I caught sight of these tags while in Angel, Islington recently. At first I thought how helpful to remind us to take care when we alongside large vehicles. But then I thought, why it is always down to the cyclist to take full responsibility for road safety and where are the tags that can go on the door handles of lorries and white vans! I know enough not to take risks going down the side of a large vehicles at the lights just before a left turn but I cannot stop the driver of a large vehicle who comes from behind at speed and then decides to turn or just wants to overtake at a narrow point because they think waiting 10 seconds for a a safer space or for me to pass the junction is too long.
Just don’t get me started.
The tags are by
Transport for London TFL and they have produced advice and a little video for cyclists on
lorry blind spots.
Comments
Perhaps there ought to be more checks on the quality of these HGVs and their drivers better yet that and limits on when and where they can go in our city.
Till then, to badly quote the words of that dictator: 'If you find yourself being shot, it will be entirely your own fault.'