#drivingIsAPrivilege

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@crson.bsky.social

1 week ago

Rapper Ghetts jailed for 12 years for killing student in hit-and-run — LBC Rapper Ghetts has been jailed for 12 years at the Old Bailey for killing a student in a hit-and-run.

Lifetime driving ban. #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

2 months ago

Killer M62 driver who 'lied about being unfit to avoid prosecution' filmed playing rugby, raving and buying pints — Manchester Evening News Police footage has finally exposed Steven Naylor's lies

Lifetime driving ban #lifeIsARight #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

2 months ago

Lifetime driving bans. 40 limit and ANPR on country lanes. Graduated license #lifeIsARight #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

2 months ago

Drivers over 70 set to face ban for failing compulsory eye tests — The i Paper Cognitive assessments for older drivers will also be considered under Government's new road safety plans

Finally. Lifetime driving bans and graduated license next. #lifeIsARight #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

5 months ago

Reckless driver heading wrong way down major road stopped by tactical police crash — The Independent A

Lifetime driving bans. #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

6 months ago

Streeting's bid to get Britain off the couch and save NHS £10bn — The i Paper Health Secretary's Get Britain Moving campaign could be undermined by difficulty to walk in some areas

@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @heidialexander.bsky.social

Make roads safer for ppl to cycle by cracking down on drivers who kill and injure cyclists. #lifetimeDrivingBans

Action close passes.

Lower speed & avg speed cameras rural roads. #drivingIsAPrivilege

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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

6 months ago

Driving tests: The learner drivers using dashcam footage to fight road rage Learning to drive is a right of passage for many, but drivers and instructors face increasing abuse.

Discrimination or lies, @heidialexander.bsky.social ?

As cyclist, Surrey and TVP do not have stats on reports/ actions and TVP have told me to stop reporting close passes, since it's not a crime.
#motonormativity #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifetimeDrivingBans

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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

6 months ago

Labour to abolish most short prison sentences in England and Wales — The Guardian Exclusive: Legislation that will include Texas-style scheme to shorten jail time expected to be rolled out this year

Is @heidialexander.bsky.social bringing in lifetime driving bans? Or will it just be open season to kill and injure cyclists? #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifeIsARight @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

7 months ago

A horrifying journey with my grandfather persuaded me: pensioners need a driving test — The i Paper I welcome this 'rigourous licence renewal process'

There must be a duty to report unfit drivers, and ability for the reporter to remain anonymous to the driver but not the authorities.
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

7 months ago

'I'm 94 and still driving - I'm safer than younger drivers' — The i Paper Brad Ashton has just renewed his licence for a further three years and argues most older drivers are safer on the roads than younger motorists

What's Mr Ashton's ability to react, memory and judgment like before claiming to be a safer driver than others? #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

7 months ago

Driver who inhaled nitrous oxide gas before and after killing cyclist jailed — The Guardian Cain Byrne sentenced to 11 and a half years in young offender institution over death of Graham Slinn in South Yorkshire

Lifetime driving bans NOW, @heidialexander.bsky.social – or this killer will be back on the roads age 37. #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifeIsARight @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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@crson.bsky.social

7 months ago

'I think it's appalling': Man who had leg amputated after hit-and-run criticises sentence given to driver — Sky News Ieuan Parry, who also suffered a fractured skull when he was struck by the uninsured motorist fleeing police, backs a campaign to increase the

Lifetime driving bans. #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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@crson.bsky.social

7 months ago

Driver re-interviewed by police over girls' deaths — BBC News Claire Freemantle was re-arrested in January after two girls died in a car crash in Wimbledon.

Please can @heidialexander.bsky.social confirm that this driver has been declared unfit to drive, as she allegedly suffers random seizures whilst in charge of a lethal weapon? #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege

@libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

8 months ago

Elderly man drives down Rome's iconic Spanish Steps — Sky News The driver tested negative for alcohol and told officers that he was on his way to work.

Annual fit-to-drive test above 70. Obligation to report unfit drivers.
#drivingIsAPrivilege
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Call to cap car bonnet heights as SUVs present ‘growing threat to public safety’ — The Independent A think tank said UK drivers bought a disproportionately large amount of new cars with high bonnets.

You could save billions in public spending by actioning road deaths and reckless/ dangerous drivers.

