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| London mayor plans lorry fines to protect cyclists | London mayor plans lorry fines to protect cyclists |
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| A cyclist died after a collision with an HGV in London on the day the city's mayor announced a scheme to make lorries safer for road users. | |
| A woman thought to be in her 30s was hit by a white Mercedes lorry on Thurlow Park Road near the junction of Gallery Road in West Dulwich, Scotland Yard said. Her next of kin have been informed but a formal identification has yet to be made. | A woman thought to be in her 30s was hit by a white Mercedes lorry on Thurlow Park Road near the junction of Gallery Road in West Dulwich, Scotland Yard said. Her next of kin have been informed but a formal identification has yet to be made. |
| Scotland Yard said the 40-year-old driver of the lorry stopped at the scene. He was arrested in connection with the collision and taken into custody at a south London police station. | Scotland Yard said the 40-year-old driver of the lorry stopped at the scene. He was arrested in connection with the collision and taken into custody at a south London police station. |
| Separately, the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announced a 12-week consultation to find out whether Londoners believe that lorries and HGVs should be fined if they are not fitted with basic safety equipment to protect cyclists. | Separately, the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announced a 12-week consultation to find out whether Londoners believe that lorries and HGVs should be fined if they are not fitted with basic safety equipment to protect cyclists. |
| The scheme is partly modelled on the city's successful low emission zone initiative. The fine could be up to £200, and the consultation will begin in early 2014. | The scheme is partly modelled on the city's successful low emission zone initiative. The fine could be up to £200, and the consultation will begin in early 2014. |
| Between 2008 and 2012 heavy goods vehicles were involved in 53% of London cyclist deaths despite making up only 4% of the traffic. Johnson said: "I have long been worried that a large number of cyclist deaths involve a relatively small number of problem lorries which are not fitted with safety equipment. | |
| "In my cycling vision in March, I said that no lorry should be allowed in London unless it is fitted with equipment to protect cyclists. After a lot of work behind the scenes, we have today taken the first steps to make this a reality." | "In my cycling vision in March, I said that no lorry should be allowed in London unless it is fitted with equipment to protect cyclists. After a lot of work behind the scenes, we have today taken the first steps to make this a reality." |
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