LONDON'S MOST DANGEROUS ROAD FOR CYCLISTS- Borough High St.

[spindrift]

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/stand...details/Danger+routes+for+cyclists/article.do

Danger routes for cyclists
Ben Bailey, Evening Standard
12.02.08 Related Articles
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These are London's most dangerous roads for cyclists.

More than 34,000 people were involved in bicycle accidents reported to
the Met between 1996 and 2006, according to data released today by
Transport for London.

The A3, which runs from London Bridge along Borough High Street to
Wimbledon Common and beyond, is the riskiest road, with 744 recorded
accidents, while the A23, including Kennington Road and Streatham High
Road, claimed 623 casualties.

Although the number of cyclists injured has fallen, campaigners say
the figures prove there is still a need for major investment in road
safety, as demanded by the Evening Standard's Safer Cycling campaign.
On average, more than one London rider is involved in a serious
accident every day.

Charlie Lloyd of the London Cycling Campaign said: "Our priority is to
lobby for a 20mph speed limit on all London roads. We want to make
London a world class cycling city and we need safer roads to do so."

 

[David Martin]

On Feb 12, 1:44 pm, spindrift <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23437054-details/Dange...
>
> Danger routes for cyclists
> Ben Bailey, Evening Standard
> 12.02.08 Related Articles
> Super-highways in Ken's £500m cycle revolution
> Safer Cycling
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> These are London's most dangerous roads for cyclists.
>
> More than 34,000 people were involved in bicycle accidents reported to
> the Met between 1996 and 2006, according to data released today by
> Transport for London.
>
> The A3, which runs from London Bridge along Borough High Street to
> Wimbledon Common and beyond, is the riskiest road, with 744 recorded
> accidents, while the A23, including Kennington Road and Streatham High
> Road, claimed 623 casualties.
>
> Although the number of cyclists injured has fallen, campaigners say
> the figures prove there is still a need for major investment in road
> safety, as demanded by the Evening Standard's Safer Cycling campaign.
> On average, more than one London rider is involved in a serious
> accident every day.
>
> Charlie Lloyd of the London Cycling Campaign said: "Our priority is to
> lobby for a 20mph speed limit on all London roads. We want to make
> London a world class cycling city and we need safer roads to do so."

Yawn..

Bogus stats.

Move along, nothing to see.

..d

 

[spindrift]

On 12 Feb, 17:03, David Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 1:44 pm, spindrift <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23437054-details/Dange...
>
> > Danger routes for cyclists
> > Ben Bailey, Evening Standard
> > 12.02.08 Related Articles
> > Super-highways in Ken's £500m cycle revolution
> > Safer Cycling
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> > %3D%22margin-bottom%3A%200px%3B%22%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/div%3E
> > These are London's most dangerous roads for cyclists.
>
> > More than 34,000 people were involved in bicycle accidents reported to
> > the Met between 1996 and 2006, according to data released today by
> > Transport for London.
>
> > The A3, which runs from London Bridge along Borough High Street to
> > Wimbledon Common and beyond, is the riskiest road, with 744 recorded
> > accidents, while the A23, including Kennington Road and Streatham High
> > Road, claimed 623 casualties.
>
> > Although the number of cyclists injured has fallen, campaigners say
> > the figures prove there is still a need for major investment in road
> > safety, as demanded by the Evening Standard's Safer Cycling campaign.
> > On average, more than one London rider is involved in a serious
> > accident every day.
>
> > Charlie Lloyd of the London Cycling Campaign said: "Our priority is to
> > lobby for a 20mph speed limit on all London roads. We want to make
> > London a world class cycling city and we need safer roads to do so."
>
> Yawn..
>
> Bogus stats.
>
> Move along, nothing to see.
>
> ..d- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

The figures also flatly contradict what they printed last week, which
I posted here assuming they were correct. Veronica Wadley's maybe the
worst editor in Fleet St.

 

[Matt B]

spindrift wrote:
>
> Charlie Lloyd of the London Cycling Campaign said: "Our priority is to
> lobby for a 20mph speed limit on all London roads.

ROTFLMAO. I wonder what he thinks the effect of that will be, given
that today the average speed in London is 10 mph.

--
Matt B

 

[[email protected]]

Matt B wrote:
> spindrift wrote:
>>
>> Charlie Lloyd of the London Cycling Campaign said: "Our priority is to
>> lobby for a 20mph speed limit on all London roads.
>
> ROTFLMAO. I wonder what he thinks the effect of that will be, given
> that today the average speed in London is 10 mph.

I would expect it to have little effect on overall journey time, given,
as you point out, that the average speed is significantly less than 20
anyway, and - if enforced, at least - a much greater effect on wazzocky
overtaking manouevres, tailgating and aggressive driving by drivers who
are presently determined to proceed at the maximum possible speed in the
short gaps between the queues.

I can't speak for Charlie Lloyd's expectation, of course, but wouldn't
be surprised if it were similar.


-dan