Cycling: Road Traffic Offences

(asked on 4th July 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the penalties for cycling offences, such as riding on a pavement in circumstances where a cycle lane exists.


This question was answered on 10th July 2023

Cycling on the pavement is already an offence, and privately owned e-scooters cannot be ridden on the highway or on pavements. Enforcement of these offences is a matter for the police. There are already penalties in place for these offences and the Government has no plans to change these.

The Government is considering bringing forward legislation to introduce new offences concerning careless or dangerous cycling, to tackle those rare instances where victims have been killed or seriously injured by irresponsible cycling behaviour. This follows an earlier review exploring the case for specific careless and dangerous cycling offences, a response to which the Government will publish as soon as it can.

In the case of e-scooters, a range of motoring offences and penalties currently apply for using an e-scooter illegally and/or irresponsibly, including criminal prosecution.

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