Decision details
Safer Lorry Scheme
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To delegate authority to the London
Council’s TEC committee to establish a new London-wide
traffic order requiring all lorries over 3.5 tonnes to have side
guards and safety mirrors when driving in London to help reduce the
number of deaths and injuries resulting from collisions’
between vulnerable road users and HGVs.
Decision:
RESOLVED:
(i) that the principle of creating a new pan-London traffic order requiring minimum safety features for all HGVs over 3.5 tonnes be agreed;
(ii) that authority be delegated to London Council’s Transport and Environment Committee to exercise the functions set out in paragraph 3.13 of the report submitted.
Reason Key: Affects more than 2 wards;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Jenny Isaac, Operational Director, Neighbourhood Services Email: jenny.isaac@brent.gov.uk Tel: 020 8937 5001.
Report author: Jenny Isaac
Publication date: 17/06/2014
Date of decision: 16/06/2014
Decided at meeting: 16/06/2014 - Executive
Accompanying Documents:
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