Dear Boris, Enough is enough!

I don't see larger/special mirrors making much of a difference to be honest. Shit, careless drivers are still gonna be shit, careless drivers. Most of these incidents seem to be on bends, corners, blindspots where there driver is in some kind of rush to get through to a straight. Once they have that mindset of 'I need to crack on with my journey/get away from the build up of traffic' that's it, they're only focused on getting from A-B as quickly as possible, that's just the way it is driving in London, not just for HGVs

i get the feeling that lots of these crashes happen because people ride into/get caught in the blindspot. It doesn't matter how careful a driver you are, if as a cyclist you can't see the drivers face in his mirror, he can't see you. Yes i think a way needs to be found so that people don't cycle down the lhs of trucks but if at the same time we can mandate the reduction/elimination of a trucks blind spot both efforts combined will save lives.

And yes, careless drivers will always be a menace but the more that can be done to reduce the possible "i didn't see them" style excuses will force motorists to get better.
Maybe i'm being optimistic but i have to believe there is something we can do to make the roads safer, because frankly the number of rider down threads is beginning to really scare and depress me.