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Right... sure... Eilidh Cairns death, the driver had incorrectly adjusted mirrors, failed an eye test, overtook the cyclist in a road not wide enough to do so

by buro9 11y ago

Right... sure... Eilidh Cairns death, the driver had incorrectly adjusted mirrors, failed an eye test, overtook the cyclist in a road not wide enough to do so [1] Prominent artist death, the junction is badly designed and was on a blacklist but funds not allocated, the junction forced HGV drivers to watch the wrong side of their vehicle, leaving them blind to cyclists... in this case the truck drove over the cyclist without even seeing her [2] Another junction in which 2 (two) cyclists died in a month due to the confusing design and narrow spaces [3] Cyclist killed after driver is on the phone [4] HGV Driver jailed for killing a cyclist after previously being banned from driving 5 times [5] This was the first page of hits for "HGV cyclist death" that I found. And there's an elephant somewhere? It's far more likely to be junction design, unenforced laws on driver behaviour, and a very very low standard applied by HGV contractors for their drivers. [1] http://www.roadjustice.org.uk/case-study/driver-lorry-which-killed-eilidh-cairns-fined-%C2%A3200-defective-eyesight-5209 http://www.roadjustice.org.uk/case-study/driver-lorry-which-... [2] http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/woman-cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-by-lorry-on-lambeth-bridge-10164447.html http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/woman-cyclist-dies-aft... [3] http://road.cc/content/news/133336-second-serious-cyclist-crash-year-ludgate-circus-sparks-demands-action http://road.cc/content/news/133336-second-serious-cyclist-cr... [4] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-32999770 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-32999770 [5] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3082792/Lawless-selfish-lorry-driver-banned-road-five-times-jailed-crushing-cyclist-death-ignoring-red-light.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3082792/Lawless-self... Edit: I fell for the new troll account. I apologise to HN, but I bit before I realised it was a troll account and the overwhelming evidence is the opposite of what was claimed.

SafetyFirst 11y ago
"It's true that some accidents are caused by cyclist's own poor judgement and more must be done to educate cyclists about the risks of pulling up into the blind spots of large vehicles. We are planning a campaign to raise awareness of these risks, and we are working closely with TFL to erect warning signs at accident blackspots to discourage cyclists from putting themselves at risk," said no cycling safety campaigner EVER. Just because I don't agree with the line that all cyclists are angels and drivers should jump out of their way doesn't make me a troll and I set up a throw-away account because I don't much fancy getting targeted by an online lynch-mob.

by buro9 11y ago

SafetyFirst 11y ago

"It's true that some accidents are caused by cyclist's own poor judgement and more must be done to educate cyclists about the risks of pulling up into the blind spots of large vehicles. We are planning a campaign to raise awareness of these risks, and we are working closely with TFL to erect warning signs at accident blackspots to discourage cyclists from putting themselves at risk," said no cycling safety campaigner EVER. Just because I don't agree with the line that all cyclists are angels and drivers should jump out of their way doesn't make me a troll and I set up a throw-away account because I don't much fancy getting targeted by an online lynch-mob.