Posts tagged with ‘safety’

European Parliament votes for safer lorries

The European Parliament has voted to reduce the blind spot on lorries – but action could still be four years away. MEPs voted this morning to adopt new standards first…

End-to-Enders to be signed past Telford

New cycle route signs are being erected around Telford to guide Land’s End to John O’Groats cyclists away from a lethal road. The A442 dual carriageway became notorious in 2010…

72% of construction lorries in London crackdown were unsafe

The crackdown on lorries that endanger London’s cyclists is to be extended, following a successful six-month trial. Meanwhile, the London Cycling Campaign is stepping up its campaign to improve HGV…

“Bikes at 2 o’clock”! London buses fitted with radar

Cyclist-detecting radar equipment is to be trialled on London’s buses – and if it proves successful, it could be fitted to all 8,700 in the fleet. Optical and radar-based detection…

Oxford roundabout scheme “still not good enough”

Revised plans to rebuild an Oxford city roundabout with ‘Cycling City’ money have failed to win over local cycle campaigners. The Plain, by Magdalen Bridge, is one of the busiest…