The vast majority of haulage companies are failing to install cameras and sensors on the sides of vehicles

Cyclists are still being put at risk because HGV operators are shunning potentially life-saving technology, according to researchers.

The vast majority of haulage companies are failing to install cameras and sensors on the sides of vehicles to prevent cyclists being caught in lethal “blind spots”, it is claimed today.

A study by Brake, the road safety charity, and the Licence Bureau, a driver-checking service, found that only 20 per cent of HGV operators fit rear-facing cameras to all lorries and only 8 per cent install side cameras as standard. Only 12 per cent of vehicles are fitted with sensors that alert drivers to cyclists close to their near side.

A large number of the cyclists killed on British roads were the victims of turning HGVs,