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Designed to 'save' cyclists apparently...
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Posted 11 years ago #
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A cab with better visibility - that's a tiny welcome step.
Taking 6 axle juggernauts out of city centres? That might be a bit better for cyclists. A 44 tonne lorry driving over a cyclist is going to be lethal, whatever shape the cab is.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Precisely. And for once I've going to agree with Dave on something - the amount of money being spent on making the view from the cab better - why not invest that in putting cameras around the truck to eliminate all blind spots, with the benefit that that can be retrofitted to existing lorries as well...
Posted 11 years ago # -
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"For several years now, we are trying to convince the European Union to allow us more freedom. If we are allowed to build longer trucks, then we can realise the potential in aerodynamics and safety.""
Posted 11 years ago # -
coincidences:
I was blogging about related issues early this morning and saw the bbc story. http://deceasedcanine.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/things-i-dont-want-to-hear-politicians.html
And then, opened my papermail from the day before, to find a letter from the MEP I had contacted about the mega-trucks proposal, which certainly doesn't mention the redesign angle. and reiterates that member states can 'opt-out'. I think I shall have to email again with a link to the expert who says that it's basically inevitable that if they're allowed elsewhere, we'll eventually get them too.
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