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A push for road safety means that HGV drivers who are taking on haulage jobs in the Capital will have to upgrade their safety systems by 2020.
The start of the Mayor of London’s consultation on a Safety Permit Scheme for HGVs in the capital has been met with a mixed response by the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the UK’s biggest transport trade association which campaigns for the rights of drivers involved in haulage jobs. The consultation was launched on 16 November, with the new scheme acting as a revision to the original Direct Vision Standard, which had been criticised by the FTA for using direct vision from a driver’s cab as the only criterion for determining whether a permit would be issued or not.
Under the original proposal Women's Bo Jackson Jersey , HGVs were due to be assessed with a ‘star rating’ on a scale of 0 to 5. Vehicles rated ‘one star’ or above would have been awarded a permit automatically until 2024. A zero rating would have forced substantial change upon drivers in haulage; jobs could only be taken on with a permit if safety systems such as sensors were installed first in these vehicles. However, opponents have argued that direct vision was an insufficient measure, and the Mayor of London has responded to these concerns.
Drive for Improved Road Safety
The Safety Permit Scheme is anticipated to be in place from 2020 and forms a central part of the Vision Zero initiative, a joint scheme between the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL). Its implementation is intended to enhance road safety for all road users Hunter Renfrow Jersey , including drivers on haulage jobs, by only permitting HGVs that have up-to-date technology – such as in-cab cameras and sensors – installed to operate on the streets of London.
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