Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Eyesight
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she has considered the potential merits of applying the Direct Vision Standard regulations for HGV drivers nationwide.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
Vehicle construction regulations are generally set at an international level in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and the UK played an active role in the development of regulation 167 on direct vision. This regulation is included in the European Union’s General Safety Regulation (GSR). Following external analysis of the specific benefits and costs of the GSR measures, the Government is exploring options for updates to our national type approval legislation to mandate fitment of these safety technologies and vehicle design features in Great Britain.
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