Written question asked by Mark Hendrick (Labour) on Thursday, 22 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 (named day). It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Cycling: Road Traffic Offences
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle cyclists riding dangerously on (a) footpaths and (b) pavements.
- Answer
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The current dangerous and careless cycling offences apply to the road. This includes the pavement.
Last year the Government announced a cycle safety review consisting of two phases. The first part of the review considers the case for creating a new offence similar to that of causing death or serious injury by careless or dangerous driving, to help protect both cyclists and pedestrians. This is the focus of an independent legal report which was published on 9 March. The Department will issue a response to that report in due course.
The independent legal report is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-safety-review
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 133895
- Session
- 2017-19
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- Subjects
- Cycling Public footpaths Pedestrian areas Road traffic offences
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