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Laura Laker

@laura_laker

Writing, talking, podcasting, on cycling and beyond.
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This is playing out more like an arms race than the sustainable safety that vision zero leaders are aiming for. Until we get these oversized vehicles under control, targets to cut road deaths are literally being outweighed by manufacturers, and lives lost, for mere profit.

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What happens when a driver covers their plate to evade traffic cameras? The local parking team says they can't enforce...

What happens when a driver covers their plate to evade traffic cameras? The local parking team says they can't enforce...
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London's Ultra Low Emission Zone expands today. In 2018 we campaigned to see all Londoners benefit from this scheme, & now they can. All of London breaches World Health Organization (WHO) limits, & 1 in 11 children in London have . We need πŸ’š.
πŸ“Έ Crispin Hughes

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone expands today. In 2018 we campaigned to see all Londoners benefit from this scheme, & now they can. All of London breaches @WHO #AirPollution limits, & 1 in 11 children in London have #Asthma. We need #CleanAir πŸ’š. #ULEZ πŸ“Έ Crispin Hughes
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Laura Laker(@laura_laker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I get the frustration re: the absence of a driver in collision reports like this. Busy, hard-working news journalists often take the lead from busy, hard-working emergency services, as here, which is why the next phase for the guidelines involves working with those services.

I get the frustration re: the absence of a driver in collision reports like this. Busy, hard-working news journalists often take the lead from busy, hard-working emergency services, as here, which is why the next phase for the guidelines involves working with those services.
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The seaside was amazing and all, but I also love being back in London.... where separate cycle lanes and low traffic neighbourhoods lead me all the way home from the station

The seaside was amazing and all, but I also love being back in London.... where separate cycle lanes and low traffic neighbourhoods lead me all the way home from the station
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It's easy to tie ourselves in knots about what is, essentially, sensible transport planning. Having a choice other than driving for everyday journeys is not radical - it's increasingly normal, and fair, and Wales is one place leading the way. In transport we get what we build for

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