Tag Archives: Road safety

Road safety motion at GLA scuppered by walkout

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

At yesterday’s Greater London Assembly plenary session, member Jenny Jones put forward an important motion for discussion which was supported by, among many others, our local Greater London Assembly member Jennette Arnold: “This Assembly deeply regrets the deaths of cyclists on London’s road network and wishes to … Continue reading →

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Another suppressed TfL report… One for women cyclists

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Rudi.net the website for urban design professionals has revealed that TfL has suppressed a report showing that women cyclists are more likely to be killed in traffic than men because they don’t run red lights and do not generally ride aggressively. Given … Continue reading →

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KX road safety reduced to the toss of a weighted coin

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

In 2008 consultants working for Transport for London (the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory and Living Streets) completed a report into road safety around King’s Cross. It was a detailed document describing the individual danger points throughout the area and giving recommendations for each. It warned … Continue reading →

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The Trib reports on Deep Lee award

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Extract from the Islington Tribune 11 November 2011: “CENTRAL St Martin’s College is to set up a special award in memory of an “exceptional” young student following her death last month. A proposal for a series of lasting tributes was … Continue reading →

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