"cyclists stay back" stickers, tfl

[stowie]

In the last two days I have had an absolute nobber of a bus driver overtake me and push me towards some parked cars - then stop yards down the road for a bus stop and a cock-womble of a tipper truck driver overtake me on a corner where he then started to pull in on me and force me to take evasive action. He then rumbled across a zebra crossing whilst people were starting to cross, and the net result of all of this was sitting a bit longer at the red lights yards down the road. Both had "cyclist stay back stickers". I think the best use for these stickers are to force feed them to these idiots until they learn how not to drive like f*ckw*ts.

 

[glenn forger]

 

[glasgowcyclist]

That's a very strange sign. Does it mean all cyclists are invisible to the driver, even when ahead of him?

GC

 

[Origamist]

Good news From LFGSS:


"We met TfL who agreed to
1. Ask FORS to remove stickers from small vehicles
2. Remove stickers from buses until a new wording is agreed
3. Write to other fleet owners requesting they remove stickers
4. Agree new wording for stickers on large lorries and buses.
5. Issue guidance with the new stickers on their use
6. Create a tfl web page with advice about the stickers

We have also recommended some different wording to TFLs marketing people.
Anything else Charlie?"

http://www.lfgss.com/thread129053.html

 

[Ganymede]

Good news From LFGSS:


"We met TfL who agreed to
1. Ask FORS to remove stickers from small vehicles
2. Remove stickers from buses until a new wording is agreed
3. Write to other fleet owners requesting they remove stickers
4. Agree new wording for stickers on large lorries and buses.
5. Issue guidance with the new stickers on their use
6. Create a tfl web page with advice about the stickers

We have also recommended some different wording to TFLs marketing people.
Anything else Charlie?"

http://www.lfgss.com/thread129053.html

That is BRILLIANT. Action and collaboration. Good.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I did ask, you can guess the rest.

'Love is the drug' is now stuck in my head, thanks.

GC

 

[hatler]

Good news From LFGSS:


"We met TfL who agreed to
1. Ask FORS to remove stickers from small vehicles
2. Remove stickers from buses until a new wording is agreed
3. Write to other fleet owners requesting they remove stickers
4. Agree new wording for stickers on large lorries and buses.
5. Issue guidance with the new stickers on their use
6. Create a tfl web page with advice about the stickers

We have also recommended some different wording to TFLs marketing people.
Anything else Charlie?"

http://www.lfgss.com/thread129053.html

Very cool. Thanks to whoever worked this one.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Good news From LFGSS:


"We met TfL who agreed to
1. Ask FORS to remove stickers from small vehicles
2. Remove stickers from buses until a new wording is agreed
3. Write to other fleet owners requesting they remove stickers
4. Agree new wording for stickers on large lorries and buses.
5. Issue guidance with the new stickers on their use
6. Create a tfl web page with advice about the stickers

We have also recommended some different wording to TFLs marketing people.
Anything else Charlie?"

http://www.lfgss.com/thread129053.html

Bang on!

You've earned one of these:

GC

 

[gambatte]

I think we need to calm down and recognise that some people are more practical, some more artisitic. All these stickers do is try to warn cyclists of potential dangers that lay ahead. In relation to different personalities in vehicles, those that have been proven to be not the best driver could be identified by a sticker. This could be applied by passing cyclists, who’ve witnessed errant driving behaviour.

I’d suggest we go with the term, ‘car user not technical’. This may be too big for a sticker to be legible, so I suggest we go with the acronym?

 

[glenn forger]

Cyclists stay back because this guy is on his mobile phone...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Kangoo Van is my favourite bearer of said sticker.

Cyclists... stay back... this vehicle is defective and badly driven.

 

[vickster]

Blog on LCC site http://lcc.org.uk/articles/transport-for-london-says-cyclists-stay-back-stickers-to-go

 

[bikemagpie]

The bits from the inquest in quotes don't seem to mention the sticker, that's the journalist. The bits in quotes talks about the cyclist 'most likely' jumpng the red light which contributed to the death.

That seems very harsh, just assuming the cyclist is at fault.

 

[Markymark]

That seems very harsh, just assuming the cyclist is at fault.

I didn't. That was the coroner's verdict not mine.

 

[Davidsw8]

New to this thread but I think the stickers are ok and when you see them they highlight that particular thought in your head. However, that thought is usually there anyway if I'm behind a large vehicle and it is a bit like having a sticker on a traffic light saying 'Stop at red'.

So, I'd say they're not a bad thing by any means but it is worrying that people need telling...