Cycle campaigning

We both have differant opinions and could argue the toss for ages, I just wanted to point out the fact that yes lorries are problamatic in cities, but there is a lot more to it than just taking them off the roads, as someof the members on here seem to think. I thi nk the matter should just be left alone now.

Tom, in the rider down thread, you said that the lorry was your fathers.

My dad is the owner of that lorry

Perhaps you could let us know what saftey measures have been installed on this lorry in particular, and on others in the fleet that it's part of?

Cemex in particular are, I believe, leading on this with their lorrys being fitted with safety devices to help their drivers avoid incidents.

All 417 vehicles are fitted with rear signage on the nearside corner, and additional nearside mirrors, which aid visibility all around the vehicle. Proximity sensors and under run safety bars, where appropriate, are also being added (from BikeRadar news)

http://www.cemex.co.uk/ac/ac_pr_20101125.asp certainly makes it sound like they would be helpful in sharing their knowledge with other lorry owners if asked.