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I went to a surgery thing at the houses of parliament the other night and was talking to (ranting at) the Streatham mp about the recent deaths, as well as last years etc. This is him:
Keith Hill's ministerial career started when he was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport (as well as Minister for London) at the then Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) in 1999. During his time at DETR, he was responsible for local transport and transport in London.
...so should know a bit about it. He was "surprised" about the extent of the danger, that hgv's didn't have all the available safety equipment and that cycle lanes (esp combined with fencing) cause such danger to cyclists.
He also said that he thought there should be widespread support for measures to counteract these issues from mps. Though obv there isn't.
It made me sad.