Tag Archives: TfL

TfL improvements may make things worse

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Works currently being carried out to the junction where 24 year old Central St Martin’s design student Deep Lee (Min Joo Lee) met her death last year may make things worse. (TfL’s improvement works shown left.) Recognised by cyclists and pedestrians alike … Continue reading →

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Trixi mirrors will not stop road deaths says new research

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

The Institute for Road Safety Research in The Netherlands has found that blind spot roadside mirrors (known as Trixi mirrors) do not have a significant impact on the number of collisions between trucks and cyclists at junctions. They state that … Continue reading →

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TfL shifts on KX killer gyratory

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Jennette Arnold, (Greater London Assembly Member for the KX area) has won a major concession from Transport for London in a bid to ensure the safety of all road users in King’s Cross. TfL said yesterday:  “The Kings Cross one … Continue reading →

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Vigil at fatal junction tomorrow 6pm

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

The excellent London Cycling Campaign, Road Peace and London Living Streets invite cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicle users who want to make our roads safe for all to use to a vigil at the junction of Euston/Pentonville Roads and York … Continue reading →

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Limited improvements to fatal junction begin next month

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

From 9 January 2012 to 9 January 2013 the left turn at the junction of Euston Road/Pentonville Road into York Way will be suspended at certain times of the day whilst Transport for London (TfL) undertakes limited improvements.

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TfL asks for Deep Lee’s memorial to be removed

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

In a heart-rending interview in this week’s Camden New Journal, Deep Lee’s (Min Joo Lee) boyfriend Kenji Hirasawa reveals that TfL have approached him to remove the ghost bike placed as a memorial to her tragic and totally avoidable death on the notorious King’s … Continue reading →

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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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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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