Blind spot monitoring systems were first introduced in 2005 by Volvo as an option for their top-of-the-line passenger sedans. Today, they are almost a standard safety feature or option on new cars, certainly more expensive ones. However, with heavy vehicles that is not the case. Only a small percentage of Australia’s heavy vehicle fleet has blind spot monitoring systems [...]
The Brisbane 2032 Olympics will herald a construction boom across SE QLD. With that comes increased risks to Vulnerable Road Users. Will SE QLD Councils learn from London’s example? Brisbane’s successful bid to host the 2032 Olympics is likely to[...]
Putting a dollar figure to the value of a human life is an odd thing to do. Many of us do it though, when taking out life insurance to cover our debts and to provide for our spouse and dependents.
Every so often we are profoundly reminded about why we do what we do here at SGESCO-MAX: create safety solutions for protecting vulnerable road users and heavy vehicle drivers. That reminder came recently when reading the autobiography Standing On My Own Two Feet by Clare Sultmann who today is Clare Stewart, Mayor of Noosa Council. Early one August morning in [...]
