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[email protected] · July 18th 10, 10:57 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Clive) wrote:

In message ,
writes
Why should vehicles that are a danger to other road users (pedestrians
as well as cyclists) be allowed on roads where they are found? Any
vehicle whose driver can't see its near side is in that category.
Pedestrians shouldn't be on the road in the first place, just like
cyclists shouldn't be on the pavement. Cyclists should know when
they are in the blind spot of a large vehicle, if the don't then
the road is not the place to be, hence they need to be trained.
Anyway, what counts is safety and if a question exists about your
safety on a bike then your obvious place is behind where you can't
be crushed between rear wheels and a guard rail.

Tell that to the pedestrian on the pavement when a Tesco lorry turning a
corner in Cambridge killed him, then!

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Colin Rosenstiel