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Concern (Supplementary) [31]

  • Question by: Andrew Boff
  • Meeting date: 20 June 2012
Mr Mayor, if some of the Assembly Members need to label every part of the TfL network as 'dangerous to cyclists' succeeds, could that not be used by defence counsel as an argument to reduce the legal culpability of dangerous drivers?

Concern (Supplementary) [30]

  • Question by: Andrew Boff
  • Meeting date: 20 June 2012
I would be very interested, Mr Hendy, to see the results of that study. Just anecdotally, tipper-truck drivers do seem to drive incredibly fast and just from my observation, as somebody who did cycle in this morning, and cycles in to City Hall most days, it desperately needs attention, because there is something desperately wrong with the way in which those vehicles are used on the roads of London.

Concern (Supplementary) [29]

  • Question by: Andrew Dismore
  • Meeting date: 20 June 2012
Mr Mayor, I hope that cycling safety is also a cause for concern for you. In light of your exchange with Assembly Member Boff at Mayor's Question Time on 23 May, how many of the 16 cyclists who were killed in London last year would you say died because of their own fault?

Concern (Supplementary) [28]

  • Question by: Valerie Shawcross
  • Meeting date: 20 June 2012
I understand that one of the things that may be happening is that there is a likelihood of injunctions flying around again. This seems to have been the employers' previous tactic to deal with industrial relations in the industry and of course now there is a very frustrated workforce; many of them have seen their salaries in terms of conditions cut over the years. They have had a very poor relationship with their employers because of a general unwillingness to discuss and negotiate. Are you going to pick up the phone to the employers and give them the advice you...

Concern (Supplementary) [27]

  • Question by: Valerie Shawcross
  • Meeting date: 20 June 2012
Have you picked up the phone to any of the employers to actually ask them to get on with some sensible negotiation?

Concern (Supplementary) [26]

  • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
  • Meeting date: 20 June 2012
Thank you; that is one down. Now, can I just say to you that the recent YouGov survey commissioned by End Violence Against Women Campaign showed that almost a third of respondents, women aged 18-24, have experienced unwanted sexual attention on London's public transport. So, is it not time for TfL to commit to a zero tolerance sexual harassment awareness campaign, similar to the one run in New York; I do not know if the Mayor saw the campaign ads while he was visiting there recently, but those ads are quite clear. They say, 'Sexual harassment is not acceptable, will...

Concern (Supplementary) [25]

  • Question by: Valerie Shawcross
  • Meeting date: 20 June 2012
I think most Londoners would think that, five weeks away from the Olympics, it is ridiculous that the bus drivers cannot even get the employers to discuss their claim. Mr Mayor, what are you doing to bring both sides together to have this discussion?

Concern (Supplementary) [24]

  • Question by: Andrew Boff
  • Meeting date: 20 June 2012
Could you write to me, Mr Mayor, or perhaps Mr Hendy could, with what action is being taken to address the high levels of accidents that have taken place involving tipper-trucks?

Concern (Supplementary) [23]

  • Question by: Navin Shah
  • Meeting date: 20 June 2012
Well, I mean, you ask people who use it, the local hospital patients or other users of that station, they will not accept your description that their station is by any means practically and in real terms accessible. The question is that station, as well as Harrow on the Hill, whatever the cost is, the fact is, if you are serious about regeneration, if you are serious about making those stations accessible, then you have to give us a programme as to when we can expect something being done. We cannot have this indefinite situation where there is absolutely no...

Concern (Supplementary) [22]

  • Question by: Fiona Twycross
  • Meeting date: 20 June 2012
OK. Can you explain, then, the difference between areas where robbery and violence against the person is increasing on public transport and areas where performance is better and what you are doing to make sure that people share best practice? There is quite a marked difference across London.
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