Goods Vehicle Safety - What do you think of this idea?

Given that one of the factors in the problem is a perceived lack of awareness, or an perceived inability or unwillingness to take on certain information, is it really a constructive or valid approach to say fuck it, let 'em die? That suggests to me a failure in achieving a appropriate solution.

I think it just emphasises the point that there are already a range of measures being taken to address it and that as much as you'd like, you just can't help some people. As a cyclist it should be obvious that you're the bottom of the food chain and you should act like it, ie with a sense of awareness and knowledge of the risk involved. Thing with bikes is that it's like having kids, any numpty can do it. But saying that, I am well against any kind of registration or licensing for bikes as it totally contradicts the freedom of bikes. Bikes are awesome but a lot of people who ride them aren't.

Possibly the best thing would be to make it compulsory for all vehicles of a certain size to have the signs mentioned which warn cyclists of the dangers on them that are eye level for cyclists. Can't see that happening though.

I also think that perhaps this thread would be much shorter had master scoble posted one of his many pearls of wisdom.