"Graculus" wrote in message
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Boris's latest mad-cap idea:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7998687.stm and other sources.

So, the idea is that this allows cyclists to move off before lorries and
thus not get trapped/killed when they move off and turn left. And it is
cited that 13 deaths occurred because of this. What they fail to say is
how many cyclists would be killed when they see the red light as a
proverbial "green light" to run the red without paying any attention to
what's approaching from their right and get subsequently hit by some other
vehicle crossing the junction on green. I'm sure they would be meant to
give way, blah blah blah, but would that happen in reality?

Quite barmy!

As "barmy" as the entire US road system where traffic can legally turn right
on a red.

It seems reasonable to me. Though if they restrict it to cyclists, the usual
whinging will come from the motoring lobby who get ****ed off when they
don't have equal rights to cyclists.

The answer is, get a bike. And STFU :-)