As a cyclist... this is a great initiative.
As a lorry driver... it’s yet another way to persecute professional drivers.
Overtaking cyclists in central London is pretty pointless, and I don’t tend to bother unless it’s a particularly wide road.
Dealing safely with cyclists at junctions is very stressful, as soon as you swing wide to make a tight turn, lemmings dive up the inside. Mopeds too, motorbikers tend to keep clear or already be gone. And the odd smart car or mini cab will have a go too!
I’d like to see a greater focus on speed, specifically the lack of it. The best part of driving an artic through central London is that all the rage filled drivers who are exploding as you crawl around a nasty turn are 55ft and 44tons away
City driving should be trained much better than it is.
I’d also like to see the lorry ban reversed. Instead of forcing lorries to work in the daytime, when everyone else is working, swap it over to limit daytime to urban HGVs and allow nighttime access for heavies.