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There is a meeting next week with TfL (See below for outcome of this meeting*) about the proliferation of 'Cyclists stay back!' stickers on all sorts of vehicles, and how this is another stick to beat cyclists with and an excuse for drivers not to bother using their nearside mirrors.
(We have heard that these stickers are are being seen across England now)
The Road danger Reduction forum, LCC, Borough Cycling Officers, TABS, CTC and Roadpeace wrote a letter of complaint to TfL and they are meeting us to discuss this. We would like them to remove stickers from all vehicles that are not HGVs and to consider alternative wording
I don't mind advice such as:
Though ideally stickers should say:
Do you think there is value in some sort of sticker (since so many riders do pass on the nearside)?
What should they say?
*We met TfL who agreed to