Action Group Meeting - cycling deaths caused by lorries

For sure, some of the deaths and injuries were the result of left turns by the lorries. But by no means all.

Hmmm, I think we need to bear this in mind, and find out all the possible ways in which a lorry might kill someone. Left turns are a huge danger, to be sure, but until the meeting the other night, I didn't know that some deaths have involved right turns or something else.

Well, having said that, on the morning of the meeting, I saw a cyclist hit by a lorry (THANKFULLY she was ok - my heart was in my mouth) when it sped through a red light a few seconds after hers had changed to green (she was coming out a junction to its left). Needless to say, I have reported it to the police, and am chasing the fleet manager of the company.

I'm sure one group or other will already be considering this, but presumably we need to put a lot of thought and research into all the myriad and different ways a lorry poses a threat to cyclists. Until this week, I thought I was keeping myself safe by always sticking to the right side of lorries. Clearly I'm not. :(