More MEPs from UK than any other country voted against EU safer lorry proposals
More MEPs from the UK than any other country voted on Tuesday against adopting new rules on lorry design partly aimed at making them safer for cyclists and pedestrians, road.cc can reveal. Among the 12...
View ArticleBereaved parents tell government not hesitate in implementing EU lorry law
The mother of Eilidh Cairns, who was killed in London by an HGV, was among a number of bereaved parents who have called on the British Government to adopt safer lorries laws approved by the European...
View ArticleTransport and safety experts demand EU go-ahead for safer lorry designs
Safety organisations have sent a joint letter to the Transport Minister demanding progress on a law which would allow safer EU lorry design. France and Sweden are looking to have the legislation...
View ArticleGovernment raises speed limit for lorries on dual carriageways
Lorries will be allowed to travel at 60mph on dual carriageways instead of the current speed limit of 50mph under plans revealed by the Department for Transport (DfT) last week. The news comes four...
View ArticleLorry drivers the best road users, cyclists the worst, says haulage firm boss
The director of a Devon-based haulage business claims lorry drivers are “the best users of the road – cyclists are the worst." But in 2001, more than 20 of his firm’s drivers were fined after admitting...
View ArticleNew HGV downlighters could illuminate blind spots for cyclists
A downlighter system for trucks that could tell cyclists where they aren’t visible has been approved by the Vehicle Certification Agency.The system of downward facing lights that illuminate the ground...
View ArticlePoorly designed infrastructure in Swansea 'an accident waiting to happen' say...
Hauliers have complained that a cycle route for students going to and from Swansea University's new Bay Campus is poorly designed and “an accident waiting to happen”.32-tonne lorries travel from Fabian...
View Article600 Cambridge HGV drivers take attitude-changing course
More than 600 lorry drivers have been on a cyclist awareness course in Cambridge, with both theoretical and practical testing.The Safe Urban Driving course, first developed by Transport for London,...
View ArticleCampaigners call for early ban on dangerous HGVs
London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, should bring forward a ban on London’s most dangerous lorries, following the death of the third cyclist in an HGV collision this year, say campaigners.Earlier this year...
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"In her name hundreds of lives will be saved": Cyclist safety cited as...
A campaigner has spoken of her pride that a new road safety law is set to be introduced in 29 countries, including the United Kingdom, which will see heavy-goods vehicles designed with larger windows...
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