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A total ban would present difficulties - refuse services at night might be inconvenient, but they are not impossible. And builders can get up earlier and leave later.
Unworkable or not it should be on the table even if it is only as a stick to force the buggers to comply with the mirrors, extra training and side guards. Maybe also proximity sensors, such as you have when parking modern cars, or even cameras giving a clear view of the cyclist-path on the left. It should all be on the table and the lorry operators should be forced to fit as many as practical, or face a total daylight ban.
And a big hard-hitting ad campaign, aimed fairly and squarely at female cyclists, in all the women's magazines (the ones that do the "hey, buy a bike and some pretty summer dresses" features), on TV during all the shows and channels (e.g. Living TV) women like watching saying "stay the fuck away from the inside of trucks"
And another aimed at london truck drivers - saying watch out for cyclists when turning left. Fit more mirrors, open your nearside window and go slowly.
Is it just cyclists? I wonder how many pedestrians and motorcyclists trucks have also killed in London?