Germany wants EU-wide safety system for truck 'blind spots'

Germany wants EU-wide safety system for truck 'blind spots'

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https://phys.org/news/2018-06-germany-eu-wide-safety-truck.html

Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer plans to meet with truck manufacturers, freight companies, cycling advocates and police to discuss the use of sensors to aid drivers. His spokesman Ingo Strater said Friday "the minister would prefer to introduce such systems as soon as possible" but is also bound by European vehicle approval rules.

The group ADFC says 21 cyclists have been killed by right-turning trucks so far this year in Germany.

                                                            
                                    
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