People on bikes do silly things. But 99% of pedestrian collision deaths in Britain involve a motorised vehicle. A unsafe cycling law won’t solve our problemsLast weekend,as rumours of a “death by unsafe cycling” law circulated, I went on TV to defend cyclists again. Above a banner that read “killer cyclists”, or I tried to justify that although there’s nothing improper with bridging a gap in the law by creating a new offence – if our goal is to improve road safety – in seeking to penalise cyclists we are going after the improper villain.
The new law was mooted,along with a cycle safety review, following the Charlie Alliston case last year. Alliston was jailed for 18 months for “wanton ((adj.) undisciplined, lewd, lustful) and furious driving”, and after he collided with pedestrian Kim Briggs while riding a bicycle with no front brakes. Briggs died of head injuries.
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Source: guardian.co.uk