LORRY drivers and cyclists are renowned for their uneasy relationship, but yesterday they were trading wheels to gain a new perspective on the road.
Members of the Freight Transport Association (FTA) rode around Belfast on bikes as part of a road safety scheme.
`Safe Urban Driving' is a training programme aimed at preventing collisions with vulnerable road users and has been developed by walking and cycling charity Sustrans and the FTA in partnership with Cycle Training UK.
During the one-day course drivers got on their bikes to experience a cyclist's perspective.
Several Belfast City Council drivers have already taken part.
Seamus Leheny of FTA said the association operates more than 200,000 commercial goods vehicles and "are working hard to reduce the fatalities involving lorries on the road".
Karen Mawhinney of Sustrans Cycle Skills Unit said the training is timely.
"As the number of cyclists increase, we have seen a rise in casualties, particularly involving lorries," she said.
