New Highway Code Rules
Following review, the Highway Code has introduced a risk-based hierarchy of road users, which ultimately aims to improve the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and horse riders, by giving drivers the responsibility of keeping these road users safe when they are using the highway. Statistically, the road users who are most likely to be injured in […]
Read More New Highway Code RulesThe Invisible Cyclist
You’d think that things we see infrequently would be the things that would grab our attention, wouldn’t you? You might think that – but it isn’t true. Things we see infrequently are the things we most often miss – that’s why airport baggage screeners often miss guns and doctors often miss tumours on X-rays. […]
Read More The Invisible CyclistHGVs without safety equipment to be banned from London
Story from FORS The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils have given the go-ahead for a London-wide ban on any lorry not fitted with safety equipment to protect cyclists and pedestrians. The scheme, which received 90 per cent support via a public consultation, will require vehicles of more than […]
Read More HGVs without safety equipment to be banned from LondonThe Invisible Cyclist
You’d think that things we see infrequency would be the things that would grab our attention, wouldn’t you? You might think it – but it isn’t true. Things we see infrequently are the things we most often miss – that’s why airport baggage screeners often miss guns and doctors often miss tumours on X-rays. It’s […]
Read More The Invisible CyclistCyclists and HGVs – Hazard awareness
With the recent news reports on the amount of deaths on London’s roads of cyclists, it seems that we all need to remind ourselves of the dangers of both being a cyclist and being a motorist. 5 deaths in 9 days is a terrible figure and is a stark warning to us all that we […]
Read More Cyclists and HGVs – Hazard awareness