'Dangerous cycling bill' will not be made into a law after UK General Elections announced by Rishi Sunak
Had it been passed, the maximum sentence for causing death or serious injury by dangerous cycling would've been brought into line with sentencing guidelines for dangerous driving, of which the maximum sentence is currently 14 years' imprisonment.published on the House of Lords Library yesterday saying that the Bill is set to be debated in the second chamber of the Parliament on 6 June, now rendered void.
Whilst I’m no const expert - I understand that all legislation passing through Lords will fall after prorogation. If that’s the case then we will be back. The bill has cross party backing & the main work is done. These incidents will keep happening & the spotlight will return.Previously, Matthew Briggs, who runs the account, had said that he will delete his seven-year-old social media accounts pressing for a law change but he will now continue campaigning.
> "If the aviation or rail industry had the safety record that roads do, planes would be grounded, and trains would be stopped": Brake road safety charity latest to respond to government's 'dangerous cycling' billthat saw him suggest – and almost immediately retract – that cyclists should have licences, number plates, be insured, and subject to speed limits.
"Given the Government is so eager to act on dangerous cycling, we ask that they now continue this trend, by introducing further legislation that ensures that we see a significant and sustained reduction in road death and injury both this year and in the years to come."We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.cc, but you don’t like ads, please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly. As a subscriber you can read road.