You and Yours - Radio 4, 13 Feb, noon ; cyclists and trucks
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deptfordmarmoset
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I'm not sure that you have the right day. The programme listing says this:
deptfordmarmoset
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Aha, the programme intro said that they'd be covering lorry safety in half an hour.
deptfordmarmoset
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If anybody is interested, the item came up after about 40 minutes.
When the explanation that some construction lorries are exempt from having side bars because they can snag on rough terrain and construction equipment on construction sites came up, I was left thinking:
How difficult or expensive would it be to fit something like a liftable skirt so that they're site-safe when it's up and road-safe when it's down? Neither difficult nor expensive, I'd wager. Where there's a will there's a way....
When the explanation that some construction lorries are exempt from having side bars because they can snag on rough terrain and construction equipment on construction sites came up, I was left thinking:
How difficult or expensive would it be to fit something like a liftable skirt so that they're site-safe when it's up and road-safe when it's down? Neither difficult nor expensive, I'd wager. Where there's a will there's a way....
Apologies for not updating. Whilst I personally found it interesting there wasn't anything earth shattering.
I don't know what the safety rails are but I could kind of guess from context.
More interesting, for me, was the first section on the haulage company that was investigating sensors and camera etc. They seemed to be taking the issue seriously. The sensors down the side of the truck seemed of particular practicality to me; basically, they detect movement down the left hand side of the truck and alert both the cyclist/pedestrian and the driver.
The haulage fed president (or whatever he was) was the model of diplomacy and wasn't going to be drawn into contentious areas. He gave a very reasoned and measured interview, as one would expect, and very much ran the 'shared responsibility' line.
All in all, worth a listen but nothing to get stirred up about.
I don't know what the safety rails are but I could kind of guess from context.
More interesting, for me, was the first section on the haulage company that was investigating sensors and camera etc. They seemed to be taking the issue seriously. The sensors down the side of the truck seemed of particular practicality to me; basically, they detect movement down the left hand side of the truck and alert both the cyclist/pedestrian and the driver.
The haulage fed president (or whatever he was) was the model of diplomacy and wasn't going to be drawn into contentious areas. He gave a very reasoned and measured interview, as one would expect, and very much ran the 'shared responsibility' line.
All in all, worth a listen but nothing to get stirred up about.
