Blind spot warning sign Truck

Following a decree published on 20 November 2020, relating to blind spot signs for heavy vehicles, article R.313-32-1 of the French Highway Code, the use of this sign to be stuck or placed on your heavy vehicle will be compulsory from January 2021.

Presentation of the blind spot warning sign for heavy vehicles.

This notice board, to be stuck on a heavy vehicle, must be used by a large number of individuals such as drivers of heavy goods vehicles, owners of heavy vehicles, users of machinery during their personal journeys or the control authorities.

This display panel can be used to indicate corners that are not visible and dangerous for the driver, particularly for cyclists or pedestrians in the vicinity of a heavy vehicle.

This display panel for warning of the danger linked to the presence of a heavy vehicle in operation must be present on each side of the vehicle concerned, for successful and safe signalling and warning.

Characteristics of the blind spot warning sign for heavy goods vehicles.

This display panel has various characteristics making it visible to the greatest number of people in order to ensure the safety of all.

• Has a blind spot diagram for heavy goods vehicles in its centre ;
• The panel is red, yellow, white and black to quickly inform about the vehicle's blind spot zones;
• The dimensions of this sign are 25 cm high and 17 cm wide, an ideal size for adequate signage for other road users;
• It is available with adhesive or aluminium plate fixing;

This blind spot display panel is very easy to install and provides adequate blind spot signage for all other road users on the lanes.

These blind spot warning signs must be fixed to the rear of the vehicle concerned, on the right-hand side of the longitudinal median plane at a height of between 0.90 m and 1.50 m from the ground.

Concerning the installation at the front of the vehicle, the sign must be fixed in the 1st metre in front of the vehicle, on an unglazed surface, to the left and right of the heavy vehicle at a height of between 90 cm and 150 cm.

For installation on semi-trailer vehicles, the panels must be fixed in the first metre behind the kingpin at a height similar to those previously mentioned.

Trailers, for their part, must place these panels on the first metre of the front bodywork of the heavy vehicle, on the left and right.

Advantages of the blind spot warning sign for heavy goods vehicles.

This blind spot warning sign for trucks, with a truck specific signage scheme, is practical because of its visibility. With a yellow blind spot sign, it is very easy to be informed of danger zones when a user approaches a truck in the middle of a manoeuvre.

This sign, which complies with the law coming into force from January 2021, is an indispensable signalling device for all users of heavy goods vehicles, whether for personal or business travel.

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Sign complying with article R.313-32-1 of the highway code relating to blind spot signs for heavy vehicles.

Comes into force in January 2021.