From the cab - a HGV drivers view

What **is **the desire here? To increase the number or cyclists overall, or to make it safer for those who would continue to cycle with the introduction of licensing (and potentially save the lives of those who would not)?

The desire is to increase cyclist safety and therefore cyclist numbers, therefore cyclist safety....you get the idea, it is self perpetuating to a degree. Licencing is not the answer.

I think much of the problem in London is that people **just don't realize **what the dangers are and how to avoid them, because they've never been educated. A scary number of cyclists you see on the road just haven't got a clue. So maybe CBT would make a difference? I reckon many of those people would listen if given the proper instruction.
And although it would decrease the up-take of cycling, I think that licensing would mostly filter out those who do not cycle regularly, which may also make an improvement; they tend to be the least experienced on the roads.

I don't know, these are just some brainthoughts. I'm not saying I'm for it. I'm sure it would mostly be used to catch RLJ's.

The Police cannot even effectively police unlicenced motor vehicles and motor vehicle drivers. This in itself is part of the problem we face. Policing cyclist licencing as well is simply unworkable, and will mean we will have to pay stealth taxes. I don't see why I should be forced to licence myself to pilot a self propelled vehicle.