Hackney Cyclists call for improved road policing after newly published research reveals unprecedented hit and run rates in the borough.
A study commissioned by Hackney Cyclists revealed that each year there are approximately 900 collisions in the borough, with one fifth of those being hit and run incidents.
That’s double the national average of 11% of injury collisions across the UK.
This in turn has contributed to a drastic increase in the amount of cyclists injured on Hackneys road, rising from 134 in 2005 to 250 in 2015.
Activists have demanded road traffic enforcement be put higher on the boroughs policing agenda.
One suggestion has been to embrace initiatives seen in the West Midlands, where undercover officers can catch and penalize drivers who don’t give cyclists enough room on the roads.
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Hackney Cyclists call for improved road policing after newly published research reveals unprecedented hit and run rates in the borough.
A study commissioned by Hackney Cyclists revealed that each year there are approximately 900 collisions in the borough, with one fifth of those being hit and run incidents.
That’s double the national average of 11% of injury collisions across the UK.
This in turn has contributed to a drastic increase in the amount of cyclists injured on Hackneys road, rising from 134 in 2005 to 250 in 2015.
Activists have demanded road traffic enforcement be put higher on the boroughs policing agenda.
One suggestion has been to embrace initiatives seen in the West Midlands, where undercover officers can catch and penalize drivers who don’t give cyclists enough room on the roads.
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