HGV-Cyclist incidents

you know what would be useful? to have another traffic light soley for cyclists only - let the bike go first and then 3 second the vehicle.

more expensive than an ASL thought, but letting cyclist go allowed them to be clear of danger being sandwiched by vehicle and kerbs.

Exactly my thoughts too.
The ASL is often placed too far forward, so you can no longer see the lights, or the stop line is moved back, so the cars just park up by the lights as if it wasn't there anyway.

Why not move the car stop line back, add the ASL in front and convert the main lights to cycle specific lights (reduce the height, change the lens to show green/red bike) and add a second set of lights for cars at the back of the ASL?