I'm welcoming no-jury trials for cyclists killed by drivers. Maybe cyclists and their families finally will receive justice. #motonormativity #lifetimeDrivingBans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk @channel4news.bsky.social
Want to get away with murder? Use a car. #lifetimeDrivingBans #noJuryTrialsForKillerDrivers #motonormativity @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Killing a cyclist results in a standard 2-year suspended sentence.
Cheating on the driving test (rightly) gets a prison sentence.
But this is fcuked up, @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
#lifetimeDrivingbans
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If the default punishment of 2 years' suspended sentence for domestic violence, child neglect, corporate manslaughter, rape ppl would be outraged.
But as soon as a person is on a bike, their lives are not worth anything. @heidialexander.bsky.social #discrimination #lifetimeDrivingbans
In the meantime, what's being done to deter drivers from killing cyclists?
#lifetimeDrivingbans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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@therestpolitics.bsky.social Rory you're wrong about jury trials.
Killed and injured cyclists do not get justice in the jury system. #lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedLicense #obligationToReportUnfitDrivers
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16 years if you kill 2 pedestrians. 2 years suspended sentence if you kill 2 cyclists. #discrimination #injustice #lifetimeDrivingBans #lowerSpeedRuralRoads #ANPRruralRoads #graduatedLicense @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Outside London, cyclist safety is one of the reasons not to stop.
Still waiting for the crackdown on drivers killing and injuring cyclists, @heidialexander.bsky.social #lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedDriving @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk apple.news/A_9VhhjphSeW...
@heidialexander.bsky.social People are cycling less/ stopping cycling because they don't feel safe on the roads.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #graduatedLicense #lawsNotGuidance #driverEducation #activeTravel @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Really, @heidialexander.bsky.social ? Meanwhile, cyclists are just treated as road kill. Not protected by law, no justice, no deterrents.
#lifetimeDrivingBans @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Make roads safer for ppl to cycle by cracking down on drivers who kill and injure cyclists. #lifetimeDrivingBans
Action close passes.
Lower speed & avg speed cameras rural roads. #drivingIsAPrivilege
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Discrimination or lies, @heidialexander.bsky.social ?
As cyclist, Surrey and TVP do not have stats on reports/ actions and TVP have told me to stop reporting close passes, since it's not a crime.
#motonormativity #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifetimeDrivingBans
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@heidialexander.bsky.social Are you aware that some police forces seem to deliberately suppress the reporting of cyclist close passes?
If police forces actually collected statistics of reports, you could likely see the reduction.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #fitnessTests #graduatedLicenses
When will cyclists have the same rights as other victims that are killed and injured? #discrimination #noDeterrents #lifetimeDrivingBans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Please can @heidialexander.bsky.social confirm that this driver has been declared unfit to drive, as she allegedly suffers random seizures whilst in charge of a lethal weapon? #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege
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Trials where the victim was a cyclist hit by a driver should be held without jury to avoid motonormativity prejudice. #MartinPorterKC #lifetimeDrivingBans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
10% of drivers admitted to nodding off behind the wheel:
Why some drivers "don't see" cyclists.
There must be real deterrents for killing/ injuring whilst in charge of a lethal weapon. #lifetimeDrivingBans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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When will collision investigators, prosecutors and judges stop accepting BS excuses that drivers "didn't see"/ "lost concentration for a moment"?!! #lifetimeDrivingBans
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5 years for protests inconveniencing drivers.
6 years for insider trading.
A suspended sentence and 5-year driving ban for killing two men that happened to be cycling.
#lifetimeDrivingBans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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When was the family of a killed cyclist last on the BBC News or Radio4?
When was the family of a pedestrian killed by a driver last on BBC? #motonormativity #discrimination #propaganda
#lifetimeDrivingBans
Imagine if government were serious about encouraging cycling:
Reducing the NHS bill and taking climate action at the same time.
But ppl need to feel safer. Real deterrents easy first step. #lifetimeDrivingBans #annualFitnessToDriveOAP @heidialexander.bsky.social
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Labour populist BS:
"4 fatalities & 185 serious injuries where a pedestrian was hit by a cyclist"
Ignoring 87 cyclists/ 405 pedestrians killed & 3943/ 6066 seriously injured by drivers! #lifetimeDrivingBans @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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You could save billions in public spending by actioning road deaths and reckless/ dangerous drivers.
Even if you don't care about the cyclists. #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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It has been custom for a long time, because it's ok to threat and abuse someone whilst in possession of a lethal weapon, as long as they're on a bike. No consequences. #lifetimeDrivingBans #bbcPanorama @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
Require valid human MOT (mental and physical fitness to drive) for car insurance.
Compulsory obligation for everyone to report unfit drivers (family, carer, GP, garage etc).
#lifetimeDrivingBans
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Please sign @cyclinguk.bsky.social campaign:
Make it safer for your daughter, partner, friend and it will be safer for everyone. #lifeTimeDrivingBans
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Great โ does the Fair Deal also mean cyclists' lives being valued the same as other humans?
Does it include taking action against bad drivers who kill and injure with impunity at great human and societal cost?
#lifetimeDrivingBans #realDeterrents @heidialexander.bsky.social
If protesters get 4 years in jail for holding up drivers with no lives lost, what will this driver get? #lifetimeDrivingBans #makeHighwaycodeLaw
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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As tragic as women being raped, why do they wear short skirts?
As tragic as being mugged is, why do people carry valuables?
As tragic as being mauled by dogs are, why do people go near them?
For the same reasons cyclists ride on the roads. #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege
ChatGPT estimates the annual _direct_ cost for killed and seriously injured cyclists are around ยฃ2 billion.
That's not taking into account long term care, increased insurance premiums etc.
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