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Just had this in my email box from the police:

Lorry driver jailed following fatal collision in Westminster

Joao Pedro Correia Lopes, 56 (23.12.55) of Ashlin Road, E15 was today,
Wednesday 1 August, sentenced to four years in prison for causing death
by dangerous driving, contrary to s1 Road Traffic Act 1988 and 12 months
knowingly causing false data to be recorded on recording equipment,
cont. to sect 99ZE of the Transport Act. This related to his affecting
the tachograph to believe his vehicle was stationary and at rest when it
was being driven.

He was also banned from driving for six years and will have to retake
his test.

Lopes had previously pleaded guilty to the offences at Isleworth Crown
Court on Wednesday 27 June.

Police were called at approx. 12:00hrs on 17 June 2011 to a lorry in
collision with a pedestrian on the westbound Marylebone Road, near the
junction with Baker Street, NW1 - opposite Madam Tussauds.

Nora Gutmann, 97, from NW6 was taken by ambulance to St Mary's Hospital
where she died shortly after arrival.

A post-mortem gave cause of death as multiple injuries.

The lorry driver was arrested in connection with the incident and
charged as above.

Sentencing seems way too lenient to me considering they were driving with no licence, no insurance and didn't stop at the scene

Two people have been sentenced for causing the death by careless
driving of 13-year-old Thomas Stone in Bell Farm Avenue Dagenham on 17
May 2011

On 23 March 2012 Nadia Roberts (5/7/90 - 21 yrs) of Bell Farm Avenue was
sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court to 12 months imprisonment,
disqualified from driving for three years, and required to pass an
extended driving test having pleaded guilty to causing death by careless
driving, causing death by no insurance and causing death by no licence.

Mark Headley (13/7/74 - 37 yrs) of Avenue Road, Harold Wood was
sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court to 8 months imprisonment,
disqualified from driving for 3 years and required to pass an extended
driving test having pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting causing death
by no insurance and aiding and abetting causing death by no licence.

Detective Constable Darren Case of the Road Death Investigation Unit
said:

"This is a tragic case which resulted in the death of Thomas Stone who
was just 13 years old at the time of the collision. This death could
have been avoided had Nadia Roberts and Mark Headley acted in a
responsible manner.

"Our sympathies remain with the family of Thomas Stone. We hope that the
sentences imposed by His Honour Judge King act as a deterrent to other
drivers who think they are above the law by driving without a licence or
insurance."

Thomas' mother Jane Gelderbloem said:

"No sentenced passed by any court will bring back my lovely Tommy. We
are still struggling to cope with our loss. We would like to thank
family, friends, Eastbrook School and officers from the Road Death
Investigation Unit for all their support.

"I hope people will learn from this tragedy and consider their actions
and the full possible consequences as I would not wish any other family
to suffer the pain that we have to endure. Thomas will never be
forgotten and will always be loved and forever missed."

Police were called at approx. 19:45 hrs on Tuesday, 17 May to reports of
a car and a cyclist in collision in Bell Farm Avenue, Dagenham.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and found a blue
coloured Toyota Celica had been in collision with a 13-year-old boy on a
bicycle.

The cyclist died at the scene. Next of kin were informed.

He was Thomas Stone, 13 (24/04/98), a schoolboy from Dagenham.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the collision were carried out by
the Road Death Investigation Unit (RDIU) at Chadwell Heath Traffic
Garage.

The believed driver of the car, a 20-year-old woman ( now 21 years) left
the scene but later returned. She was arrested on suspicion of causing
death by dangerous driving and taken into custody at an east London
police station.
A believed passenger in the vehicle, a 36-year-old man ( now 37 years)
was also arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and
also taken into custody at an east London police station.

Both were later bailed to return pending further enquiries to a date in
mid October and then subsequently charged as above

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24005574-cyclist-was-crushed-as-sharp-pain-stopped-bus-driver-hitting-brakes.do

I saw the aftermath of this just before 9 this morning, the accident was on the northern side of the roundabout just after the CS highway ends. Looked like the lorry was turning from the roundabout onto the A12 northbound, although I was going the other way as the southern side of the roundabout and the segregrated CS highway leading from Stratford to Mile End was still open.

I saw it was a lorry involved and hoped it wasn't a cyclist. RIP.

awful news, RIP

Officers are appealing for witnesses or information in connection with a
fatal road traffic collision in Kings Cross.

Police were called to Pentonville Road with the junction Kings Cross
Road on Monday 3 September at approximately 11.40 hrs to a road traffic
collision between a HGV and cyclist.

London Ambulance Service were also called to the scene.

