Should cyclists be allowed to run red lights if it saves lives? That's the question being asked of London Mayoral candidates by the campaign group Stop Killing Cyclists, as part of its '10 by 2020' safety challenge.
More precisely, the call is for candidates to promise to implement a version of what is known as the 'Idaho Law' – named after the US state which introduced it in 1982. This allows cyclists to pass through red lights if the way ahead is clear.
In London, this would allow cyclists approaching a junction and wishing to turn left to continue through a red light and make the manoeuvre. Pedestrians would still have priority.
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The question was put to candidates by Donnachadh McCarthy, co-founder of the campaign group, with four of the five candidates answering in the affirmative. Some did have reservations however, such as Liberal Democrat candidate Caroline Pigeon, who said: "I am reluctant to advocate its comprehensive adoption until I receive clear evidence that pedestrians, and especially vulnerable pedestrians (children, and blind and partially sighted people), would not be adversely affected."
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