Steve Summerskill
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10-07-2009 09:50:59
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Our amendment to the UN direct vision standard for the EU has passed this week in Geneva. This closes a loop hole and makes the standard even more rigorous! An intense experience with lots of negotiation! And now this work is complete! Lboro Design
Tune into BBC Morning Live at 9.15am today to see the amazing work academics from Lboro Design, led by Steve Summerskill, have done to improve HGV driver vision.
Find out more about this life saving research here:
lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/p…
Adopted by over 29 countries, including every EU member state and Japan, the legislation means all new HGV designs have to meet the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) from 2026, and all HGVs from 2029.
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