Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb has tabled an amendment to the Bus Services Bill aiming to improve the safety record of bus operators [1]. New figures show that in 2015 there were 5,381 collisions with buses and coaches, of which 64 resulted in deaths and 638 resulted in serious injuries. Buses are three times more likely than cars to be involved in a collision resulting in a death or serious injury [2]. Continue reading “702 bus deaths and serious injuries prompt legislative amendment from Green Peer”
Category: Cycling, roads and public transport
Our streets should belong to people first, vehicles second
Jenny has worked to make safe space for walking and cycling, to improve public transport and to reduce traffic levels
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Government rejects diesel scrappage scheme to reduce air pollution and early deaths
Baroness Jenny Jones, the Green Party peer in House of Lords, said:
“The lack of Government funding is a clear message to the Mayor of London and those local authorities considering serious action on air pollution that they will have to go it alone. Continue reading “Government rejects diesel scrappage scheme to reduce air pollution and early deaths”
Mayor issues first ‘high’ air pollution warning, now he needs to act
Mayor issues his first ‘high’ air pollution warning since he launched his Breathe Better Together campaign in January. The warning went out via Airtext and the LonGov twitter account to around ten thousand people, rather than the Boris Johnson account which has over a million followers.
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Jenny Jones campaigns for justice for killed cyclist
5th February 2015 – “Are cyclists protected by law?” Jones asks chief of police.
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb 