| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Am I going mad or are zebra crossings getting more dangerous? | |
| Posted by: | Paul Campbell | |
| Date/Time: | 10/12/24 09:46:00 |
| Actually there were 7,708 hit and runs in London in 2021, the most up to date data and they are on the increase. Every day 21 people are hurt by drivers who fail to stop at the scene. Next time you see a driver running a red light or blowing through a zebra crossing with people walking on it or holding their phone while driving on the High Road try calling the police and giving them the registration number and see what happens. https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/assembly-member-press-releases/londons-hit-and-run-casualties-are-rise-says-new-report You can be as concerned as you like about an incident in which nothing happened but even middle class women of a certain age don't get to dictate who can contribute what opinions on public forums. The more antisocial lunatics on bikes instead of behind the wheel of a car the better. I genuinely mean it when I say that there is zero point in diverting any resources or expending any energy on the problem of antisocial cyclists while drivers continue to cause all the actual harm and danger on our roads. It's just tilting at windmills. And the only way to deal with delivery bikes is to regulate the industry and make the companies give regular employment contracts to the riders. This is now happening in Spain. Then the companies will have to take responsibility for the legal status of the bikes and the behaviour of the riders. And I can assure you that I am very serious about these opinions. I do not take criticism of cyclists personally or have anything to fear from people moaning about cyclists. I just have a keen awareness of road danger and a sense of proportion. |