People's Question Time with Kenny Boy

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1. There seems to be a "blame the victim" approach to public services regarding cycling and motorcycling in London. Your television ad's show that when a motorcyclist is doored by a car and killed it is his fault. That wearing helmets is needed to protect from dangerous cars, and that cyclists should themselves come to Trafalgar Sq, get in a HGV and see for themselves what the driver can see through his mirrors so they won't get killed. What are you doing to increase penalties on motor drivers who hit and injure or kill cyclists and pedestrians? What are you doing to enforce this? And what are you doing by way of Public Services to spread the word that "cycling isn't dangerous, the cars and trucks that hit cyclists are." ?
   
   

4.In light of the most recent death of a cyclist on public roads who was killed by public transport, what is the Mayor doing to cure the aggression towards cyclists that drivers exhibit, especially those working on the streets daily such as cabbies and bus drivers. And because it is clear that whatever the Mayor is doing isn't solving the issue, what are you going to do to crack down on aggression towards cyclists.

after all, what's a little TV advert reminding drivers not to kill us, when they've already spent so much on making sure cycles don't go on pavements? (where only 1 ped has been killed and that wasn't even in London)

why should the onus always be on the vulnerable road user?

why are drivers still speeding, jumping lights, driving aggressively and using mobile phones, all very obviously, whilst the police fine cyclists for breaking reds and pavement cycling?

it's the transport equivalent of a 12 year old shoplifter getting the electric chair whilst the murderers and rapists walk free