Even if you don't care about the cyclists. #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Personal trainer jailed over 'first date' chase that ended in crash involving five police cars — Sky News Mazyar Azarbonyad was taking a woman home after a first date in April when police tried to stop his BMW over concerns about the driving.

License for life to kill and injure.

What will it take for lifetime driving bans? #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

As tragic as women being raped, why do they wear short skirts?

As tragic as being mugged is, why do people carry valuables?

As tragic as being mauled by dogs are, why do people go near them?

For the same reasons cyclists ride on the roads. #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege

Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

But they will likely get their license back.

Like we hand back gun license and guns to convicted shooters(!)
#lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Car ploughs into crowd celebrating PSG Champions League win in France injuring four members of same family — LBC Four members of the same family have been seriously injured in France after a car ploughed into the group as they celebrated PSG's historic Champions League win.

Driver allegedly lost control of their lethal weapon.

I'm sure they'll get the same punishment as if they had a gun go off in a crowd injuring 4… #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Why Car-Rammings Are on the Rise—and So Hard to Prevent — TIME More than 45 people were injured in Liverpool in the latest major vehicular attack across the globe.

Howabout discouraging larger vehicles like SUVs and pickups by higher VED? #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifeIsARight @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Lifetime driving bans. #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Man arrested after car hits pedestrians during Liverpool FC victory parade — The Guardian Police called to Water Street in Liverpool city centre around 6pm after report of a collision with pedestrians

Cars – the weapon of choice: Claim you "didn't see", had a "black out", "mixed up accelerator and brake" and you'll likely get a suspended sentence if no priors.
#lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Pick-up truck driver still high on cocaine from night before jailed for killing father-to-be in horror crash — LBC A pick-up driver has been handed a 32-month prison sentence after he ran over and killed a moped rider while he high on cocaine from the night before.

A 5-year driving ban?!! Drivers who kill or seriously injure must be banned for life, @heidialexander.bsky.social

What's the cost to the public of 30,000 killed or seriously injured every year? #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifeIsARight @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Transport Secretary boards first renationalised train signalling ‘new dawn for our railways’ — LBC Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has boarded the first nationalised train previously operated by South Western Railway (SWR), as rail renationalisation begins.

Great, @heidialexander.bsky.social

Now we've addressed the inconvenience of train commuters, can we please focus on the deaths of commuters and others travelling by bike?
#lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege #lifeIsARight @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Good that government is thinking of animal welfare. When will they do anything about the 15,000 killed and injured cyclists every year? #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Fewer criminals to serve jail time under proposals to end prison overcrowding — ITV News Fewer criminals will be put behind bars and more will serve sentences in the community under plans to end overcrowding in jails.

Lifetime driving bans for killing or injuring cyclists #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

9 months ago

Police could search homes and seize phones after sudden pregnancy loss — The Observer Police have been issued guidance on how to search women’s homes for abortion drugs and check their phones for menstrual cycle tracking apps after unexpected pregnancy loss.

Meanwhile NOTHING is done about the 15,000 cyclists killed or injured every year, @heidialexander.bsky.social
@libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege

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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

10 months ago

Britain’s busiest motorway closed after waste lorry overturned as thousands of motorists affected — LBC A section of the M25 motorway is closed after a waste lorry got overturned in a crash with another HGV, spilling oil and waste over the road.

When drivers who can't wait 20s behind a cyclist to overtake safely makes it onto the motorway…

Will they get 4 years in prison for inconveniencing drivers like protestors?

#takeBadDriversOffTheRoads #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege @heidialexander.bsky.social

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@crson.bsky.social

10 months ago

Moments before driver deliberately rammed e-bike rider, killing him, caught on CCTV — The Independent The driver is seen pursuing the rider, switching lanes to get closer to him

How shocked must that driver be – all those other cyclist killers getting suspended sentences… #lifetimeDrivingBans #drivingIsAPrivilege
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk
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Erin Eese

@erineese.bsky.social

10 months ago

Moment pensioner ploughs car into bakery causing £10,000 of damage — Metro A pensioner who accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the break slammed his car right into a bakery, sending stocking tumbling from the shelves.

Lifetime driving bans. Annual fitness to drive tests for older drivers.

We need to get unfit drivers off the roads NOW - their convenience does not trump others' lives!
#drivingIsAPrivilege #lifeIsARight
@heidialexander.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk

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