Some lorries could be banned from London because of danger to cyclists.

peter_the_piper

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37515940

could get interesting.

Throbbe

peter_the_piper wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37515940

could get interesting.

Not much more than a continuation of this really - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31161801


With the timescales involved I wouldn't expect a massive impact on the industry, and hard to fault improvements in safety.

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peter_the_piper wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37515940

could get interesting.

It will if every lorry gets replaced by ten Transit vans.

Johno100

jack_pott wrote: »

It will if every lorry gets replaced by ten Transit vans.

Or 50 of these.

Mids_Costcutter

Thanks for mentioning cargo bikes: actually they're being used more and more in towns and cities across the UK. They're especially useful for the the 'last mile' deliveries to our doors of the many smaller packages containing items that we buy online. More info. in this article:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/jun/10/why-cargo-bike-deliveries-are-taking-over-the-uks-cities

thescouselander

Johno100 wrote: »

Or 50 of these.

LoL how heavy is that exactly? It looks nearly as heavy as a small car and that's before anything has been put in it. I don't think I'd like to try and ride that up a hill.

Sicard

Anything that will cut deaths of cyclists has got to be a good thing.

Norman_Castle

Some lorries could be banned from London because of danger to cyclists and pedestrians.


"In the past two years HGVs were involved in 23% of pedestrian fatalities and 58% of cyclist deaths in London, despite accounting for just 4% of the miles driven in the city, the mayor's office said."

An Eddie Stobart stopped suddenly after presumably noticing me heading for a crossing recently. I usually thank drivers for stopping. To see the driver I had to walk on the far edge of the crossing and could see him leaning foreward to see me. Bigger windows would make lorries much safer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYo3kORaXAo

Nasqueron

thescouselander wrote: »

LoL how heavy is that exactly? It looks nearly as heavy as a small car and that's before anything has been put in it. I don't think I'd like to try and ride that up a hill.

Inner cities like London are fairly flat, certainly not massive long hills so last mile or even last 5 miles if you have a depot outside the city isn't a bad idea. Same sort of thing as Deliveroo with those massive bags they carry

dacouch

thescouselander wrote: »

LoL how heavy is that exactly? It looks nearly as heavy as a small car and that's before anything has been put in it. I don't think I'd like to try and ride that up a hill.

As another poster has mentioned, Central London is very flat.

Many of these types of bikes also have electric motors

Gloomendoom

Laurie_Sicard-Askey wrote: »

Anything that will cut deaths of cyclists has got to be a good thing.

Banning cycling would cut deaths of cyclists pretty effectively.

A good thing?