David Smith is a father on a mission to reduce the dangerously high air pollution children breathe everyday whilst they travel to school. He’s campaigning for a change in traffic light phasing during the toxic school run, to reduce emissions from vehicles start-stop-idling in congested traffic.
David says:
"I've lived in South London all my life and grew up in Putney/Wandsworth. I’m a happily married, father of four beautiful children, two teenagers, a three-year-old and a baby.
We don’t own a car. We walk, scoot, cycle and for longer journeys we travel by bus, tube, train and the occasional taxi.
We worry about the air our children breathe every day. I’ve told my children that they are little ninjas fighting for their future health against invisible #PollutantMonsters and that they must protect themselves by staying away from idling vehicles.
They do their best but they cannot win this battle for life on their own. "
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EnvironmentinspirationHow do I feel about “clean air campaigners” who’ve made air pollution worse in London? Thats a tricky question, remember I’ve access to the best scientists & Drs. I’m clear on the permanent damage toxic air has on health from the cradle to the grave. Genuinely care about ALL CYP
“Suspicious” NOx levels in 77%–100% of diesel tests with “extreme” NOx in 40%–75% of tests.
Yet LTNs deliberately create congestion to "nudge" people not to drive who haven't alternative.
@LittleNinjaUK @ediz1975 @EllaRobertaFdn @JohnJohnStewart @PaulLomax
https://theicct.org/publication/dieselgate-emissions-diesel-cars-europe-mar23/
They've closed roads where local traffic is meant to drive, so local traffic now congests community main roads & Red Routes, delaying buses and poisoning good people who walk, scoot, cycle and use public transport. 👇🏾
#criminal #negligence
Dieselgate is not only "not over", it's being made worse as councils impose LTNs.
By concentrating diesel vehicles on our community main roads & Red Routes they are producing “extreme” levels of toxic #airpollution where the majority walk & wait for buses. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/22/dieselgate-millions-of-extremely-polluting-cars-still-on-europes-roads-says-report
I pushed the Mayor hard today at least to review reinstating the buses that were cancelled in Richmond during COVID ahead of the ULEZ expansion, but he could not even commit to that.
@SocEnvJustice @zaki_moosa_ @ShimanoSteve @seanpaulday @TfL @councilsUK @SchoolGovNet @LondonAssembly @transportgovuk @TheGreenParty @LondonLabour @GLAConservative @EvanDriscoll10 @AirCroxted @ediz1975 @MumsForLungs @clairekholland @RezinaChowdhury Some simply want to believe closing side roads has no real impact on other residential & community roads. That way they can ignore the impact to health of others who live & breathe on the LTN sacrificial roads.
"I see no evidence" they cry, as they bury their heads...
