http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "London Cycle Safety Takes 'Big Step Forward' With New Rules To Make Lorries" en Mon, 18 May 2026 11:10:49 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15389#post-197739 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:02:29 +0000 chdot 197739@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>After new rules came into effect demanding that all heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) operating in London be fitted with certain safety equipment, campaigners elsewhere have questioned why the rules should not apply nationwide.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://road.cc/content/news/162826-calls-london-s-safer-lorries-scheme-be-applied-nationwide" rel="nofollow">http://road.cc/content/news/162826-calls-london-s-safer-lorries-scheme-be-applied-nationwide</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15389#post-197632 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:31:09 +0000 chdot 197632@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>London Cycle Safety Takes 'Big Step Forward' With New Rules To Make Lorries Less Dangerous</p> <p>London on Tuesday became the first UK city to ban lorries that do not have equipment to protect cyclists and pedestrians, as plans were also announced to limit where they can drive.</p> <p>All Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) over 3.5 tons must now be fitted with guards at the side to stop cyclists being dragged under their wheels. Of the eight cyclist deaths in London so far this year, seven involved HGVs, and between 2008 and 2012 they were involved in 53 percent of cyclist fatalities.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/01/new-safety-measures-to-improve_n_8070614.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/01/new-safety-measures-to-improve_n_8070614.html</a> </p>