Was watching a program on TV this morning. Don't know how old it was ,but a decree had come from TFL, that HGV drivers must go on a cycle aware course due to accident rate with cyclists and HGV. The drivers went,reluctantly, but there were a lot of vlid points raised by the drivers. Strangely ( and sadly ) I didn't hear of TFL parking up a HGV ,sitting the cyclist in the driving seat and getting some drivers to cycle into the blind spots. Might have been more of a safety prevention tool . There were stats given on the accident rate vs number of HGV, but none on the position of the cyclist prior to the accident.
_________________ lets bring sanity back to speed limits. Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on
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