Council installs vehicle safety system

Glasgow City Council decided to opt for a technology system that would improve the safety of their vehicles in the presence of the public, particularly in busier areas of Glasgow city centre. The council’s food waste vehicles operate in the centre of Glasgow and the surrounding suburbs, where reversing can at times be challenging. Sentinel Systems specialise in providing products to prevent accidents caused by large vehicles manoeuvring in confined spaces.

Sentinel’s 360-degree cameras with inbuilt DVR systems were installed onto 12 of Glasgow council’s food waste vehicles along with the company’s reversing radar systems, allowing pedestrians or cyclists to be alerted to the vehicles when turning left at road junctions and when reversing. The inbuilt camera and recording systems reduces the risk of accidents, with the capability to record any incidents.

Emil Laiolo from Glasgow City Council said: “We were looking for a safety system that could easily be installed onto our vehicles, while improving the safety of the city’s more vulnerable residents such as cyclists or the elderly. We already have a number of vehicle safety systems installed on our vehicles, and in this instance our contractor advised Sentinel’s products were the best option for our recycling vehicles to benefit both the council and the public.”