal, I think we can all agree, if not a practical one.
* So, two lanes away or across the pavement and well into Boots.
** Including proximity sensors and cameras
HGVs used in London must allow the driver directly to see the head and shoulders of such a person, at a distance of 4.5 metres from the passenger side of a cab*, or be required to fit a panoply of risk mitigating equipment**. Upcoming standards seek to reduce this to 2.5m or less.
But no mention is made, in the 'guidance' provided, of the height of the driver, the position he/she chooses for the seat, or indeed what counts as a "small European female".
All in aid of the Mayor's 'vision' to eliminate death and serious injury from London's streets by 2041.
A noble goal, I think we can all agree, if not a practical one.
* So, two lanes away or across the pavement and well into Boots.
** Including proximity sensors and cameras
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