8:54am Wednesday 10th March 2010
By Carl Brown
A PLAN to improve safety for cyclists has been published by the Mayor of London.
The Cycle Safety Action Plan aims to cut the number of deaths and serious injuries in the capital by half by 2010.
The plan will seek to identify "high risk" locations and put in measures to make them safer.
It also aims to support boroughs seeking to implement 20mph zones, develop and improve cycle lanes and work with town centre managers to reduce the number of freight vehicles on major cycle routes.
The plan will work alongside advertising campaigns aimed at improving safety between HGVs and cyclists.
Extra funding for training for cyclists will also be made available.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: "The arrival of spring in London is now accompanied by a glorious cornucopia of cyclists taking to the streets in a purposeful display of pedal power.
"I want each and every one of those people to be as safe as possible, and for thousands more to join them, which is why we are working in every conceivable way to give Londoners the road awareness, infrastructure, and statutory support to stay safe."
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