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I couldn't find another thread like this, so please merge-aficate it if there is.
I was trying to think how best the roads dangerous for cyclists could be fixed and I was wondering what people thought would be most effective as a strategy.
Probably stemming from my area of (relative) expertise, my intial thinking is via accountability.
Fixmystreet is an extension of the group of projects run by the same people who run Writetothem.
I thought something similar could allow you to log on, locate a spot where you were involved in an accident or where you identified a problem, and then allows you to select the addresses you want to alrt. The same site then logs that complaint and adds it to a map.
Everybody who visits the website is then shown the locations where there have been accidents and where and how many times people have identified a problem to the various authorities would be very useful.
If an accident occurs and the victim or the victim's representatives can show that the accident spot had been flagged up to TfL or the Mayor's office, or the London Borough X number of times and there had previously been Z number of similar accidents, then it would be easier to establish an avoidable dereliction of duty by the various bodies.
An increased chance of litigation to me seems like the most likely incentive to get these people to act.