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Reply from Valerie Shawcross:
Dear Alex
Thanks for this information. In fact yesterday I submitted a motion to our next Mayors Question Time meeting on October 15th. I hope we can
get cross party support for this. We will give an airing to all the
issues you raise and do what we can to demand more action from TfL.
It reads
Cyclist safety
In light of the continuing number of serious accidents involving cyclists and HGVs, this Assembly seeks urgent preventative action.
Unofficial figures collected by the London Cycling Campaign suggest that
9 cyclists have died so far this year in London as the result of collisions with lorries. Consequently the LCC is lobbying for the implementation of the European Union directive on full safety mirrors for all HGVs. This Assembly supports the use of 'safety mirrors' by HGVs which increases the ability of lorry drivers to be aware of cyclists. The Department for Transport estimates that a year's delay in putting these measures in place could cost 18 lives in the UK. This Assembly calls upon the Mayor of London to promote the use of these mirrors and fresnel lenses in London through publicity campaigns and also urges the Department for Transport to implement this legislation without delay and to require that all lorries are fitted with EU standard safety mirrors, not just HGVs built since 2,000.
Best wishes
Val