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Retrofitting reflective strips on older lorries could save 400 lives – report

  • March 27, 2015

A report by the Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV) for 3M says retrofitting ‘contour markings’ – reflective strips on the edges of lorries – could prevent some 67,000 crashes, 2200 serious injuries and 420 deaths in Europe and the benefits would outweigh the costs overall.

New and newly-licensed lorries must already be fitted with the markings in the EU. But the study investigated the benefits of retrofitting to existing older vehicles.

See report (with summary in English)

Disclosure: 3M is one of the sponsors of ETSC’s iSafer project on intelligent speed assistance.

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