You may consider including the following clauses in your construction contracts to protect vulnerable road users when they’re travelling near worksites and around construction trucks.
Truck Safety Features
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Safe Vehicles- Specialist VRU Equipment
Ensure heavy vehicles used in the carrying out of contract activities:
- have side under-run protection;
- have front, rear and side blind-spots eliminated or minimised through the use of direct and indirect vision aids, sensors and audible or visual driver alerts;
- have audible means of warning other road users of a left-turn manoeuvre; and
- have prominent signage on the vehicle warning cyclists and other road users of the dangers of manoeuvring past the inside of the vehicle or getting too close to the vehicle.
- use fluorescent and retroflective tape to outline the body of the truck and trailer, and increase the visibility of the drawbar.
- use trucks that meet a minimum of Euro 4, but preferably Euro 5 or above standard.
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Driving Training
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Safe People - Training
Heavy vehicle drivers working on the Major Construction undertake training and continuous professional development covering the safety of VRU and on-road hazard awareness. The training is to include a mix of theoretical, practical and on the job training.
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Traffic Management Planning and vulnerable road users guideline
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Safe Traffic Management - Improve Standards to Accommodate Vulnerable Road Users
Ensure the highest standard of traffic management planning that follows all standards required, to provide for safe and secure movement of vulnerable road users around every work site.
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Route Selection
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Route Selection
Undertake route selection workshops using the Human Impact Route Assessment (HIRA) tool, in order to investigate the impact of different routes on vulnerable road users (VRU) and examine community impacts. Avoid routes that go through areas of high VRU use where possible or implement suitable protection mechanisms.
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