Not sure if this has been posted, but here goes, he wants all LGV drivers to have a cycle test to be in the DCPC, this is not a wind up.Tin hat on, coat and taxi waiting by the door.!! 
Iād do 7 hours of training towards my DCPC on cycling on the proviso that cyclists did the same amount of training to see an opposite point of view.
How about making cyclists take a test?
i quite like his ban trucks from london period idea
Iām more surprised that a man whoād struggle to find his own arse with a mirror on a stick is even aware of a DCPC.
Luckily I donāt need a DCPC or a cycle test because Iād obviously fail it for riding the bike on the pavement to keep away from trucks and buses and cars. 
scotstrucker:
i quite like his ban trucks from london period idea
^^^^^^^^^ what he said 
waits for the inevitable comments about the length of my bungee cord and how far away London is from me 
Iāll do anything Boris asks, I think heās brilliant.
road danger from HGVs
From autumn 2010 through to spring 2011, we campaigned to make sure Mayor Boris Johnson, Transport for London and every borough council recognised the danger to London cyclists from lorries.
Lorries are involved in over half the cyclist fatalities in Greater London, even though they make up only 5% of the traffic.
Our five-point plan (see below) set out the measures necessary to reduce the danger to cyclists from lorries.
-Our campaign succeeded in persuading TfL to put lorry safety at the heart of its Cycle Safety Action Plan.
-In addition to that, all TfL lorry contractors now have to adhere to strict rules over training and lorry safety, meaning thousands more London lorry trips are safer for cyclists.
-We encouraged 10,000 Londoners to sign our petition calling for all council lorry drivers to receive on-bike cyclist-awareness training.
-Five councils have undertaken this kind of training (Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Lambeth and Southwark), but too little is being done in too few boroughs, which is why we launched our Safer Lorries for Safer Cycling campaign in 2012.
In addition to these measures, cyclists must be given the most accurate and up-to-date information on riding safely around lorries.
1.Introduce cyclist-awareness training for drivers
All lorry drivers should have on-bike cyclist-awareness training.
2.Compel drivers to take more responsibility
Enforcement authorities should recognise drivers are responsible for doing everything they can to reduce risks. Blaming a āblind spotā should be an admission of guilt.
3.Compulsory safety features for all London lorries
The best mirrors and cameras/sensors should be fitted as standard to every lorry in London. We opposed moves to allow longer lorries drive in the UK.
4.Higher standards from every lorry operator
Quality-assurance schemes such as Londonās Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) should be mandatory. Police must crack down on bad operators.
5.All procurement to be made responsible
Companies should only buy haulage services from reputable firms, and the public sector must take a lead in encouraging best practice and safe haulage.
shuttlespanker:
scotstrucker:
i quite like his ban trucks from london period idea^^^^^^^^^ what he said
waits for the inevitable comments about the length of my bungee cord and how far away London is from me
pmsl uāll be taken under ā ā ā ā ā ā there aint a cord long enough Rob . But gotta agree Londons a minefield now to drive or crawl through now
I did a proficiency test at primary school FFS. This prat has come a long way since being the clown on Have I got news for you.
Again, I canāt take this obvious āGeorge Dubbya Bushā type figure head seriously.
Heās merely a dopey face to show the āProlesā. The puppet masters that run the show must be ā ā ā ā ā ā ā themselves at getting away with it.
Bike test for a lorry driver. No.
IQ test in the ambulance for the ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā cyclist, or as I like to think of them, person on a bike.
When did āCyclistsā become so ā ā ā ā ā ā ā elite?
They didnāt. Itās merely politic at present to hold them up as virtuous citizens not churning out Co2 (you know, the stuff plants need to breathe). Once the āCyclistsā have served their purpose then the powers that be will turn on them.
Itās called divide and rule.
No"person on a bike" needs to be injured if only theyād leave their brain in when mounting their fearsome green machines.
End of ā ā ā ā ā ā ā story IMO.
I notice how its the truck drivers fault it couldnāt possible be the cyclist problem cause they think that big space we leave on the left is for them and not the trailer wheels they need to learn our blind spots and how much space we need so they can stay out of it which means alot less natural selection deaths
People should be competent in their own jobs/professions before telling others how to do theirsā¦
The man and his like are buffoons!
fredthered:
People should be competent in their own jobs/professions before telling others how to do theirsā¦
true!
The man and his like are buffoons!
but a clever buffoon ,he`s earning ,sorry getting ! a far bigger wedge than you and i.
So do most high class escorts in London. Iād rather not ā ā ā ā multiple ā ā ā ā ā to get into his position though. 
And whoās going to pay for all these things proposed?
Brian J:
2.Compel drivers to take more responsibility
Enforcement authorities should recognise drivers are responsible for doing everything they can to reduce risks. Blaming a āblind spotā should be an admission of guilt.
how can āblaming the blindspotā be an admission of guilt, by its very name it means an area that is NOT visible to the driver.
Iāve done the crossrail drivers induction which counts as 7 hours of cpc which is basically cycling awareness.
A lot of the problem is you have your ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā cyclists who are pretty good and are aware of danger but a lot more people who have jumped on the cycling bandwagon and people who hire a boris bike after not riding since there grifter when they were 14 are the ones who are a danger to themselves.
Donāt know how to implement it but perhaps offering awareness courses through bike shops etc for people buying bikes could help.
loopyjuice:
Brian J:
2.Compel drivers to take more responsibility
Enforcement authorities should recognise drivers are responsible for doing everything they can to reduce risks. Blaming a āblind spotā should be an admission of guilt.how can āblaming the blindspotā be an admission of guilt, by its very name it means an area that is NOT visible to the driver.
That ā ā ā ā ā ā me off too, it should be an admission of guilt for the cyclist not the driver
Goaty:
So do most high class escorts in London. Iād rather not ā ā ā ā multiple ā ā ā ā ā to get into his position though.
classic!