Figures released today by Transport for London show the number of vulnerable road users seriously injured in London’s has risen for the second consecutive year. Local Labour London Assembly Member John Biggs calls on the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to focus on bringing down the number of serious incidents involving pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
The figures releases today show serious incidents in Tower Hamlets involving vulnerable road users increased in 2012 since 2011:
Serious incidents involving pedestrians rose by 21%
Serious cyclist injuries rose by 24%
Serious motorcyclist casualties rose by 6%
Local Labour London Assembly Member John Biggs said:
“The Mayor must introduce targets to bring down the rise of serious casualties on London’s roads. In Tower Hamlets, there has been a 24% increase in serious incidents involving cyclists/pedestrians/motorcyclists and this is not acceptable.
“Boris has taken his eye off the ball and the result has been an increase in injuries to the most vulnerable road users. His policy of smoothing car traffic in London has been at the expense of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. If we are determined to encourage more people to cycle and walk then the Mayor must improve public safety on busy routes such as Bethnal Green Road.”
“The Mayor’s priority needs to be making London’s roads as safe as possible, and he should be paying the most attention to TfL’s red routes which pose a greater threat to pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.”
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