{"id":13644,"date":"2013-11-27T17:16:06","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T17:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=13644"},"modified":"2013-11-27T17:16:06","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T17:16:06","slug":"stop-the-killing-of-cyclists-die-in-and-vigil-at-tfl-hq-in-london-friday-29th-nov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/stop-the-killing-of-cyclists-die-in-and-vigil-at-tfl-hq-in-london-friday-29th-nov\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop The Killing Of Cyclists &#8211; Die-In and Vigil at TfL HQ in London, Friday 29th Nov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/ghost-bikes-bikes-alive-critical-mass-and-the-fight-for-safe-cycling-in-london\/bikes-alive-campaign-group-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bikes-alive-campaign-group-04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,478\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Stop The Killing Of Cyclists &amp;#8211; Die-In and Vigil at TfL HQ in London, Friday 29th Nov\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bikes-alive-campaign-group-04.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7540\" title=\"bikes-alive-campaign-group-04\" alt=\"Stop The Killing Of Cyclists - Die-In and Vigil at TfL HQ in London, Friday 29th Nov\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bikes-alive-campaign-group-04.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bikes-alive-campaign-group-04.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bikes-alive-campaign-group-04-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After six deaths in the space of two weeks this month, London&#8217;s cyclists are fighting back and have called a major protest to put pressure on\u00a0\u00a0Transport for London to make the streets safer.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13645\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/stop-the-killing-of-cyclists-die-in-and-vigil-at-tfl-hq-in-london-friday-29th-nov\/stop-the-killing-cycle-demo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/stop-the-killing-cycle-demo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,484\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Stop The Killing Of Cyclists &amp;#8211; Die-In and Vigil at TfL HQ in London, Friday 29th Nov\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/stop-the-killing-cycle-demo.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13645\" alt=\"Stop The Killing Of Cyclists - Die-In and Vigil at TfL HQ in London, Friday 29th Nov\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/stop-the-killing-cycle-demo.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/stop-the-killing-cycle-demo.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/stop-the-killing-cycle-demo-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This Friday, 29th November, cyclists are invited to a &#8216;mass cyclist die-in and vigil&#8217; outside\u00a0TfL&#8217;s HQ at The Palestra Building, 197 Blackfriars Road (opposite Southwark Tube Station), south London.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule:<\/strong><br \/>\n5pm Vigil<br \/>\n5.30-5.45 Die-In<br \/>\n5.45-6.30 Rally and Vigil.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the cyclists&#8217; demands:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8211; We need Amsterdam levels of money spent per person on London&#8217;s Cycling Safety NOW.<br \/>\n&#8211; Cycling Organisations need at least 2 formal Board Members on TfL Board.<br \/>\n&#8211; We need ALL Boroughs to be spending at least 10% of their Mayoral approved transport budgets spent on cycling infrastructure.<br \/>\n&#8211; We need all Borough and TfL Transport Heads qualified to deliver Dutch Style safety or be fired.<br \/>\n&#8211; Children, pensioners and inexperienced adults should not be forced to share space with HGVs and Buses.<br \/>\n&#8211; We need a FULL Integrated safely designed segregated cycle network in London within 5 years.<br \/>\n&#8211; ALL dangerous junctions need to be redesigned to Dutch standards ASAP.<br \/>\n&#8211; Ban on any vehicles whose drivers cannot see adjacent road-users<br \/>\n&#8211; Make Oxford Street a pedestrian\/cyclling only street<br \/>\n&#8211; All London streets to be 20mph<br \/>\n&#8211; Compulsory Cycle Awareness training for all truck\/bus companies operating in London<br \/>\n&#8211; Protection for cyclists on Left Hand Turns to become standard design at major junctions<br \/>\n&#8211; Filtered LHT to be legal for cyclists with top priority for pedestrians.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>More info:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the event on Facebook:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/568751353179586\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.<wbr \/>com\/events\/568751353179586\/?<wbr \/>fref=ts<\/a><strong><br \/>\nWebsite:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopthekilling.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.stopthekilling.<wbr \/>org.uk<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/568751353179586\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Use the hashtag:<\/strong>\u00a0#TfLDieIn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After six deaths in the space of two weeks this month, London&#8217;s cyclists are fighting back and have called a major protest to put pressure on\u00a0\u00a0Transport for London to make &hellip; 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