44 tonne lorries and towns don't mix (part 1 of 2)

Why lorries can be exceptionally dangerous for cyclists

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[jessgudgeon]

so your telling me that drives who spend years gaining experiance in all kinds of situation and are the most trained and tested drivers on the road are at fault ? sure its not the person on a 2 wheeled tin can with no road training at all and who has no idear about rules of the road ? go fuck ya selfs ps when you pay road tax and insurence on your bike then you can have a say about what happens on the road muvvvvvvva fuuuucker *middle finger up*

[paul dewar]

its fcuking obvious if we are bigger than you .use your brain ?? give us room and dont cut us up .not many of you would be willing to be away from home 4or5nights at a time .in a cab ,you never complian wen you buy the goods we delivered ???? morans

[Thatcher82]

Seen some very ignorant comments. Paying road fund tax does not give drivers the right to drive without due care and attention. The subject behind the making of this film was a relative who was killed by a RHD vehicle (from the continent) and the driver, who was lost driving around Tower Hamlets, just rode over her. May she rest in peace.

[joanne mcguire]

Comical how idiots who've more than likely NEVER been in a lorry criticize what they know SHIT about!

Different ball game when "cyclists" ride on the pavement and terrorise pedestrians....one rule for twats on bikes is it? TOSSER

[rockinbillyboy]

Cyclists should be made to drive WITH the traffic in towns and cities, and not undertaking large vehicles....it is against the law to undertake for any other road traffic, so why not for cyclists?

After all, they always cry "we are allowed on these roads too you know"....well start using some common sense when using the roads...and stay within the law!!

Don't always blame the truck drivers for cyclists' ignorance!!!

[rockinbillyboy]

Why on earth can't there be more guidelines and laws for cyclists?...such as "do not undertake any vehicles at junctions or traffic lights"....why can't these cyclists be made to stay BEHIND the lorries? and NOT beside the lorrie cab at junctions?

I am sure there many people reading this now, who have been frustrated by cyclists riding between vehicles to reach the front of the queue at lights, and do this at every set of lights on that journey!!

[Kokoots]

More anti truck properganda from ignorant people.. Underrun side guards are not required on container and tipping trailers. It's not the operators ignoring the rules! Otherwise they would not pass the MOT! Get your facts right FFS!

[cgd27]

fuck you you twats with trucks you get nothing remember if you bought it a trucker brought it

[MrButters1983]

it drives me mad the slagging lorries and there drivers get , i d a cyclist hanging onto back of my trailer and if i d not seen him and he got hurt i d have being in the shit while nothing said to fella on the bike

[spinaway]

sorry i thought you were against Trucks, ive been driving an artic for 32 years without a single accident, people would soon change there minds about trucks with 3400 transit vans for every 1000 trucks, average truck driver earns £24000 per year, x 1000 = £2.4000000, transit van driver not sure say £13000 x3400 = £4.4200000 theres a bit of a difference.

[spinaway]

How could you pay 34 drivers to do the work of one, we wouldnt be able to afford to go shopping.

[spinaway]

approx 34 transit vans to replace one articulated truck who pays for the drivers?