Action Group Meeting - cycling deaths caused by lorries

I wont be able to attend unfortunately. But I would like to suggest an agenda item. Seperate bike lanes.

I've used them in Sweden and Germany and have heard they now have them in New York. They are great for slow or especially vulnerable cyclists (like children). For some reason the idea is not popular here and is usually dismissed.

no, seperate bike lanes = more aggression with motorised vehicle if you want to ride on the road instead of the bike lane nearby (I got more drivers shouted at me when I didn't take the terrible Bloomsbury cycle lane), drivers are less likely to expect a cyclists on the same road if there's a cycle lane nearby and consquencely don't look out for cyclists, cyclists also under the illusion that cycle lane is safe and therefore doesn't need to ride with caution like they do on the road, etc.

a cycle superhighway can work in my opinion (proper one, not a superfical one), but everyday street, no.

From Kate (Ktee):

This smacks me in the heart again, and again and again. Why is this happening?!? Why is the 'action' not working? There is no urgency, no importance, no priority, and no resources.

Thing is, we don't know if all the campaign actually working, while we have a terrible loss of 7 females who got crushed by HGV this years (and I cannot stress how unacceptable that loss is) the fatalities might've been twice that had the campaign never exist.

having says that, it doesn't mean we shouldn't carry on, keep it up, the more we advised people not to undertake truck, the more chance that there'll be less incident.