No justice for families over cyclists' deaths

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Emma Foa, 56, was crushed by a two-tonne cement mixer whose driver failed to see her as he turned left at traffic lights in Camley Street, King's Cross, last December.

Michael Thorn, 52, of Headley Down, Surrey, was fined £300 for driving without due care and attention. Next year, the law will change to allow courts to hear a charge of causing death by careless and inconsiderate driving, with a maximum five-year jail term.

Ms Foa's widower, Reg Wright, 53, said: "I think it is unacceptable this has not been done faster."

Her daughter Mia, 23, added: "Thorn was charged with a very minor offence. The killing of my mother was lumped together with minor speeding or clipping a wing mirror."

Ms Foa, a writer and Hampstead jeweller, was one of a string of cyclists killed by left-turning lorries in London. Experts blame lorry mirrors which cause a "blind spot" for drivers. Under EU law, most heavy goods vehicles must be fitted with wide-angle mirrors by 2009.