Cycling: Accidents

(asked on 7th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to ensure that deaths and injuries of pedestrians caused by cyclists are treated in the same way as those caused by motorised vehicles; and if so, what are those steps.


Answered by
Baroness Sugg Portrait
Baroness Sugg
This question was answered on 15th January 2019

In August last year the Government consulted on proposals for new offences of causing death or serious injury while cycling. The consultation considered greater parity of sentencing between cyclists and drivers where people whose cycling behaviour results in harm to others.

The consultation closed on 5 November and responses are currently being analysed.

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