Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones urges the justice system to give the same sentences to those behind the wheel as those who are not.
A vehicle activated sign shows the 30mph speed limit.
A man has been jailed for killing a police officer by running him down as he tried to stop his car. Gary Bromige, also known as Gary Cody, who was today sentenced to eight and a half years. Bromige was doing a maximum of between 80-88mph in Sutton, south London, in the early hours of September 20 last year when traffic police attempted to stop him. Pc Andy Duncan stepped out to pull him over, but Bromige hit the father-of-two. The officer, who had been with the Metropolitan Police for 23 years, died in hospital two days later.
Jenny Jones said: “The starting point for the murder of an on duty police officer is 30 years, but clearly that doesn’t apply to people driving a car dangerously. If someone came at a police officer with a knife, or any other metal object and refused to stop before they killed them, then they would be in jail for decades. Gary Bromige will be out and probably driving around in a few years’ time. Traffic police deserve more legal protection when carrying out their duty and the justice system must dump this stupid idea that different rules apply when you get behind the wheel.”