Opinion
Direct vision v indirect vision: preventing blind spot collisions
According to recent research by The European Transport Safety Council, 25% of road deaths in the EU involve a goods vehicle. Meanwhile, statistics from Transport for London show that HGVs are involved in more than 80% of vulnerable road user fatalities in the City, despite making up only 4% of traffic. Alongside this, reports from the World Health Organization show that construction and agriculture are amongst some of the highest-risk work populations in the world with many injuries and fatalities caused by moving vehicles or machinery.
Sadly, these statistics show that there is still much to be done in preventing deaths and injuries caused by vehicles both on roads and in the workplace.
Could refurbishment extend the life of your vehicles?
Local authority fleet managers are nowadays expected to do more with less. One way they can save money is by ensuring that they get the most out of their vehicles by having them refurbished. This can extend the life of even the most dilapidated refuse collection vehicle and put off that final, expensive moment where a council has to replace its pricey assets.
LAPV spoke to Nick Selby, refurbishment centre manager at Refuse Vehicle Solutions, and Andy Collett, RVS’ regional sales manager, to find out more about vehicle refurbishment and what it has to offer cash-strapped councils.
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