Drivers trained not to kill.

On 5 Oct, 16:54, Doug wrote:
We have become used to cyclists being trained how not be killed on our
roads. Many schemes exist to try achieve this but without the
cooperation of their killers it would seem to be a little one-sided.
Until recently there was virtually no special training for their
potential killers, strange as it may seem. In the latest issue of
LCC's 'London Cyclist' however is an article.entitled 'Lorry drivers
go back to school', �about special training held in Lambeth.

An awareness session starts with a classroom discussion and then in
part two the drivers get on bikes, arranged by CTUK. At the moment
this only happens in Lambeth but it is hoped to extend the scheme to
other boroughs and also to Lambeth's 'essential car users' and then to
bus and lorry drivers. Who knows, it could become nationwide and
eventually lead to far fewer cyclists ending up dead on our roads and
pavements.

Blimey! A DougPost that says something sensible. Whatever next?

On 5 Oct, 19:54, BrianW wrote:
On 5 Oct, 16:54, Doug wrote:

We have become used to cyclists being trained how not be killed on our
roads. Many schemes exist to try achieve this but without the
cooperation of their killers it would seem to be a little one-sided.
Until recently there was virtually no special training for their
potential killers, strange as it may seem. In the latest issue of
LCC's 'London Cyclist' however is an article.entitled 'Lorry drivers
go back to school', about special training held in Lambeth.

An awareness session starts with a classroom discussion and then in
part two the drivers get on bikes, arranged by CTUK. At the moment
this only happens in Lambeth but it is hoped to extend the scheme to
other boroughs and also to Lambeth's 'essential car users' and then to
bus and lorry drivers. Who knows, it could become nationwide and
eventually lead to far fewer cyclists ending up dead on our roads and
pavements.

Blimey! *A DougPost that says something sensible. *Whatever next?

It probably wasn't really Doug. There's been a lot of nym-shifting
going on lately.

BrianW wrote:
On 5 Oct, 16:54, Doug wrote:
We have become used to cyclists being trained how not be killed on our
roads. Many schemes exist to try achieve this but without the
cooperation of their killers it would seem to be a little one-sided.
Until recently there was virtually no special training for their
potential killers, strange as it may seem. In the latest issue of
LCC's 'London Cyclist' however is an article.entitled 'Lorry drivers
go back to school', �about special training held in Lambeth.

An awareness session starts with a classroom discussion and then in
part two the drivers get on bikes, arranged by CTUK. At the moment
this only happens in Lambeth but it is hoped to extend the scheme to
other boroughs and also to Lambeth's 'essential car users' and then to
bus and lorry drivers. Who knows, it could become nationwide and
eventually lead to far fewer cyclists ending up dead on our roads and
pavements.

Blimey! A DougPost that says something sensible. Whatever next?

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

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Tony Dragon