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Reference:
2011/3909
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Question by:
John Biggs
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Meeting date:
14 December 2011
A large number of the cyclists who have been fatally and seriously injured in London this year are a result of a collision with a particular subset of trucks, such as cement lorries or tipper trucks or skip lorries. Would you support the idea of looking at whether the various Codes of Construction Practice could be extended to move away from payment by the load/journey, which can pressure drivers to maximise the number of journeys they make and can creates the sort of hurried driving environment in which safety for vulnerable road users can be compromised?