The London Assembly Transport Committee is investigating motorcycle safety in the capital. Twenty-seven riders PTW riders were killed on London’s roads in 2014 and despite representing 1% of traffic, PTW riders accounted for 17% of all casualties.
Tomorrow (15 October) the committee will hear from Transport for London (TfL), the motorcycle industry, user groups and road safety campaigners about trends in casualty data for motorcyclists and reasons for the relatively high rate. Other issues to be discussed include:
•   What TfL and partners can do to help increase road safety for motorcyclists
•   The progress with TfL’s motorcycle safety action plan – and impact of education and enforcement initiatives
•   The impact of the policy of allowing motorbikes into bus lanes
The guests are:
•   Ben Plowden, Director of Strategy and Planning, Surface Transport, TfL
•   Lilli Matson, Head of Strategy & Outcome Planning, TfL
•   David Davies, Executive Director, Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS)
•   Dr Leon Mannings, Campaigns and Policy Adviser, Motorcycle Action Group
and member of TfL’s Roads Task Force.
•   Craig Carey-Clinch, Policy Adviser, Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA)
•   Graeme Hay, Government Relations Executive, British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF)
The meeting starts at 10am in The Chamber at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
The public are invited to attend. Â
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