tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post3468440356492262350..comments2024-03-19T10:54:26.547+00:00Comments on Real cycling: New views: Trixi mirrors on CS7Rob Ainsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-12171860091375458062012-11-08T18:21:48.466+00:002012-11-08T18:21:48.466+00:00Trixi wasn't killed and she's German, not ...Trixi wasn't killed and she's German, not Swiss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-10972522148337075772010-07-31T07:21:51.947+01:002010-07-31T07:21:51.947+01:00Jamie, there's a reason they're called sup...Jamie, there's a reason they're called superficial highways...Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-86908576523805918542010-07-30T16:57:30.605+01:002010-07-30T16:57:30.605+01:00By the way I am surprised at the fact that parking...By the way I am surprised at the fact that parking cars is permissible in the bike superhighway. <br />Surely this is not going to be the case permanently??<br />Did nobody think about this? or are they all goons??jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-46558847083678367882010-07-30T09:46:35.637+01:002010-07-30T09:46:35.637+01:00Nice, thanks. Presumably they depend on the truck ...Nice, thanks. Presumably they depend on the truck stopping in exactly the right spot? hopefully not in the ASL.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-39845571778310162112010-07-29T22:00:05.506+01:002010-07-29T22:00:05.506+01:00Hope they work. Cars already have mirrors and good...Hope they work. Cars already have mirrors and good visibilty but if the driver doesn't look then they're not much use, as I found out by being thrown over the bonnet of a car that overtook and turned left on me and also being thrown across the pavement by a taxi that suddenly decided to pull over without looking to his side.<br /><br />I hope drivers of LGVs do look at these mirrors and that they work.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581337521891618679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-84275915316732909322010-07-29T10:44:39.270+01:002010-07-29T10:44:39.270+01:00I had no idea that's where the name came from....I had no idea that's where the name came from. I like them even more now.<br /><br />Now we just need something to stop lorries rolling over. Training wheels, perhaps? They'd stick out and stop people undertaking, but then again they'd effectively sweep people out of cycle lanes too. Hmm. More thought required.Mikehttp://www.chthonicionic.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-24397346268379830502010-07-29T09:16:10.007+01:002010-07-29T09:16:10.007+01:00I agree Adam, but I think this is more reliable......I agree Adam, but I think this is more reliable...<br />This is a sensible idea.jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-21285834141004336652010-07-29T09:03:33.750+01:002010-07-29T09:03:33.750+01:00For all our sakes I hope they are a success. But ...For all our sakes I hope they are a success. But I'm curious about the logic here. The risk of killing a cyclist and prevention of that risk rests with the driver and owner of the lorry. If the lorry is fitted with the full standard mirrors and sensors (£250 per truck) then the risk is reduced, but at a cost to the owner. The mirrors come out of our taxes. Shouldn't the cost burden be borne by the lorry owners, not us?<br /><br />AdamAdamhttp://www.welhatcycling.org.uknoreply@blogger.com