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This signal to other road users is perfectly clear and no discomfort is caused by this \"come on\" or \"thank you\" signal.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":34,"created_at":"2026-01-28T19:09:47.642Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T04:22:30.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-13T13:29:52.663Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-01-31T13:00:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Simon Boghurst","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfT","name":"Department for Transport","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":34}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Brent West","ons_code":"E14001123","mp":"Barry Gardiner MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brentwood and Ongar","ons_code":"E14001125","mp":"Alex Burghart MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bristol North West","ons_code":"E14001134","mp":"Rt Hon Darren Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Broxbourne","ons_code":"E14001139","mp":"Lewis Cocking MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Castle Point","ons_code":"E14001154","mp":"Rebecca Harris MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chorley","ons_code":"E14001170","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Congleton","ons_code":"E14001178","mp":"Sarah Russell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon West","ons_code":"E14001188","mp":"Sarah Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dover and Deal","ons_code":"E14001202","mp":"Mike Tapp MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ellesmere Port and Bromborough","ons_code":"E14001222","mp":"Justin Madders MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Leeds North West","ons_code":"E14001322","mp":"Katie White MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Mid Buckinghamshire","ons_code":"E14001360","mp":"Greg Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newton Abbot","ons_code":"E14001381","mp":"Martin Wrigley MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North Warwickshire and Bedworth","ons_code":"E14001400","mp":"Rachel Taylor MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Norwich South","ons_code":"E14001409","mp":"Clive Lewis MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South Basildon and East Thurrock","ons_code":"E14001480","mp":"James McMurdock MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South Devon","ons_code":"E14001484","mp":"Caroline Voaden MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Devon","ons_code":"E14001495","mp":"Rebecca Smith MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Stretford and Urmston","ons_code":"E14001528","mp":"Andrew Western MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Sussex Weald","ons_code":"E14001533","mp":"Ms Nusrat Ghani MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Torbay","ons_code":"E14001551","mp":"Steve Darling MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Torridge and Tavistock","ons_code":"E14001552","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Cox KC MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Wetherby and Easingwold","ons_code":"E14001582","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Alec Shelbrooke MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Widnes and Halewood","ons_code":"E14001584","mp":"Derek Twigg MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Dundee Central","ons_code":"S14000075","mp":"Chris Law MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Edinburgh South","ons_code":"S14000080","mp":"Rt Hon Ian Murray MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stirling and Strathallan","ons_code":"S14000105","mp":"Chris Kane MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newport West and Islwyn","ons_code":"W07000105","mp":"Ruth Jones MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":5},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":2},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":6},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":2},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":4},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":10},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":1},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":3}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}