'It will help us of our grief to ensure that her death was not in vain.'
Emma Burke Newman was killed in a collision with a lorry on Broomielaw on January 27, just months after setting up home in the city.
"Our daughter, Emma Burke Newman, was a strong and experienced cyclist. She cycled everywhere in the much bigger cities of Paris, London, and Berlin. But, only three months into living in, she was roadkill at that deadly junction, as if the world were saying 'no, you cannot. Not now'. The investigation into the French-American's death is ongoing, however, her doting parents have now thrown their support behind a protest calling on the Scottish Government to improve road safety around the country.
"We are demanding 'No Backpedalling'. Scotland has great plans and the budget for active travel. Now it must deliver, without stalling."Emma was travelling to the Mackintosh School of Architecture, where she was a part-time student, on the day of her death. Councillor Jon Molyneux said: said: “Regardless of the circumstances of that incident, I think it is important that we keep in mind the liveable neighbourhoods aspect [of this paper].
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