Transport for London is pushing for a trial of new eye-level traffic lights that they say will save the lives of cyclists in the capital.
The Dutch-style lights could be programmed to give cyclists a head start at busy junctions, similar to the Bow roundabout that was redesigned following multiple accidents.
Nine cyclists have died in London so far this year.
Managing director for surface transport Leon Daniels told the Evening Standard that consultation with the Department for Transport was required as use of the lights would require legislation.
“We’ve recently held early meetings with the Department for Transport to explore options for new traffic signals which we believe will make cycling safer," he said.
In a letter to Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrats in the London Assembly, Mr Daniels added: “If approval of an on-street trial cannot be granted before 2014, TfL will look to carrying out off-street trials instead.”
Ms Pidgeon, who has been campaigning for cycle safety measures, said: “The Department for Transport must allow TfL to catch up with best international practice.”
The lights are used on the Continent, in countries including the Netherlands, Germany and Spain.
It is believed that it could speed up the journeys of riders, making them less likely to put themselves in harm's way by running red lights.
Gerhard Weiss of the London Cycling Campaign said: “This would be a good idea but it must be led by demand. We wouldn’t want putting signals everywhere to be seen as a solution to the safe cycling problem. It’s not quite as simple as that.”
I'm not so sure. Something seems to turn perfectly reasonable humans into raving lunatics when they get behind the steering wheel.
The FAQ says if you have a faulty crank with 3rd party power meter they will pay a rebate. No mention of how much that will be but I guess good...
Being a fellow cyclist, being hardcore before it was cool. A cycling commuter back to the 70s.
A voice of sanity....
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Good! They're turning on their spiritual siblings now! Perhaps they'll drive themselves extinct
Chapeau (or is it Fedora, or RHEL?)! Best of the day - I bet you'd have received more but for 504 Gateway Timeout...
It is a sad day for this country when you can't peer into another man's castle. I blame the EU.
Buffer zone!? That isn't wide enough to do anything, except perhaps buffer the passengers when they are hit by passing cyclists.
Hey! He understands. Just because he's the richest PM ever doesn't mean he doesn't understand what it's like to be poor.