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Friday 5 April 2013

Manchester gets 100 new advance stop junctions and 50 trixie mirrors

According to this list of national cycling safety improvements being paid for by the Department for Transport you and me, Manchester is getting 100 new advanced stop lines at traffic lights and 50 new trxie mirrors.
I know what you're thinking. What the f**k is a trxie mirror? Right?
Well maybe not but for the uninitiated [of which I was one 3 minutes ago] a trixie mirror is a circular mirror bolted to a set of traffic lights.
It's used by drivers of HGVs to spy shy cyclists who are obscured by the doors of their behemoth vehicles - presuming they stop in the right place that is.
Best described as 'a good start.'

Freedom for Trixies


There is also something planned in Stockport called 'The Cheadle Package' which could be almost anything - the mind boggles. 
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  1. Anonymous8 April 2013 at 11:24

    Hi Steve,

    I'm looking to do a report for Quays TV News about cycling safety in Manchester and wondered if it would be possible to do an interview with you this week?

    My e-mail address is j.m.grieve@edu.salford.ac.uk

    Thanks.

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