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Despite being a little nervous at speaking in such a formal session I think I communicated some key points around up-skilling people in bikes and in cars.
On the panel with me was Edmund King the AA boss, The IAM Boss and The Freight Transport Authority spokesperson. There was broad agreement between us all on the importance of education, and upping the cyclists awareness element in driver training and testing. My view that anyone who applies to drive should get cycle training wasn't shared however, nor was a call for strict liability.
Broad agreement was reached on lowering speeds so where people share the same space the speed differential shouldn't be huge. Also
I suppose a high point was when Martin Porter QC described the Roadsafe London Scheme 'utterly spineless' to Ian Vincent the Officer in charge.
It will be fascinating to see the report at the end of the process and how sometimes disparate views are reflected (Segregation vs integration, and the tension between cycle promotion and danger reduction) and even more interesting to see whether there is any visionary leadership that will change anything substantial.