Another one in Glasgow yesterday.
After one in Whitehouse Road (CEC vehicle NOT involved), LDs have this motion -
Expect amendments.
CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Debate!
HGV deaths
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Posted 9 months ago #
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Will be writing to my MSP tonight to ask an urgent question of the Scottish Government on what further action it will take to prevent the appalling and avoidable deaths and serious injuries of pedestrians and cyclists in Scotland - particularly in relation to HGVs. #VisionZero
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Posted 9 months ago # -
This relates directly to Morningside’s post.
Posted 9 months ago # -
Read this and wonder about the sentence
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He will undertake 100 hours of unpaid work in the community to provide a degree of payback to society for your actions to be completed within 12 months. That has been modified from a total of 150 hours to reflect his early plea of guilty.
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Posted 9 months ago # -
Compare with 10 months sentence for:
https://road.cc/content/news/careless-driver-jailed-10-months-307401
Sentencing in this country passeth all understanding
Posted 9 months ago # -
It’s the designers of the lorries with huge blind spots in the cab and their corporate executives that should be spending 10 months in jail.
10 months for every death, and it accumulates
Posted 9 months ago # -
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Rose and John, Emma’s mum and dad, want their daughter's death to be a catalyst for change and are urging everyone to do their best to protect cyclists.
In a joint statement released after sentencing today, they said: “Every individual riding a bicycle is someone’s child. Drivers, please ‘get behind’ bike boxes, give cyclists space, and watch out at every junction, where most traffic fatalities occur.
“For your sake as well. No one wants to live with the consequences of having killed or injured a cyclist.”
Emma, from France, came to Glasgow full of optimism and excitement, they revealed.
“She was warmly welcomed by the people here,” Rose and John added.
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