safety

A leaked London Underground document discusses the possibility that more stations could be left unstaffed as a result of cuts to staff and ticket office hours, the very issue under dispute in the recent strikes. The RMT has published the document – we know how …

Photo / cakehole Various reports are coming in that there was a near-miss during rush hour on the Hammersmith & City line yesterday. A westbound train was mistakenly switched onto the eastbound track shortly after departing Plaistow at around 8am. The driver stopped the train …

As previously reported, an 18-month trial of countdown clocks on pelican crossings began this morning at a junction beside Southwark station. Pedestrian Countdown, as the scheme is called, will, it is hoped, “make London safer for all concerned and smooth the flow of traffic to …

Don’t use unbooked minicabs. It’s a simple message, but it bears repeating. Which is why, around this time each year, the Safer Travel at Night initiative repeats it with a series of adverts. This year’s campaign, backed by the Mayor, the Met, the City of …

Taking heart, perhaps, from George W. Bush’s oft-quoted declaration, the Metropolitan Police are launching a campaign to encourage lorries and cyclists to share the road safely. Traffic officers will be out during rush hour this week, helping to “educate both groups about the dangers they …

Memorial to Lucinda Ferrier We’ve seen them around New York, but this is the first time we’ve spotted a ghost bike in London. This white cycle, across the road from Stoke Newington station in northeast London, commemorates the life of Lucinda Ferrier, who died while …

In the quest for local kudos, organisational dynamism and staff motivation making humdrum local business improvement initiatives sound sexy is all important. The London Bridge Business Improvement District Company decided they had a crap name so, inspired by the spirit and energy of amusing films …

A sign of this country’s creeping Torification, with Britain’s top two Blues boasting their two-wheels-better philosophy at any opportunity (never mind the traffic signals)? Or merely a sensible policy that could help get more people on their bikes? Kensington and Chelsea are to trial a …

Up to 9000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union, including security staff at the Houses of Parliament, Police Community Support Officers, Traffic Wardens, 999 Operators and admin support staff will be striking – most pointedly – on Budget Day, 12 March, to protest …

Unite lived up to its name today, presenting demands on behalf of bus drivers across the capital for a standard wage and agreement on driving hours to address considerable disparities across operators. This is their first coordinated claim since privatisation in the 80s. Drivers working …