Of course, if you'd rather discuss these issues here, I'm not one to stop you, but it would be good to focus it in the work of the Action Group.
Please do join the SeeMeSaveMe group. This is a great discussion with loads of useful info. We need to capture it and use it.
Well said on this point below, totally agree. Kulveer Ranger and his special cycles for the poor wee girls cos they arent very confident... Eildih was hardcore, but careful, not at all reckless, and in front on the right!! Repeat - you are not safe on the right, nor in front.:
"But, more than anything else, the focus has to shift to i) the sheer volume of HGVs on urban thoroughfares, and ii) the lawless and reckless manner in which they're operated by drivers and their companies. These endless variants of the same article - what are the cyclists doing wrong? - only serve to reinforce the way (enforcement of) the law views operating motor vehicles as an inherently blameless activity."
Please do join the SeeMeSaveMe group. This is a great discussion with loads of useful info. We need to capture it and use it.
Well said on this point below, totally agree. Kulveer Ranger and his special cycles for the poor wee girls cos they arent very confident... Eildih was hardcore, but careful, not at all reckless, and in front on the right!! Repeat - you are not safe on the right, nor in front.:
"But, more than anything else, the focus has to shift to i) the sheer volume of HGVs on urban thoroughfares, and ii) the lawless and reckless manner in which they're operated by drivers and their companies. These endless variants of the same article - what are the cyclists doing wrong? - only serve to reinforce the way (enforcement of) the law views operating motor vehicles as an inherently blameless activity."