Case Study
Achieving a high level of safety for Keltbray
Brigade Electronics: Achieving a high level of safety for Keltbray According to the Department for Transport, more than half of all cyclist deaths in London are caused by collisions with goods vehicles due to the nearside blind spot. Keltbray, the largest specialist demolition and civil engineering contractor in the UK, has adopted a range of safety measures to combat this problem, including a number of Brigade Electronics’ safety devices. Keltbray controls a fleet of 32 tipper lorries, taking waste to be recycled or restored, or to specialist landfill sites. Each tipper weighs around 32 tonnes, and the length and height of each tipper creates huge blind spots, particularly to the rear and nearside. Many road users, particularly cyclists, are unaware of the driver blind spot at the n