Robbos Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Has anyone confirmation on a French ruling on wing mirrors for a lorry. I am told that you must have 3 (one fixed above the door) offside mirrors. Is this obligatory or just preferred.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Can I just ask why? What country is the vehicle registered in?Mrs O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbos Posted November 5, 2005 Author Share Posted November 5, 2005 coming across the channel in our horsebox in a week or two, and it is only fixed with one big mirror either side. Think the French are minimising accidents due to poor visability on the off side (happens often in UK with continental lorries, but our govt does not insist on any modifications.......) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 It seems a lot of expense to for something which will never be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbos Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 Why exactly wouldn't we look in it!!. Stops you pulling out into oncoming traffic without noticing a car under your door. In UK you sit right by the door you pull out from, so you can see if there is a car. On the offside you can't..... In UK there are loads of side swipe motorway accidents where continental lorries don't consider this. In France they appear to have noticed the risk. Incidentally the cost appears small, £16 for one of the mirrors, bit more for the other. Guess we will just fit up all three for safety's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Sorry, let me explain this carefully.It was a joke. Not a big joke, just a little one.However, the number of times I've been pulled out on by lorries isn't a joke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcazar Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Dick...........you obviuosly don't drive HGV then? Did you not know that in HGV, putting on the indicator causes the wheel to be turned in that direction? Alcazar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigiron Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I own a French hgv racing car transporter which has only one mirror on each door and nothing has ever been said at the control each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 AahI thought that the indicator only came on after the wheel had been turned 45 degrees !John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Ah but that is only if the trucks owners had them put on as extras in the first place ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Oh come on ........you know their indicators operate your brakes.........[;)][au] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith.P Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 The idea for it is to reduce the amount of accidents involving pedestrians and bikes etc which may come up the inside of the truck at junctions and traffic lights, it should be mounted on the passenger side above the window looking down ( on rhd vehicles) My trucks have them but we do not change them over when we go on the continent as the driver is on the`` inside`` and the one fitted is handy for seeing any cars that have come up the outside.Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbos Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 Many many thanks Keith for bothering to give a straight reply to a straight question. When I posted that query we were quite worried and had an impending trip. All the answers joked about the content and put me well off posting any other questions on this forum - I'm not usually sensitive but didn't realise my post was setting me up for a fall. Lately I use another forum and just check on here periodically but rarely post, your note was refreshing to say the least. Now I'll get loads of abuse back but there you go......................... xx K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 No abuse - we just didn't know the answer to your question. Apologies for our ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Dear RobbosI was one of the 'jokers' and I hope that I/we haven't put you off. Sorry for the frivolity but lorry drivers incite both a lot of humour and a lot of bile. I used to subscribe to a forum (uk.rec.transport I think) where these things were handled with quite robust banter, with lorry drivers as participants.I realise that you had a serious question and, to be honest, I thought the frivolous diversions only kicked in after you had a substantive reply. Sorry for pppping you off. That was far from my intention and I think that most other inserts were meant as friendly as well.Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 RobboI appreciate that you asked a serious question but do not take offence as taking the micky leavens the excellent advice also given on this forum.Now if a man in a white van wants to ask what his rear view mirror is for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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