Trixi mirrors to be installed at Lancashire’s cycling blackspots
£1m is being spent to slow alarming increase rate of cycling deaths and
injuries on the county's roads..
By Chris Marshall-Bell.
Lancashire, the county with the biggest rise in cycling-related
accidents, is installing Trixi mirrors at eight accident blackspots..
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100 riders were killed or seriously injured in 2013 on the county’s
roads, rising from 62 in 2012..
Lancashire County Council is therefore spending £1million to improve
safety for cyclists and to make drivers more aware of people on bikes..
Already there have been Trixi mirrors fitted to traffic lights at three
locations, with a further five set to be installed in the foreseeable
future. 96 were installed at major junctions in Greater Manchester
earlier this year..
Trixi mirrors are large, curved mirrors that are placed at the top of
traffic lights, more commonly on left-turns. They make it easier for
vehicle drivers to see cyclists who may otherwise be hidden to the
left..
The county’s roads hit the headlines in November 2012 when both Bradley
Wiggins and then British Cycling head coach Shane Sutton were involved
in accidents while riding their bikes in the region..
