London Banter - View Single Post

[email protected] · April 16th 09, 12:50 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Adrian) wrote:

gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

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.

That's still not the vehicle's fault, though.

Of course it is. A properly designed vehicle that gets too close to
vulnerable road users wouldn't drag them under its wheels and kill them!

--
Colin Rosenstiel