Low-bridge strikes: new solution to mitigate the risks

Centrad is launching a new Low Bridge Warning camera-based system to help operators mitigate the threat of bridge strikes.

CenBridge has been launched at a time when bridge strikes are still prevalent across the UK, with estimates suggesting that large goods vehicles or buses hit five bridges every day, totalling around 1,800 per year. CenBridge has recently completed a successful trial with Bus Link, a Staffordshire based bus operator, where it demonstrated its ability to provide real-time alerts to drivers approaching low bridges.

Geoff Cross, Managing Director of Centrad, believes that while bridge strike numbers have come down in recent years, more needs to be done to quicken the pace of progress in reducing incidents, believing that the implementation of smarter technology by operators to prevent these costly and disruptive accidents is key to driving down incident figures.

“By offering real-time alerts and precise location-based warnings, Cenbridge gives drivers an additional safety net to avoid low bridges” – Geoff Cross, Managing Director of Centrad

Geoff said: “By offering real-time alerts and precise location-based warnings, Cenbridge gives drivers an additional safety net to avoid low bridges, essentially acting as a second set of eyes while they’re out on the road, preventing bridge strikes before they occur. As we cater to fleets of all sizes, we’ve made CenBridge available both as a standalone solution or as an additional option that can be integrated into our multi-camera systems, meaning operators don’t have to change their existing hardware.”