Police spotting (junction watch)

have noticed a pattern,

somebody dies on a bicycle -> press coverage -> police attend major junctions

(by sight at the Goswell Road / City Road LCN-R8 crossing)

Londonist references a couple of related articles with very different angles,

LBC: Police Targeting Cyclists Who Break The Law

The Met's Safer Transport Command were pulling over people who jump red lights or who aren't wearing a helmet.

LBC 97.3's Tom Swarbrick was with them and reports: "In three areas around Central London with more than 50 officers on patrol, the Met's Safer Transport Command are stopping those cyclists who aren't taking safety seriously.

"As well as being educated on road safety, these cyclists can also be issued with a £50 fine if they are found to not comply with minimum safety requirements."

Police were stopping around one cyclist per minute at the three key junctions in central London, including Vauxhall Bridge Road, where a woman was involved in a collision with a bus last week.

Chief-Superintendent Glyn Jones, who is in charge of the operation, told us: "If you're going to cycle in London, wear a helmet, wear high-vis, make sure your bike has the right lights, don't wear headphones and obey the rules of the road.

"That way you will be a lot safer."

Cyclists who were seen not wearing a helmet were educated by police on the safety benefits of wearing one, but were not issued with a fine as this is not a requirement by law.

As well as cyclists, 20 HGVs were stopped and 60 offences were found to be committed, including vehicles in dangerous condition and drivers who had been working too long.

which - in contrast - is the focus of the Evening Standard article,

HGV drivers caught in bike safety operation

More than half of the lorry drivers stopped by police in a cycle safety operation this morning were found to be breaking HGV safety rules.

Police stopped 20 heavy goods vehicles at a checkpoint on Vauxhall Bridge and found offences relating to 10 lorries or their drivers.

Officers are investigating suspected irregularities with five more lorries. Only five were satisfactory.

Police said they identified 60 offences — the vast majority concerning drivers exceeding the limits on the time they are allowed to drive.

Two lorries were found to be dangerous, one with a serious tyre defect that left it in danger of bursting.

.. Sergeant Richard Golding, of the Met’s Traffic Command, said: “The two biggest HGV offences are drivers’ hours and how long they go without a break.

“We stopped one Belgian man who had driven 10 hours without stopping at one point, which obviously makes him tired and is very dangerous.”

Lorry drivers can drive for a maximum of nine hours a day and have to take a 45-minute break every four and a half hours.

More than 100 cyclists were also stopped in today’s operation and given advice or warnings for issues such as not wearing helmets or using headphones while cycling.

Chief Superintendent Glyn Jones, of Traffic Command, said: “The advantage of stopping both cyclists and lorry drivers in sight of one another is that quite often when you stop one, they complain the other hasn’t been stopped and vice versa. If we can target this effort during the rush hour, it will help things a lot as this is when the majority of cyclists are killed.”