TfL has made Progressive Safe Systems mandatory to reduce rising road accidents involving vulnerable road users. Many drivers feel it’s long overdue, as erratic cyclist and pedestrian behaviour adds to driver anxiety—distracted commuters glued to phones, speeding cyclists darting through traffic, inexperienced e-bike riders learning on busy streets, and reckless scooterists weaving between vehicles. These risky habits have led to too many serious injuries and fatalities, prompting TfL’s push for Progressive Safe Systems to make roads safer for everyone.
Because, despite all the politicking, there’ll only ever be one loser in the London chicken run. A truck will always be a truck, and a vulnerable road user will always be vulnerable. And HGV drivers, as erratic humans have their failings too, hence the TfL push to have technology help reduce these often fatal encounters. And so it’s great to report that in the midst of all of this risk and driver stress, the TrafficAngel Progressive Safe System is already proving its worth around town, averting injury and even saving lives!
Jamie Mellish runs four mixers for London Concrete. ‘The TrafficAngel kit was fitted to one of our vehicles in the morning, and that afternoon, as one of my drivers was pulling away, he heard ‘PEDESTRIAN FRONT!’ coming from the display. He immediately braked, looked down, and saw a pedestrian right below him in the blind spot. The fact that this system gives a vocal warning to the driver as opposed to just another beeping sound in the cab makes all the difference to driver reaction. And the AI technology picking up only pedestrians has made it so much quieter in the cab now.’
Progressive Safe Systems in T&M Bowser Solutions
After trialling the TrafficAngel Progressive Safe Systems kit and getting the driver feedback, head of T&M Plant Terry Beasley, with some 250 bowsers working across the UK, has given TrafficAngel the go-ahead to supply the entire fleet. His driver reported how the system had issued him with the same ‘PEDESTRIAN FRONT!’ warning, how he’d braked in time to see a pedestrian walking out from the front blind-spot.
Teica Terijs, "Ja šis PSS var izglābt vienu dzīvību, tad tas ir tā vērts. Un neatkarīgi no TfL mandāta mēs tagad uzstādīsim TrafficAngel sistēmu, jo tā ir vērtīgs autoparka drošības papildinājums.
Customer Testimonial
James Brownhill heads up Mobile Awareness installing HGV safety equipment across the Midlands. James fits the TrafficAngel PSS and his customers are delighted. Says James, “Mēs ilgu laiku meklējām piemērotu PSS, taču nevarējām atrast neko tādu, kas atbilstu visām TfL prasībām un būtu arī vienkārši uzstādāms. Tas ir arī no mums, ja tas, kas mums atbilst, neatbilst prasībām. Pēc tam mēs izmēģinājām TrafficAngel sistēmu un neatskatījāmies. Viens no mūsu klientiem nesen man stāstīja, kā viņš brauca uz priekšu satiksmē un pastāvīgi dzirdēja "GĀJĒJAS PRIEKŠĀ!" bet nevarēja nevienu redzēt. Joprojām virzoties uz priekšu, no priekšējās aklās zonas pēkšņi parādījās neliels motorollera braucējs. Šoferis viņu nebija redzējis, bet mākslīgā intelekta kamera viņu bija izņēmusi. Tika izvairīties no nopietna savainojuma vai vēl sliktāka.
Ja jūs pildāt mājasdarbus, jums ir sāpīgi PSS neapmierinātību ar papildu izmaksām, un tagad ir pieejams neatbilstošs komplekts. gribu atrodiet pareizo sistēmu un savu draiveri gribu patiesībā paldies par to! Kā praktisku piemēru PSS mājasdarbam es sazinājos ar Facebook PSS piegādātāju un lūdzu atsauces (jo mēs iederēsim arī citu komplektu, ja tas atbilst standartam), tikai man teica, "Mēs to nevaram izdarīt GDPR dēļ."
Neapmierināts ar šādu atbildi, es piezvanīju pārvadātājam, kurš tika reklamēts kā "vēl viens apmierināts klients", kurš man atklāti pastāstīja, ka viņa PSS nedarbojas, kā uzstādītāji ir izurbuši caurumus korpusā, ielaižot ūdeni un saīsinot transportlīdzekļa centrālo procesoru, kā uzņēmums joprojām nebija atgriezies, lai atrisinātu problēmas, atstājot reklamēto “apmierināto klientu” neapmierinātu un nopietni zaudējušos.
Of course, no installation company is perfect, but let the above simple illustration serve as a reminder that you var investigate further, and that you actually need to because the PSS market is awash now with the second-rate. Once again, insist on a trial, and absolutely insist on speaking to satisfied customers before you buy. If their kit is good, then customers should be happy to spread the good news.
Lai iegūtu plašāku informāciju par PSS un apmierinātu klientu sarakstu, zvaniet TrafficAngel pa tālruni 01825 768 555, un mēs ar prieku palīdzēsim. Un, lūdzu, sazinieties ar mums, ja jūs interesē instalēšana.
