DRIVERS' COMPARATIVE VISIBILITY FROM STRADDLE CARRIERS
This paper suggests that poor visibility may have contributed to accidents involving various types of straddle carrier. A distinction is made between a driver's 'internal' and 'external' visibility, and ways of evaluating these two aspects are suggested. Some of the shortcomings of the internal visibility of a particular carrier are pointed out and a comparison is drawn between the external visibility of various types of carrier on the basis of 'visibility maps' which have been prepared for each make. Some characteristics of a carrier with optimum external visibility are suggested. Finally, it is concluded that manufacturers of all types of heavy mobile equipment should publish details of their machines' visibility.
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Corporate Authors:
National Ports Council
1-19 New Oxford Street
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Authors:
- Wilkinson, B
- Publication Date: 1972-12
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 12-25
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Serial:
- National Ports Council Bulletin
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: National Ports Council
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Cargo handling equipment; Container handling; Prevention; Safety; Straddle trucks
- Old TRIS Terms: Straddle carriers
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00043728
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Ports Council
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 4 1973 12:00AM