From the cab - a HGV drivers view

I understand this, but at the moment there is not a large enough number of cyclists in London to warrant any significant safety benefits, as it does in say, Copenhagen.
I also think that because we are sharing the same space, the cyclist/vehicle interaction at the moment is awkward and conflicting, partly because a large number of cyclists are not aware of how to properly ride within it. Without addressing this, I can't see how adding yet more cyclists to the equation is going to make things any safer. Unless of course we can reach the point where there are so many of us, cyclists are considered an equal presence on the road.

Well, things are way safer than they were 15 years ago, when there were a lot less cyclists on the road. The frustrating thing is that apart from HGV collisions (which are very slightly up), cyclist fatalities are down significantly, by almost half. One cannot be sure, but I would say that this is partly because there are more cyclists, but partly because money was spent on making the roads safer under Ken.