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Mandatory ABS on the way
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• Anti-lock braking systems could become mandatory within two years on all heavy trucks and buses if new EEC proposals become law.
The proposals, which will be debated next month in Brussels, call for anti-lock braking equipment to be fitted to touring coaches and inter-city buses over 12 tonnes GVW and to truck/trailer combinations with a combined weight of more than 26 tonnes.
According to Roads and Traffic Minister Peter Bottomley, "Anti-lock devices make vehicles safe on the road — but that is true only so long as operators are able to ensure that the devices continue to perform correctly. The annual report of the DTp's Vehicle Inspectorate shows that many vehicles are still not maintained as well as they might be".
Speaking at the official opening of Grau Girling's new factory at Redditch, which is dedicated to the production of antilock systems, Bottomley said that the company was "in a good position to take advantage of the latest European Community proposals for heavy vehicle (bus and truck) mandatory anti-lock fitment".
Grau Girling started production of its GX system in 1980 and introduced its MGX system two years later. its MGX2 provides an effective alternative to load apportioning valves.
More than 40,000 vehicles have been fitted with Skidcheck systems. They will continue to be produced alongside Grau Girling's new DGX system, which combines the latest microprocessor technology with the tried and tested principles of the GX memorycontrolled relay valve.