Vision Techniques secures £1m cyclist safety contract

Leading environmental solutions provider Veolia is investing £1m to improve cyclist safety using Vision Techniques ‘TurnAlarm’ systems across its refuse management fleet which is one of the largest in the UK.

In addition Veolia has now made cyclist awareness key to its vehicle procurement, with Vision Techniques’ TurnAlarm system now a standard purchase on every new vehicle above 3.5 tonnes.

The contract also includes a module to measure speed, preventing the alarm from activating over 10mph and cautionary blind spot signs for the rear and near side of the vehicle.

John Matthews, fleet director of Veolia said “By launching this initiative now we are putting the onus on accident prevention. We believe there will be an enforcement of a minimum cyclist standard for fleet operators in London and around the UK and these measures reflect the need to promote safety in a demanding operating environment.