This morning we were really lucky to be joined at PMQ’s by Green Party candidates Jenny Jones, Susanna Rustin and Natalie Bennett. We encouraged everyone walking into the House of Commons to ask David Cameron to commit more money to making cycling safer. Last year saw 16 cycling deaths in London last year compared to Paris where there were no cycling related deaths at all. Boris claims to support cycling but he has said, “it is simply not possible to put in a dedicated lane that would protect a cyclist in the way that we would all want without totally disrupting the traffic”. Other cities including Amsterdam and Paris have fewer or no cycling related deaths simply because cycling safety is a bigger priority than it is here - these are preventable London deaths.
After the parliamentary debate on the 23rd of February and the actions of the Times safer cycling campaign, Bikes Alive, Critical Mass and the London Cycling Campaign it is clear that momentum is building to make sure that cycling related deaths in London reduce to zero. We want to see effective cycling policy implemented and traffic violence challenged so more people can feel safe to use healthier and zero carbon means of travel which will reduce our unlawful and dangerous levels of air pollution and help to prevent climate change.
You can get involved in making our city safer for cyclists by joining us at SpringClean2012
Tags: air pollution, Climate Change, climate rush, cycling, traffic violence