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I guess we are trying shock tactics cos nothing else has made a difference. Cynthia Barlow, Chair of Roadpeace, had her daughter killed by an HGV 10 years ago. The same truck killed another cyclist a year later, yards from the same place. She has been campaiging ever since. This campaigning is not working. The main problem is, as I see now, that DESPITE ALL THE EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY the police concluded it was Eilidhs fault. This is completely ridiculous - ok Im biased - but its still ridiculous looking objectively at the evidence presented, whoever you are. So nothing is going to change whilst the police, the CPS, and Boris, think it is the cyclists fault. Which they will continue to do unless we challenge them and get evidence to the contrary (cameras, witnesses).
Yes, of course we should be targeting the drivers, but not really the drivers, its the companies. Because the companies set the framework, they have the power. They employ the drivers. And they set requirments for drivers. How hard is that though. When I am told by the Director of the Parliamentary Advisory Committee for Transport Safety that the govt cannont insist on better safety measures for lorries because it would be contrary to EU law under free trade regs. This is a massive issue and it needs pushing by the govt cos the lorry companies are going to do nothing voluntarily, unless we can name and shame them ie with cameras, or prosecute them. When a driver who kills someone does not even go to court, this will keep happening. When a driver who fails his eyesight test - to the degree that it is less than half as good as it should be - and he kills someone and the police recommend a charge of driving with uncorrected defective vision - of which the penalty is 3 points and a £60 fine, this will still keep happening. There is absoultely NO INCENTIVE for lorries to stop killing cyclists. I agree we should be doing everything. Targeting cyclists, drivers, companies, and the govt. Im trying..................its a big job.