To the Mayor for London, The London Assembly and TfL.
Our petition calls on TfL, The Mayor for London and Local Authorities to introduce ‘Keep Clear’ type road markings in front of kerbside bus shelters. Vehicles must not enter the area directly in front of kerbside bus shelter unless they are able to quickly exit without stopping or idling.
Children travel to nursery and school during the morning's peak pollution time and are directed to wait at bus shelters, some only a kerbs width away from slow moving and idling traffic.
A child’s lung function is reduced due to repeated exposure to traffic pollution. The closer a child is to a vehicle’s exhaust the higher the concentration of toxic pollutants they breathe.
Children breathing vehicle exhaust take harmful levels of NO2 deep into their lungs inflaming and irritating their airways. The microscopic particulates (PM2.5) cross into their bloodstream and travel to their vital organs. Air pollution stunts the growth of children's lungs.
Studies show that reduced exposure to air pollutants can lead to a decrease in hospital admissions for respiratory complaints, a lower prevalence of bronchitis and respiratory infections, and improvement in lung function growth rates.
Introducing ‘Keep Clear’ type road markings in front of kerbside bus shelters is a relatively low cost, quick to implement course of action that can significantly reduce the concentration of traffic exhaust children breathe.
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Updates
July 18, 2018
I am truly stunned by the momentum this is gaining. This movement belongs entirely to you because I never imagined so many people would care about these bus shelters as much as I do.
Reached 100 supporters
July 18, 2018
67 Comments
notices are also needed at the bus stop shelter for adults to be made aware of the very high levels of pollution by the kerb- esp. bad for children they are closer to the exhausts.
This supports saving Vauxhall Bus Station-thank you. A road engineer friend has suggested to me that yellow hatched boxes might be more enforceable along bus stops and more recognisable, but great idea.
Seems like a simple and cheap solution to reducing harm from tailpipe emissions where people are most likely to inhale them, especially when traffic is slow-moving (as is often the case)
Please enact this suggestion! Air pollution is damaging our children all the time in London. Personally, I have had many trips to St Georges with breathing problems for my youngest. No problem when out of town. :(
It’s not just children that suffer. As a pensioner I suffer car fumes at my bus stop every day. The engines on our new buses switch off at bus stops, excellent.
I'm extremely concerned about air pollution, it's at illegal levels across London. We need drastic action to reduce the amount of traffic in the city. I agree the public have the right to be informed about air pollution.
Per your interview to Sadiq on Time Out London last week, this petition is dead in the water. TfL (or Sadiq) can't do anything about this, we need the law on idling changed. I would support a petition in *that* direction. Try 38 degrees. Thanks.
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To the Mayor for London, The London Assembly and TfL.
Our petition calls on TfL, The Mayor for London and Local Authorities to introduce ‘Keep Clear’ type road markings in front of kerbside bus shelters. Vehicles must not enter the area directly in front of kerbside bus shelter unless they are able to quickly exit without stopping or idling.
Children travel to nursery and school during the morning's peak pollution time and are directed to wait at bus shelters, some only a kerbs width away from slow moving and idling traffic.
A child’s lung function is reduced due to repeated exposure to traffic pollution. The closer a child is to a vehicle’s exhaust the higher the concentration of toxic pollutants they breathe.
Children breathing vehicle exhaust take harmful levels of NO2 deep into their lungs inflaming and irritating their airways. The microscopic particulates (PM2.5) cross into their bloodstream and travel to their vital organs. Air pollution stunts the growth of children's lungs.
Studies show that reduced exposure to air pollutants can lead to a decrease in hospital admissions for respiratory complaints, a lower prevalence of bronchitis and respiratory infections, and improvement in lung function growth rates.
Introducing ‘Keep Clear’ type road markings in front of kerbside bus shelters is a relatively low cost, quick to implement course of action that can significantly reduce the concentration of traffic exhaust children breathe.
Follow us on Twitter @LittleNinjaUK #NO2idling
Updates
July 18, 2018
I am truly stunned by the momentum this is gaining. This movement belongs entirely to you because I never imagined so many people would care about these bus shelters as much as I do.
Reached 100 supporters
July 18, 2018
67 Comments
Totally agree with this as a parent of a child who uses buses alot. They say walk away from the road when on the pavement the pollute is so bad
notices are also needed at the bus stop shelter for adults to be made aware of the very high levels of pollution by the kerb- esp. bad for children they are closer to the exhausts.
This supports saving Vauxhall Bus Station-thank you. A road engineer friend has suggested to me that yellow hatched boxes might be more enforceable along bus stops and more recognisable, but great idea.
Seems like a simple and cheap solution to reducing harm from tailpipe emissions where people are most likely to inhale them, especially when traffic is slow-moving (as is often the case)
Please enact this suggestion! Air pollution is damaging our children all the time in London. Personally, I have had many trips to St Georges with breathing problems for my youngest. No problem when out of town. :(
It’s not just children that suffer. As a pensioner I suffer car fumes at my bus stop every day. The engines on our new buses switch off at bus stops, excellent.
I'm extremely concerned about air pollution, it's at illegal levels across London. We need drastic action to reduce the amount of traffic in the city. I agree the public have the right to be informed about air pollution.
Per your interview to Sadiq on Time Out London last week, this petition is dead in the water. TfL (or Sadiq) can't do anything about this, we need the law on idling changed. I would support a petition in *that* direction. Try 38 degrees. Thanks.
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Totally agree with this as a parent of a child who uses buses alot. They say walk away from the road when on the pavement the pollute is so bad