Both the spokesmans comment and the edited/ altered comment are correct.
there needs to be training, awareness on both sides, AND, there needs to be enforcement of the rules for both sides equally.
Not having driven in London for quite a while now I was shocked when watching the TV programme on cyclists in London at the sheer number of them.
What was obvious was the almost total lack of any kind of deterrent for cyclists and the complacency by which they ignored the laws… and their own safety.
I also have concerns over the number of mirrors that are currently stipulated and the possiblilty of calls for even more, creating problems with increased blind spot obstruction for forward vision.
No matter how many aids a HGV driver has, he still has to make manouevres which can cause a problem for other road users, these other road users have to be aware of and allow for that.
Perhaps it is time for some kind of licencing and compulsory training for cycle users,along with some kind of registration system for indentification purposes.