Vigil Held for 8th Cyclist's Death on London's Roads in 2016

Following on from the separate tragic deaths of Fillipo Corsini and fellow Italian Lucia Ciccioli, both cyclists on London roads, the pressure group Stop Killing Cyclists held a ‘die in’ outside City Hall on Monday night. Fillipo’s was the eighth death of a cyclist on London’s roads this year.

London Assembly Green Party member Caroline Russell spoke out about the “preventable deaths” caused by lorries designed for construction sites, not public roads. The lorry involved in Fillipo’s death was a ‘0 star-rated’ HGV with poor visibility and blind spots...

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Former Cycling Commissioner Criticises Khan

Andrew Gilligan, the former Cycling Commissioner for London, has criticised Sadiq Khan , the new Mayor of London for a lack of commitment to promoting cycling in the capital. Writing in the Evening Standard yesterday, he explained that his old job remains vacant after six months and when they do find a replacement they will only spend 11 hours a week on cycling. And despite promising to triple protected cycle lanes and increase spending, “the cycling programme has all but ground to a halt.”

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