Safety of HGV Operations in London - Have Your Say

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Why are HGVs so often involved in accidents? How safe are scaffolder vehicles? What can be done to improve the situation?

Have your say on this important issue by completing an online survey, which should take no longer than 25-30 minutes.

The survey is open to anyone involved in HGV operations in London, including drivers (even if this isn't their main job role), managers, owners and clients who use HGVs as part of their business.

All completed surveys will be entered into a prize draw for £100 (12 available) or an iPad Air 2 (three available). In addition, a £2 charity donation will be made for each completed response (up to maximum of £1,500).

To take part – please register by visiting HGV operations registration survey. You will then be sent a link to the main survey.

The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has been asked by Transport for London (TfL) to improve the understanding of how HGV operations are carried out in London, and why this group of vehicles is currently over-represented in accidents.

HGVs, their drivers and operators are frequently in the news following involvement in accidents, particularly in London and particularly involving vulnerable road users.

TRL is conducting research with HGV owners, drivers and business leaders to learn first-hand the industry’s views, explore the challenges the industry faces, understand their role in road safety and finally seek views on what can be done to improve the safety of HGV operations for all road users.

Dr Shaun Helman from TRL said: “Everyone recognises the issues facing HGVs operating in large urban centres. They carry out important work delivering goods around the clock, without which our economy would suffer. The research explores how a culture of safety and mutual understanding can be developed to ensure the continuation of this important work as safely as possible”.
 
WTF is this offering prizes to complete a survey about the Safety of our roads

I wnt fill this in for this reason ,
As an operator if Gov.com send me a survey to fill in then I will ,
But to come onto a forume and offer sweets is a load of boll ocks
 
Philliosmaximus, I can arrange for a survey to be sent to you from a .gov.uk email address, please let me know if this would be of interest.
Thank you
Emma
 
How to make London's roads safer?

Easy just feck the cyclists off.
 
The problem I have with this is its another pointless money wasting exercise based upon the inherent risk of being alive, life by its nature is terminal but know one knows when their time is up and no amount of silly surveys will ever eliminate basic human errors that are the route cause of all accidents.

Of course living in this nanny state it seems nobody is allowed to die unless its due to extreme old age and even then there would have to be some sort of pointless enquiry.

To answer your question with regards to HGV (Yes I have a Licence) the main concern I have is with other road users who's lack of knowledge or understanding regarding the difficulties/blind spots etc that these vehicles have in confined spaces, instead of attempting to point the finger at vocational HGV drivers or scaffolding drivers maybe you'd be better educating other motorists and cyclists who tend to drive or ride completely oblivious to drivers of large vehicles.
 
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