Supermarket operator Sainsbury’s has come under heavy criticism on social media after it tweeted a response to a video showing one of its delivery lorries making an extremely close pass on a cyclist in which it said the driver had done nothing wrong since he had remained in his own lane.
The footage, taken in London on a camera mounted on the bike’s handlebars, shows the rider entering a non-mandatory cycle lane. As the cyclist reaches a pinch point created by a traffic island, the driver of the Sainsbury’s lorry overtakes, leaving inches to spare.
The video was originally uploaded to YouTube on 29 March by user CBL. It gained wider attention yesterday when a link to it was tweeted from the account @HackneyCyclist and caught the eye of Chris Boardman.
The British Cycling policy advisor, whose mother Carol was killed last year when she was hit by a pick-up truck while riding through a roundabout, then tweeted his reaction to Sainsbury’s initial response on Twitter.
Besides condemning the driver’s actions, Twitter users replying to Boardman’s tweet described Sainsbury’s response as “disgraceful” and “shameful.” Sainsbury’s has this morning said that the issue is being investigated.
Discussion of the incident on Twitter also focused on the inadequacy of the cycling infrastructure, with this tweet from James Hayden reflecting a view shared by many.
In 2015, Boardman teamed up with cycling journalist and author Carlton Reid and driving instructor Blaine Walsh for a video showing motorists how to pass cyclists safety, in line with instructions given in the Highway Code.
> Video: Chris Boardman demonstrating safe overtaking of cyclists
The previous year, at an event attended by then Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Sainsbury’s unveiled a new lorry to deliver to its outlets in London that it said incorporated features to improve cyclist safety.
> Sainsbury's unveils safer lorry as Boris Johnson launches consultation
But in June last year, BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine, who commutes by bike in London, said that large signs on the back of Sainsbury’s lorries warning cyclists not to pass the vehicle on the inside were responsible for “increasing general fear of cycling."
> Sainsbury's truck cyclist warning increases "fear of cycling"
It won’t have gone unnoticed that in this case, it was the actions of the driver, not the cyclist, that led to the rider being put in danger.
Done....
So the rotor will get hot enough to transfer heat to the hub body then to the spoke? ...
Yes; next question?
Not sorta thing I'd consider because i like to ride outside...but you could just stick a shit front wheel on?
Looks bang on
Ty for reposting older stories... not all of us have read them before
I suppose liver is cheaper than paint nowadays. But then it's M&S so probably ptarmigan liver.
OK, I have to ask. can you put a giant propeller on a Giant Propel?
Ashley Neal did a video on poor standards among driving instructors around Liverpool recently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZurmspspUSQ...
A.U.D.I. Another Unskilled Dickhead Inside.