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New initiative to improve cycle safety in London (UK) |
London is to trial on-street cycle safety mirrors in a bid to improve road safety for cyclists. The first Trixi (cycle safety) mirror to be trialed in a UK city has been installed on a traffic signal at a junction in Tooting. Trixi mirrors give drivers of large vehicles better visibility of cyclists at junctions, and 39 of them will be installed at traffic signals on London's roads for a six-month trial period. The mirrors aim to reduce the number of cyclists killed or seriously injured in collisions with Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV’s).
To help tackle the serious issue of collisions between cyclists and goods vehicles, TfL has already distributed 20,000 cycle safety lenses (known as Fresnel lenses) to freight companies operating in London and contacted 300 operators that have construction vehicles in their fleet, urging them to install side-bars or other safety devices on HGVs that are currently exempt.
Further detail on the Transport for London website.
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| New initiative to improve cycle safety in London (UK) |
| News Category: Initiatives Around Europe |
| Date Posted: 27/07/2010 |
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