Airbar wins Lodar Innovation Award 2019

Initially drivers were sceptical over the AirBar system, however it only took a few days of using the system to realise the benefits and how the system ensures greater road safety.

Cyclists and vulnerable road users are responding to the visual presence of the inflated AirBar, which stops them from attempting to ride on the inside of the truck while it is turning.

We are so impressed we have added a second AirBar system to another vehicle with a goal to retrofit the system to all of our vehicles

Our most important assets are our staff and I see the AirBar as a great innovative step in helping protect them in what is often an underappreciated job in poor conditions.

On one occasion I had to load on the opposite side of the road (nearside of lorry in live lane) with the hazard lights & beacons all in use. Vehicles were still trying to squeeze through inches from my back. After I deployed the AirBar all the vehicles on my side of the road were giving way to oncoming traffic & giving me space to work. The AirBar is simple but effective.

When I first saw the AirBar I wasn't sure what to make of it as I'd not seen anything like it before, but Simon contacted me after the Tow Show 2018 and offered to fit a system to one of my recovery vehicles as a no obligation trial. That was almost a year ago and I still have the AirBars fitted.

For such a simple device, it works. Drivers do give more room (especially at night), and it was no surprise to me that it won the IVR Innovation award.

I am happy to be one of the first to use the AirBar on the UK roads. Over the last year we have helped to develop the product including an onboard air system to power the AirBar. I also welcome NuVech support to the Slow Down, Move Over UK campaign