The human factor has to play a role in safely operating forklifts or any type of heavy equipment. Even being a pedestrian in and around this type of equipment is dangerous by design. Say your a forklift operator and just finished lunch; you had those wonderful leftovers your wife made the night before; your stomach is full and warm; you fell relaxed and little sleepy. Then the back to work alarm sounds; you climb back on your forklift and start working. This is where the human factor clashes with the mechanical factor. Is this operator in any condition to operate mobile equipment machnery? This is a bad mix and an incident waiting to happen. This is why I believe any additional protection we can provide our operators and pedestrians is important. This forum is an excellent source for us to vent, anaylize, brain storm, and listen to everyone that particpates. I am taking in all the great comments and ideas and intend to use most in a productive way.