Livingstone turns again - barmy cycle registration dropped
Ken Livingstone has apparently dropped his plans, which I highlighted last month, to introduce compulsory cycle registration in London .
Normally Ken’s U-turns are bad news. Things like not introducing conductors on buses when he promised he would. Or building a new motorway at the Thames Gateway when he promised he wouldn’t - but this is an excellent U-turn! Well done Ken for admitting your ill-thought-out scheme was completely barking!
Toby Philpott said,
August 11, 2006 @ 10:25 pm
I agree that Ken’s ideas went a bit too far but something does have to be done about the issue of cyclists jumping red lights. I’ve lost count at the number of times I’ve nearly been hit by light jumping cyclists on pedestrian crossings in central London. Seems that lots of them can’t read the Highway Code and/or don’t seem to realise that they are supposed to stop at red lights just the same as cars.
Andy Mayer said,
August 12, 2006 @ 12:23 am
Well spotted Richard
cllrrthomas said,
August 12, 2006 @ 7:53 am
Toby,
Thanks for your comments. I don’t disagree that there is a problem - I made that clear in my original post.