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A device has been designed that enables truck drivers to check their brake lights before using the vehicle on the road.
The Brakeaware electrical safety system allows the driver to activate the brake lights using a fob, standing behind the vehicle while making routine checks.
The device is fitted in the cab, connects to the brake light feed and has a range of up to 70m.
John Arundel, an LGV driver from Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil, who works for A&L Trucking, designed and developed  the technology over a 15-month period.
He says: "The cab can be 60 feet away from the rear of the vehicle, so you cannot always see the reflection of the brake lights to check if they are working.
"This could prove to be a very serious and expensive problem".
Arundel says the device has already been adopted by several South Wales companies, and his firm is in talks with a major haulage organisation in the area.
He is also prepared to work in partnership with the big truck manufacturers to develop the technology.
The product, which costs £29.99 and is apparently easy to install, is on display at the British Invention Show at Alexandra Palace until 18 October.
The project received a £5,000 grant from the Welsh Assembly Government's Wales Innovators Network (WIN), and Arundel has ploughed £15,000 of  his own money into the project.
"We've only had the devices in stock for the past five weeks, but feedback from customers has been good", he adds.
For further information visit www.brakeaware.co.uk