Lorry and bus drivers working for Lambeth council are to be sent on special training sessions in cycling road safety.

Drivers of refuse vehicles, school buses and other HGVs at the London borough council will undergo classroom and practical on-road cycle training to highlight the dangers posed to cyclists caught up in lorries’ blind spots. Signs on the back of Lambeth’s fleet of vehicles are also being installed, warning cyclists of the dangers of cycling inside a lorry or bus.

Cllr Sally Prentice, Lambeth’s cabinet member for environment, said: ‘We hope other organisations which employ HGV drivers follow our lead on this, and run similar training schemes so we can make London a safer place for cyclists. The council is happy to work with companies to promote these initiatives.’