Having watched a Sunlight lorry jump both stop lines, I thought that I'd just mention to him that he should really have stopped behind the first stop line. Especially as I'd got him jumping both lines on my helmet camera. If he hadn't told me to "Fuck Off", I'd have left it there, as it is, the email below is with Sunlight. Should I just leave it at this (I'm quite tempted to, I suspect the response from Sunlight may be quite tough, and if its not I can always pass it over then right?)
I had a chat with another lorry driver who had done the same thing closer to home, and he was really apologetic, and said he hadn't realised quite how important the advanced bike stop bits were to cyclists, and said he'd try to keep out of them in future. Top guy that one.
Dear Sirs,
I was very dissapointed by the behavior of one of your lorry drivers today. I am a cyclist, and as such am very aware that lorries have killed more cyclists in London this year then there have been servicemen killed in Afghanistan. The behavior of lorry drivers is therefore of great concern to me.
Today (24/05/2011) I watched one of your drivers (who was drving the lorry with the registration number MX06 NGJ) fail to stop at both the advanced cycle line and the main stop line heading south at the junction of Garrett Lane with Burntwood Lane). This was at around 15:33.
I used the cycle lane to the left hand side of the lorry to pull level with the cab and inform him that he had just jumped both stop lines. His response to this was to tell me to "Fuck Off".
I would like to know if this meets the normal standard of driving and courtesy that you expect from your drivers, and what training you provide them as to how they are expected to drive around cyclists, given the particuarly high level of threat that lorrys cause to cyclists.
I would also be interested to know what technological solutions your lorries are equipped with to help your drivers avoid accidents involving cyclists.
If you would like to have the video of the incident that I have, and the GPS track that shows the times that I was interacting with your driver let me know, and I will provide them.
Yours
Mr Drem
Is this going over the top? I don't want to aggravate the lorry drivers, but there are big problems on the route that I ride with cars and lorrys just ignoring the advanced stop lines.
I should also I suspect add that I'm a cyclist who is careful to not jump red lights, but I try not to judge those who do too harshly ;) (maybe give them a slightly hacky look as I overtake them later ;))
Having watched a Sunlight lorry jump both stop lines, I thought that I'd just mention to him that he should really have stopped behind the first stop line. Especially as I'd got him jumping both lines on my helmet camera. If he hadn't told me to "Fuck Off", I'd have left it there, as it is, the email below is with Sunlight. Should I just leave it at this (I'm quite tempted to, I suspect the response from Sunlight may be quite tough, and if its not I can always pass it over then right?)
I had a chat with another lorry driver who had done the same thing closer to home, and he was really apologetic, and said he hadn't realised quite how important the advanced bike stop bits were to cyclists, and said he'd try to keep out of them in future. Top guy that one.
Dear Sirs,
I was very dissapointed by the behavior of one of your lorry drivers today. I am a cyclist, and as such am very aware that lorries have killed more cyclists in London this year then there have been servicemen killed in Afghanistan. The behavior of lorry drivers is therefore of great concern to me.
Today (24/05/2011) I watched one of your drivers (who was drving the lorry with the registration number MX06 NGJ) fail to stop at both the advanced cycle line and the main stop line heading south at the junction of Garrett Lane with Burntwood Lane). This was at around 15:33.
I used the cycle lane to the left hand side of the lorry to pull level with the cab and inform him that he had just jumped both stop lines. His response to this was to tell me to "Fuck Off".
I would like to know if this meets the normal standard of driving and courtesy that you expect from your drivers, and what training you provide them as to how they are expected to drive around cyclists, given the particuarly high level of threat that lorrys cause to cyclists.
I would also be interested to know what technological solutions your lorries are equipped with to help your drivers avoid accidents involving cyclists.
If you would like to have the video of the incident that I have, and the GPS track that shows the times that I was interacting with your driver let me know, and I will provide them.
Yours
Mr Drem
Is this going over the top? I don't want to aggravate the lorry drivers, but there are big problems on the route that I ride with cars and lorrys just ignoring the advanced stop lines.
I should also I suspect add that I'm a cyclist who is careful to not jump red lights, but I try not to judge those who do too harshly ;) (maybe give them a slightly hacky look as I overtake them later ;))