A new Directive on rear-view mirrors and supplementary indirect vision systems for motor vehicles has been approved.
This will tackle the notorious problem of ’blind spots’, where vehicle drivers are often unaware of other road users very close to their vehicles.
Blind spots are blamed for many serious road accidents at crossings, junctions and roundabouts, especially those involving pedestrians, cyclists and drivers of smaller motorcycles.
The new directive is based on studies and research that the Commission has discussed with Member States, industry and other interested parties.
It will enhance road-user safety by improving rear-view mirrors and accelerating the introduction of new technologies, such as camera/monitor systems, that increase the field of indirect vision for drivers of passenger cars, buses and lorries.
