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by georgerobinson 4000 days ago
> Do you have a link for this? It seems hard to believe given how relatively low the numbers of those vehicles are

In 2013, HGVs were the cause of approx. 65% of all deaths of a cyclist (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25080427).

* 2010: 10 deaths, four involving HGVs

* 2011: 16 deaths, 12 involving HGVs

* 2012: 14 deaths, five involving HGVs

* 2013 so far: 14 deaths, nine involving HGVs

In fact, it looks like every cyclist death this year (up to 9th April) has been from a collision with a HGV (http://www.london24.com/news/cycling/london_cycle_deaths_201...).

I've not read the 2014 report from ROSPA, so I will take a look! Thanks for posting the link!