So who do you want to be the next Mayor of London?

[Theinjuredcleaner]

It's Count Binface/Lord Buckethead for me. I don't think he could do a worse job than his predecessors.

It is also the case that not all driving crimes result in death, but also injury, trauma ptsd and so on.

So roughly similar challenges and so should probably be given similar priority.

We could reach 0 road deaths if we banned every vehicle on the road but society would grind to a halt.

As it is, I imagine technology will eventually eradicate this problem. Driverless cars will probably be a lot safer... automatic stopping technology etc.

We could also reach zero deaths from knife crime if we banned every knife.

I think you might be onto something.

It's totally different. Getting in your car and driving somewhere is really quite different to sticking a knife in your bag with ill intent.

I have to say you really do sound quite extreme in your dislike of cars.

Oh and I'm not sure you saw but a previous poster today said how much they dislike their local ltn and what it's done to their area. I'm amazed you haven't asked her if a survey has been done?

I suggest those who aren't disturbed and heartbroken by the amount of violent crime amongst young people in London either don't have kids or plan to move away when they have them or when they are small.
It should be a priority. In fact crime overall that has increased over my time as a mother since 2010 needs to be put above all these stupid LTNs and pointless 20 mph routes on main roads which pose no threat or danger.

But if one were to break the driving laws then one also has ill-intent and the end result can be exactly the same.

Well no because drivers can also have genuine accidents.

If someone carries a knife, they have one intention in mind. I'd imagine very few people get in their car with the intention to injure or kill.

Are you disagreeing that breaking driving laws that are designed to keep us all safe shows ill-intent?

I imagine there's always sorts of scenarios in which accidents happen. From a genuine momentarily lapse in concentration to getting in your car pissed out of your head. That's for the police and courts to decide.

Well, the tossers we have had in charge for the last 13 years obvs BUT there is colossal wastage of money in London - certainly in my borough which has areas of wealth and very deprived areas that would really benefit from having money spent a bit more wisely. I am not having a pop at anyone in particular because honestly, it doesn't matter who gets in, they are all cushioned with huge salaries and all the perks and it doesn't take long for them to lose touch with the common man so to speak. I just don't think Sadiq has wow'ed me and I think there is much to be said about some fresh blood - someone said about capping it at two terms which would be a great idea. It is just that none of them are particularly impressive or charismatic or energetic in what they are setting forth as their vision for London. I mean the thing that really needs to happen most of all in London is the policing and crime prevention because my borough is one of the worst for knife crime and gang related violence.

@JessS1990

You don't want to tell this poster that's she's wrong and ltns are working and is there a survey for her area to prove her thoughts on it?

You say that but genuinely, I needed to buy a new kitchen knife and trying to buy them now is really difficult because of the knife crime. None on display in M&S, TK Maxx, Sainsbury's and even the posh kitchen shops in Muswell Hill have them in a lockable cabinet behind the till. That is how bad it is now.

That topic has already been discussed in detail, evidence has been provided that shows that LTNs are effective. Sadly no one has been able to provide and counter evidence, as I would be interested to read it. I am sure if the poster wanted to inform themselves of the effects of LTNs they are capable of scrolling back through the thread.

Interestingly last time I tried to buy a car, the garage had kept it locked as well and supervised me looking at it.

Yes but we all know why the knives are locked up! You are talking about a high value item, I am talking about a knife that costs around a tenner.

Definitely not Khan, and I live (and have lived for most of my life in London). His policies are divisive to suit his agenda, London is suffering as a result of him not allowing communities to integrate as they have in the past. I don't like any of the candidates but will vote for whomever is most likely to block Khan getting in. One other thing, the waste of money on the "#maaate" campaign shows you exactly who he is

She must be like me then.... totally imagining it

Probably this recent opinion poll will help inform your choice.

https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/london-mayoral-election-voting-intention-6-8-april-2024/

Khan will definitely win but I personally think that will be not so much a reflection on him but a reflection on the other candidates

That’s a silly argument. Of course it doesn’t - necessarily, or even be likely to - show ill intent. A driver going at 25 in a 20 zone is just exceeding the speed limit. It’s easy to do inadvertently. There’s no ill intent there at all. It may well not be the driver’s fault at all if there is then an accident, even if s/he’s speeding.

Carrying and using a knife to injure or kill, absent genuine self-defence, is inevitably ‘ill intent’.

@JessS1990 the LTN in Lambeth was so atrociously bad meaning buses were at stand still and kids couldn't get to school and the fumes, that Sadiq Khan intervened to get rid of them.
LTNs need thought, because we are in a city of 8 million not a little village in the shires.
I realize LTNs are put in by councils not the LTNs. But TfL have made some batshit decisions
Again sorting out the crime problems would mean less driving and freedom for women and young people.

I'd be mighty concerned if a driver could exceed the speed limit by 25% inadvertedly.
No wonder roads are so dangerous.

25% over in 20mph zone still means you're travelling at 5mph less than the previous speed limit.

Do you drive by the way?