"It simply wasn't safe for the ordinary member of the public to be in the city centre," Mr Ahmad said, adding the "devastating" impact was still being felt by local communities.
The committee of MPs scrutinising the bill heard three days of oral evidence from experts two weeks' ago, including some who raised concerns about the proposed role of the High Court in signing off applications.Retired High Court judge Sir Nicholas Mostyn told the panel he thought it would be "impossible" for the High Court to rule in every assisted dying case.
"You're talking about nearly three quarters of the entire Family Division [Court] doing nothing but this," he said.He added it should be done "by a panel set up... for each case, a doctor and a lawyer, they have to agree, and they check everything has been done lawfully".Leadbeater said she agreed with the need for other professionals to be involved in the checks.
"This bill already contains the strongest safeguards anywhere in the world, but I promised to give close attention to the advice we have received on how the bill could be made even stronger, and that is what I have done," she said.However, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney, who sits on the committee and oppose the bill, said the version of the legislation initially passed by the House of Commons in November "specifically gave provision for a High Court judge" to sign off cases "and many MPs voted for it on that basis".
"So to make this really profound change at this time makes it very, very difficult for the committee to decide whether this is the right thing or not in order to improve the bill," she told BBC Breakfast.
More than 300 amendments have been tabled, with more expected in the coming weeks."Someone needs to tell the council that Sheffield is built on seven very high hills and most people can't ride a cycle here."
Another listener said they had lived in Cambridge for two years and described the roundabout as "chaos" with frequent collisions.They wrote: "On average it put 45 minutes on a journey. Terrible idea, locals avoid it and call it crazy."
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) said similar roundabouts in the Netherlands had reduced serious incidents by about 46%.Caitlin Taylor, road safety manager at RoSPA, said: "Giving equal precedence to all road users such as cyclists, as well as pedestrians, creates a more inclusive environment while maintaining smooth vehicle flow.