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• #2
go to the meeting, derail the motion, propose car @ ASL focus/blocking of bike lanes or something instead.. it's at these meetings that 'policy' for the local Police is decided. (hence the recent K&C/Westminster Police at Marble/Wellington Arches 9 of 16 local boroughs listed 'Dangerous/Pavement cycling' in their top 3 issues for the area..)
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• #3
City Cyclists are active in this and are calling for more volunteers.
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That's an old page--there's been quite a lot of work done since.
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Indeed, it still makes interesting reading.
Police attitudes havn't changed much though have they ?
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It's always a case of working with them. The people who demand 'crackdowns' on cyclists at these meetings are always a vocal minority who exaggerate individual incidents that they have witnessed into a full-blown civic menace.
There's no question that we have to improve the standard of riding, but that is only to be expected in a country which for a couple of decades essentially didn't cycle. It is that 'lost generation' of quite embittered people who missed out on their riding who tend to be antagonistic. It's also a displacement activity because many people don't dare challenge the 'big bullies', i.e., the real problems caused by excessive motor traffic--tens of thousands of casualties every year in this country alone, childen's loss of activity, pollution, etc.
The police, especially neighbourhood police, are basically given these objectives by the people who come to their meetings and in a way channel prevalent social attitudes--which in enforcing the law is arguably part of their job. But give them something positive to work with and you'll find that they'll be able to do that.
I saw this on another web forum, just a heads up to those who use these roads in case the cops start targeting cyclists over the next few weeks following the meeting;
*The next Police Community Support Meeting is for the East of the City
Date: Thursday 18th February 2010
Time: 10.00am
Location: Tower Place West , London, EC3R 5BU
The priority, which refers to cyclists, is
"Nuisance cycling at pedestrian crossings in Fenchurch Street (outside Fenchurch Street Railway Station) and Leadenhall Street junction St Mary Axe during lunch time and evening rush hour Monday - Friday"
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