What does the forum think of this then?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21875593
I'm neutral, although think if it's safer and doesn't impact on a lorry driver's overall safety, then why not.
However, I still think that cyclists safety could still be dramatically improved if they didn't put themselves in harms way in the first place...i.e. don't go sneaking up the inside of an HGV and even more importantly, don't pedal to the front and stop in front of one e.g. at red lights.
If cyclists stayed BEHIND lorries/buses at lights, they'd have half a chance of not being run over, because the driver in front of them is going to move forward and any lorry/bus coming from behind will be able to see them as he/she approaches, prior to the cyclist being in a blind spot.
Road planners need to sort themselves out as well, what's the point of allowing cyclists to queue up at the head of traffic lights, then pull away slower than everyone else and be in harms way from the big stuff?
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