'Good for productivity, good for the environment, good for road safety' Conservative MP dismisses concerns over increased risk to cyclists and pedestrians after new law allows longer lorries on UK roads cycling
Tory MP and road minister Richard Holden has defended the UK Government’s plan to allow longer lorries on UK roads and dismissed concerns raised by campaigners that it could increase the risk to pedestrians and cyclists.
However, Holden claimed out that the safety wrinkles have been ironed out following the extended trial. He said: “That is exactly the reason we had such a long trial – 11 years to really kick the tyres on the safety element of it. “This has been front and centre in all of our thoughts while we have been doing this and is why we have had such a long trial. It is also why all the companies have been so supportive of it, because they have seen a positive impact on their safety record for their drivers on the ground.”
However, despite the figures claiming a 61 per cent decrease in personal injury incidents, DfT’s own data reveal that of 1,353 reported collisions involving a cyclist and an HGV driver in that period, 6.6 per cent resulted in a cyclist fatality, meaning that while the figure of 89 deaths is lower than the 301 cyclist fatalities involving a collision with the driver of a car , the percentage is far greater.
A spokesperson for the Newcastle Cycling Campaign said longer lorries “only increase the risk to people walking and cycling” and called on ministers to reverse recent cuts to active travel budgets.
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