The problem with your video #51 was that it was a left only filter lane and the cyclists should have been queued up on the outside of the lorry rather than the inside. It is a special case that tries to make the general case wrong. That is, with no filter left-only lane and the same thing happening...or with a cycle lane on the road with the same conditions. Having different rules under different conditions like this complicates matters and common sense dictates that a single simple rule would be far easier. Such is the case in Germany and some other European countries and that is all I meant in my "what if the rules were changed scenario" There really is no need to get worked up about it and storm off in a hussy fit.

Some rules that are pertinent to the problem:
https://www.gov.uk/using-the-road-15...ons-170-to-183

Rule 177 being the one to notice for left lane filters and that "Give other traffic, especially cyclists, time and room to move into the correct lane" is all important...why should a cycle track have to be marked on the road?

Note that if the cyclist dismounts then he/she becomes a pedestrian and you have to give way before turning left if they have started to cross....Rule 170

But we all know the rules...a little run around London as a cyclist does give you some thinking time as someone who is very vulnerable on the road though. Having experienced it, you get a better perspective of the frustrations and problems the cyclist has and you become more aware of them when driving a Lorry. I think, on that basis alone, the scheme is good.

The rules are far more explicit in Germany with cyclist and pedestrian crossings. They force the rule that is clearly implied in England. You have no choice but to give way to a cyclist approaching, as well as crossing, the junction as you make a nearside turn.....And cyclists will happily crash into your vehicle to make the point that you are in the wrong.

They will do the same if you make the mistake of parking in a cycle lane...crash into you, call the police and make you pay BIG time. Probably the best possible way to enforce the rules.

England used to be fortunate in that rules applied common sense and no-one needed to make a fuss....do we need to go the way of the Continent and force the rules?