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i received a reply from my mp today (sir malcolm Rifkind) reguarding an email i sent a few months back about a previous edm about the withdrawl of funding for the comercial veichle education unit (i.e. the unit who check for defective hgv's). he has received a reply from bo jo which he enclosed in the letter
i'm not gonna retype out the whole 2 page letter but to summarise:
*over a fifth are caused by lane changing/turning left.
*therefore the priority is the hgv's turning left/changing lanes.
they are gonna continute advocating the retro fitting of mirrors and safety sidebars, and rasing awareness of cyclists and drivers of undertaking on the inside.
there will be contractors (who they are isn't mentioned) who will continue some of their functions. (again not mentioned who/what)
*the MPS (met police) are apparently taking over the road side stops of hgv's for prosecution purposes and provide spot check and instruction to companies involved.
the rest is a bit waffley, but i can always scan a copy into a jpeg or something if people want.
i know this was a different, and older edm to the one mentioned here, but i didn't want to bring up the od thread, and even if it takes a while you can get a reply. the original thread is here
http://www.lfgss.com/thread32098.html
at the end of the day if your mp lobbies enough (or is a senior member of the tory party) they can get a response from the mayor