i have been following this thread day in day out and i can't help but getting the feeling of being lost. i really want to help with this spoke card campaign but i think we have lost track of our original intentions to make cyclists aware of the dangers of left turning hgv's, quite a few posts are blaming the drivers for not looking but i think it's generally a case of they can't see us, hence why it's called a blind spot, if we can get this message across by educating cyclists it would change a lot. a previous post mentioned petitioning for night deliveries for stores, please bare in mind that night deliveries would double or even triple their expenditure due to unsociable working hours and it could possibly make cycling at night even more dangerous. pedestrianising the west end won't solve issues in the other parts of london or elsewhere for that matter it may only make surrounding areas even more congested which would not benefit cycling. the above videos illustrated the frustrations we cyclists have to put up with on the road on a daily basis but it also shows how not to cycle in london, we must not forget that vehicles can drive into a cycle lane if the white line is broken, the above videos with 'multiple vehicles in the cycle lane' only displayed an every day occurance of traffic on a london road, the cyclist could have easily hung back and waited for a clear path like any other road user.
i really feel a positive energy when i read this thread and i'm happy that the project is still generating momentum so i hope we can agree on a course of action soon.
imho i think we should just start with a simple spoke card or a flyer reminding cyclists their own safety first and also illustrating the dangers of left turning hgv's.
i have been following this thread day in day out and i can't help but getting the feeling of being lost. i really want to help with this spoke card campaign but i think we have lost track of our original intentions to make cyclists aware of the dangers of left turning hgv's, quite a few posts are blaming the drivers for not looking but i think it's generally a case of they can't see us, hence why it's called a blind spot, if we can get this message across by educating cyclists it would change a lot. a previous post mentioned petitioning for night deliveries for stores, please bare in mind that night deliveries would double or even triple their expenditure due to unsociable working hours and it could possibly make cycling at night even more dangerous. pedestrianising the west end won't solve issues in the other parts of london or elsewhere for that matter it may only make surrounding areas even more congested which would not benefit cycling. the above videos illustrated the frustrations we cyclists have to put up with on the road on a daily basis but it also shows how not to cycle in london, we must not forget that vehicles can drive into a cycle lane if the white line is broken, the above videos with 'multiple vehicles in the cycle lane' only displayed an every day occurance of traffic on a london road, the cyclist could have easily hung back and waited for a clear path like any other road user.
i really feel a positive energy when i read this thread and i'm happy that the project is still generating momentum so i hope we can agree on a course of action soon.
imho i think we should just start with a simple spoke card or a flyer reminding cyclists their own safety first and also illustrating the dangers of left turning hgv's.