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[email protected] · April 15th 09, 08:02 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Adrian) wrote:

gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

Lorries that have warning signs against cycles passing them on the
inside are admitting that they are not safe to be allowed on the
roads.

Does this apply to all warning signs, or just to those possessed by
people who you don't like?

No, just the ones that admit that the vehicles they are attached to
are too dangerous to mix with vulnerable road users.

There's nothing inherently "dangerous" about HGVs. They don't hide
behind traffic lights before jumping out to savage innocent cyclists.

They only pose a danger to those who don't think whilst around them.

Sorry, they are dangerous because they either don't have under-run
protection like other vehicles or it provides inadequate protection. I've
seen too many entirely innocent cyclists and pedestrians killed by them,
like one tourist pedestrian on the pavement on a gently curved junction
(so no excuse for mounting the kerb) in central Cambridge a year or two
back.

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Colin Rosenstiel