Cyclists stage “Die-In” protest in front of TfL building

The streets outside Transport for London’s headquarters were the stage for London’s latest cycling protest attended by more than 1,000 cyclists on Friday night.

The “die-in”, which replicated the protests performed by the Dutch in the 1970s, was carried out in order to bring about change with regards to the safety of cyclists in the capital.

After the demonstration was promoted on social networking site Facebook and through a flyering campaign, as many as 2,000 cyclists turned up outside TfL headquarters to lie down in the road for 15 minutes. At the event, candles were lit and the names of cyclists and pedestrians recently killed on London’s roads were read out as a mark of respect. And for many attendees, the protest was an opportunity to show solidarity in the face of recent criticism of cyclists in the wake of recent fatal cycling accidents.

Calls for greater road safety in London have not gone unheeded by the authorities, though. Only last week, the Met Police launched Operation Safeway to promote careful road usage and clamp down on illegal activities on the streets. But for the cycling community, the Government still has a long way to go before the streets of Britain can be considered as “bike-friendly” as our Dutch cousins.

The Die-in is the latest in a series of peaceful protests in the capital aimed at highlighting the constant dangers faced by cyclists in London. Other recent demonstrations included the Space4Cycling movement created by the London Cycling Campaign (LCC).

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