2010-02-16 - Rider Down, Clapham Road

One promising thing is that Boris Johnson has given Police and H&S powers to the CVU (Commercial Vehicle Unit)... the new CVEU. Plus the £1m funding they lost will be given back to them too. Better than the merely voluntary FORS. Downside is the Euston crash investigation unit is going... there goes all that fantastic local knowledge.

To clarify: The new funding is coming from the Metropolitan Police Service. Also, the Mayor of London does not convey H&S powers (http://www.hse.gov.uk/)--that's the job of the Health and Safety Executive. But yes, except for the move out of Euston, it's good news--more info here:

http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1714

This was a neat little campaign that was successful owing to Charlie's excellent work and a lot of support. Thanks to all who wrote in and added their voices.