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The open letter says "Bus lanes do not constitute cycling provision: more cyclists are killed or seriously injured by buses than they are by lorries in London.". I don't know about seriously injured but more cyclists are killed by buses than HGVs? Isn't that patently untrue?
Yes, absolutely untrue. It is one of those internet myths which needs de-bunking. I have tried to do that in my comment to Hackney People on Bikes
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The open letter says "Bus lanes do not constitute cycling provision: more cyclists are killed or seriously injured by buses than they are by lorries in London.". I don't know about seriously injured but more cyclists are killed by buses than HGVs? Isn't that patently untrue?
@IdealStandard, come on Tim, that's a caricature of LFGSS. Admittedly at times it seems designed to put as many people off cycling as possible but there's a range of views on here. It's just bad luck that some of the noisier anti-segregation people are characters you would run blindfold across the A10 to avoid.
I had the interesting experience of cycling from Downs to Mitch last night with a dozen polo players. If you want to make a real difference to cycling safety in London, have a chat with your friends. Give them some of those cheap lights that campaign organisations always have to hand. Most of them have helmets already though so no worries on that score.