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Safe trucks through co-operation
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THE HIGHWAYS Agency (HA) has teamed up with Kent Police, Kent Country Council and other organisations in the region to tackle truck safety.
Under the banner of Operation Lexicon the three organisations, together with Kent Fire and Rescue and Medway Council, hope to change the way truck drivers behave on roads in the
county, starting with the M20/J36 and J9-11 as well as the A20 from Folkestone to Dover.
Planned moves Include: more night-time police patrols on the M20; more mobile "keep your distance" and "watch your speed" signs; and more Highways Agency Traffic Officer patrols. The HA has issued a multi-language CD to educate drivers about the country's motorways.
HA area manager Simon Duke says: "By using the inter-agency approach we were able to put in place a targeted operation to improve safety."
Kent Police Chief Inspector Adrian Moody adds: "The locations were defined by analysis as susceptible to collisions involving lorries."