Baroness Sharples
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Baroness Sharples Excerpts(14 years, 2 months ago)
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Earl Attlee
My Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Lord. I know that all noble Lords are extremely concerned about that type of offending. It adversely affects noble Lords, because they tend to be a little bit older than the average member of the population.
Baroness Sharples
Can my noble friend tell us how many successful prosecutions there have been against cyclists who have gone against red lights?
Earl Attlee
My Lords, the short answer is no. The reason is that most offences are dealt with by fixed penalties—the penalty is about £30—but detailed records are not kept because that would not be a good use of public funds.