proposed by Councillors Rebecca Bligh and Christine Boyle, noting that national statistics from 2015 suggested 22 per cent of deaths involvingThat percentage would be higher in urban areas like Vancouver.
The metal bars, mounted to the side of trucks, help prevent cyclists or pedestrians from sliding under the vehicle’s wheels — and one could have saved the life of Agustin Beltran, said HUB Cycling’s Jeff Leigh.Article content“We reviewed the detailed video of Agustin’s crash,” said Leigh. “We don’t see very many side guards on trucks here, but we are seeing more of the aerodynamic panels or truck skirts that are mounted in the place of side guards, to improve fuel efficiency and thus lower costs for truck operators,” said Leigh.Article content
Based on a report to council in 2016, the additional cost of buying a truck with side guard protection, based on the average retrofit cost, was $4,000 per truck.