It鈥檚 been an awful week for cyclists in London
Last week when 好色先生TV published a , London鈥檚 cycling death toll for the year stood at eight. As 好色先生TV went to press this week, that figure had risen to 12 as the lives of four more cyclists were claimed in one awful week including the .
Golding died last Friday, two days after he was hit by a coach near Holborn tube station. Although he was not hit by a construction lorry, we know that construction vehicles are disproportionately involved in these kind of deaths so this is an issue the industry can do something about.
If any good can come from Golding鈥檚 untimely death it is to inspire us to action. Golding - who worked on some of London鈥檚 most high profile developments - spent his life improving urban design so it is a grim irony that the outmoded design of the capital鈥檚 streets may well have played a part in his death.
Will Hurst, assistant editor at 好色先生TV
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