As year end approaches a new petition commences

It's been a while since the last petition went live, but in my defence I've been a little busy. The arrival of a first baby into the family does tend to necessitate a slight shift in normal patterns.

Tooting Bec Road has long been on my list of streets to try to fix, if you could lend your support as you may have done with other petitions in the past that would be awesome.

Please add your name via this link: Let's make Tooting Bec Road safe for all!

Thanks to Northern Ireland Greenways for the inspiration for the image (@nigreenways twitter feed). With progress being made as a result of several other local petitions to improve our streets, I'm confident that with enough support this ask is achievable.

Hoping for progress in the new year on:

• Bikehangars for Wandsworth
• Mitcham Lane redesign (with cycle lanes)
• Balham Boulevard consultation
• Contraflow cycling permitted on some one-way streets

If you haven't seen the presents Santa gave us via TfL this Xmas, and are interested, do have a gander at the following documents:

• International Cycling Infrastructure Best Practise Study
• International Cycling Infrastructure Best Practise Study appendix
• London Cycle Design Standards

All available to download off this page: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/cycling

Frustration & anger

At times I know I offend people with my views, that is not my aim.

With these recent events:

School children hit by roadside furniture as car flips onto roof (Nightingale Lane, Balham 26th Nov)

http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/11625718.School_children_hit_by__roadside_furniture__and_car_flipped_on_roof_after_two_collisions_in_same_road_this_morning/

Pedestrian killed on Mitcham Lane by being hit by a bus (Streatham - Friday 28th November)

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/bus-driver-arrested-after-woman-pedestrian-dies-in-collision-9892642.html

13 year old boy taken to hospital after being hit by bus (West London - 2nd December)

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/boy-13-taken-to-trauma-unit-after-being-hit-by-bus-in-west-london-9897431.html

Cyclist (trainer) knocked off her bike (Teddington - 2nd December)

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/hit-cyclist-left-lying-in-the-road-for-90-minutes-hits-out-at-shambles-of-nhs-care-9896977.html

And other campaigners being bang on the money:

http://saferoxfordstreet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/go-ahead-make-my-day-email-exchange.html

Or, writers in the Telegraph getting the fact that we all adapt very quickly to change:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11266435/We-fear-and-oppose-change-until-it-happens.html

It's hard not to get frustrated and be angry. 

I'd rather that we just got on and fixed our streets.

Better for everyone, and on a personal level I wouldn't have this frustration and anger to deal with.