No but you need a barging position to get some leverage..
Per example.. I opted for a quiet night last Saturday and decided a nice meal and evening in for a change. Home at 10pm I realised I was in time for match of the day, so made the good lady a drink and started making plans for:
A: Cool beer
B: Smoke
C: Good seat to watch MOTD
D: Oral pleasures
On returning from the shop to buy my own beer I enjoyed the remainder of MOTD.
Had i started my list with MOTD I would have ended up in the spare room tampering with my bike whilst the good lady watched some E4 shit. Given, this is a rough example but I think it demonstrates my point.
She felt like she had won but I (kinda) got what I want, and it is now clear if its on I get to watch MOTD
So Lorries..
You will not remove HGVs from London but asking for that will prompt the question why, open debates and might force smaller changes, for example a compromise might be:
Inclusion of blind spot mirrors and clear messages on the back of each lorry
Followed by Increased cycle awareness training for truck Drivers (pushed by firms then maybe gov)
Improvement of the worst offending cycle lanes
Tougher punishments for Lorries/firms that cause death by ignorance
Insurance payouts from haulage/delivery firms for the victims for cycle related accidents/deaths
The people that need pressing to make these changes are haulage firms, FTL, DoT and local councils (i.e. Holborn comes under Camden – Sam Monck is responsible for road safety and controls the budget for borough road spend – push him)
Making these changes will take a long time but there is no reason reminders couldn’t incorporated into monthly events like CM (print and hand out letters as well as cards)
As regards to increasing the awareness to cyclists the campaign will lack a considerable amount of clout without the backing of a dead relative. Its how the news works, this backlash needs a cause, or it wont be a story!
To make a real difference you need to get to all London Cyclist in a consistent way, what do they all have in common?
Push consistent advice through cycle to work schemes and all major bike shops, London travel websites and big events.
There are plenty of people here capable of creating something very cooler than your average handout?
Combine that with Spoke cards, Ghost bikes, Road tagging, organised rides to block dangerous junctions and viral videos and you have made a story for the news…
No but you need a barging position to get some leverage..
Per example.. I opted for a quiet night last Saturday and decided a nice meal and evening in for a change. Home at 10pm I realised I was in time for match of the day, so made the good lady a drink and started making plans for:
A: Cool beer
B: Smoke
C: Good seat to watch MOTD
D: Oral pleasures
On returning from the shop to buy my own beer I enjoyed the remainder of MOTD.
Had i started my list with MOTD I would have ended up in the spare room tampering with my bike whilst the good lady watched some E4 shit. Given, this is a rough example but I think it demonstrates my point.
She felt like she had won but I (kinda) got what I want, and it is now clear if its on I get to watch MOTD
So Lorries..
You will not remove HGVs from London but asking for that will prompt the question why, open debates and might force smaller changes, for example a compromise might be:
The people that need pressing to make these changes are haulage firms, FTL, DoT and local councils (i.e. Holborn comes under Camden – Sam Monck is responsible for road safety and controls the budget for borough road spend – push him)
Making these changes will take a long time but there is no reason reminders couldn’t incorporated into monthly events like CM (print and hand out letters as well as cards)
As regards to increasing the awareness to cyclists the campaign will lack a considerable amount of clout without the backing of a dead relative. Its how the news works, this backlash needs a cause, or it wont be a story!
To make a real difference you need to get to all London Cyclist in a consistent way, what do they all have in common?
Push consistent advice through cycle to work schemes and all major bike shops, London travel websites and big events.
There are plenty of people here capable of creating something very cooler than your average handout?
Combine that with Spoke cards, Ghost bikes, Road tagging, organised rides to block dangerous junctions and viral videos and you have made a story for the news…