Almost two thirds of motorists believe enough is being done to keep cyclists safe on the roads – in spite of a wave of recent deaths – according to Motorpoint.
A web-based poll by the UK’s leading car supermarket has revealed 60.5% of drivers don’t believe they should change the way in which they drive even though six cyclists were killed in London over a two week period last month. Over 1,700 people participated in the survey on the company’s website –www.motorpoint.co.uk.
The unprecedented number of deaths in the capital recently led to over 1,000 cyclists staging a ‘Die-In’ on the road outside the Transport for London offices in early December. This coincided with the launch by the Metropolitan Police of Operation Safeway, which has seen traffic officers patrolling London’s busiest road junctions during rush hour in a bid to reduce the number of collisions between bikes and cars.
Mark Carpenter, Managing Director of Motorpoint, says: “We were a little surprised at the results of the survey given the high number of people who die or are injured every year in this country. Our poll highlights the need for greater debate about cars and cyclists and what more can be done to ensure they can co-exist safely on British roads both now and in the future.”
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