The female cyclist, believed to be her 20s, was pronounced dead at the
scene. The male driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital and treated
for shock.

Next of kin are not aware at this moment. A post-mortem examination and
formal identification with take place in due course

There have been no arrests.

Any witnesses to the collision is asked to contact the Road Death
Investigation Unit at Alperton on 0208 998 5319

@Ldn_Ambulance:

Called @ 14.27 to reports of a RTC, a bus & a ped on Theobalds Rd. We treated a man reported to be in his 50s & took him as priority to RLH.

Re: RTC Theobald’s Rd @ 14.27. We sent an single responder in a car, 2 ambulances, 2 amb crews, the air ambulance & 2 duty officers

What aspect of the blog post are you interested in?

I was more interested in the "going dutch" vote and the LCC's plans to be honest. Interesting posts though, thanks for that.

Personally I do think you could fit segregated tracks down TCR, but would only support it if they were up to dutch standard and not Tavistock place standard. I've done a fair bit of cycling in Holland and generally prefer cycling down a main road in Amsterdam than I do in London. As much as I do enjoy cycling in London.

I live in Hackney so might pop down to a meeting some time - do you just turn up and join in?

Oliver if you don't mind me asking what do you make of the comments in that blog post? When they get around to redesigning Tottenham Court Road will the LCC campaign for a segregated cycle path here as part of the "going dutch" vote on LCC's website recently?

I don't want to start a segregation debate, just interested in LCC's view.

The Tottenham Court Road/Gower Street thing is on its way out. I don't know details of what they're planning, though, haven't seen drawings yet.

Taken from http://voleospeed.blogspot.com/2011/08/another-discussion-of-dutch-style.html

TFL are apparantly going to announce tomorrow that they're extended the scheme eastwards, covering all of Tower Hamlets and South Hackney. Means I won't have to worry about locking my bike up outside the pub, yay.

The delivery of the Mayor’s next two Barclays Cycle Superhighways moved a step closer today (Thursday 30 September), with works starting on routes from Wandsworth to Westminster, and Bow to Aldgate.
The two new routes, which will be up and running in summer 2011, follow the launch of the pilot Superhighways in July this year. Early results from both pilot routes suggest an overall increase of 25 per cent in cycle journeys, with some sections of the Merton to City route showing increases of 90 per cent or more.
A key part of the Mayor’s commitment to stimulating a cycling revolution in the Capital, the Barclays Cycle Superhighways give cyclists clearly marked, direct and continuous cycle routes into central London.
Works started today on the Bow to Aldgate route with preparatory work on Mile End Road in advance of resurfacing to provide a smoother journey for cyclists, and kerb improvements at Armoury Way on the Wandsworth to Westminster route.
As well as installing highly visible blue cycle lanes along both of the new routes at a minimum of 1.5m wide, other works scheduled to make it easier and safer to commute by bike include:
· Introducing 24 new Advanced Stop Lines at junctions along both routes, providing a space for cyclists to wait at lights ahead of the queue of traffic;
· Making modifications to 30 junctions along both routes to make them safer for cyclists, for example at the junction of Cambridge Heath Road and Whitechapel Road. Subject to a successful trial along the pilot routes, TfL is planning to install cycle safety mirrors known as ‘Trixi’ mirrors at this location. Proposals also include upgrading the traffic signal equipment, and assessing the possible removal of existing left-turn slip roads;
· Providing a quicker and safer way for cyclists to travel across the Bow Roundabout on the Bow to Aldgate route;
· Introducing a clearly marked diversionary route so that cyclists can avoid the busy junction of Battersea Park Road and Queenstown Road on the Wandsworth to Westminster route;
· Introducing mandatory cycle lanes wherever possible, including along 25 per cent of the Wandsworth to Westminster route.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “The two pilot Superhighways routes are a-buzz with cyclists following the blue lanes to get to and from work each day. These two new routes are set to give thousands more Londoners a taste of commuting by bicycle on our Superhighways, which provide cyclists with faster, safer, direct, continuous routes into central London. The Superhighways are a fantastically visual reminder to all road users, not just cyclists, that London embraces cycling as an integral cog in its machine."
David Brown, Managing Director of Surface Transport at TfL, said: “The initial works that have started today on the next two Barclays Cycle Superhighways are the first of many hundreds of improvements that will be made over the coming months to these routes, making sure that the work is delivered to provide the best value for money.
“We are continuing to gather detailed data on the performance of the pilot routes and will ensure that this information is taken into account as work on the next two routes progresses. TfL is also working closely with the relevant London boroughs and a whole range of interested parties to ensure that we maximise every opportunity to improve the cycle commute for those already using these routes, and attract many more thousands of Londoners to join them.”