Submitted on Sunday 5th June 2016
Published on Wednesday 8th June 2016
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 8th December 2016
Signatures: 32
Make cycling on a footway an arrestable offence and raise the fine to £1,000.
It is a criminal offence in England and Wales to cycle on footways such as pavements, walkways and foot bridges. The current penalty for this is a measly £50 fine despite the danger to pedestrians. Cycling on footways should be arrestable, the fine increased to £1,000 and cycles seized until paid.
With the popularity of cycling in the UK on the up, the numbers of people regularly committing offences such as cycling on the pavement is also increasing. Research has shown that cyclists now represent almost as much danger to pedestrians as motorists do, that the injuries inflicted can be as damaging and nearly 100 people in the UK are killed by cyclists each year.
Making this offence arrestable and increasing the fine will act as a better deterrent and improve pedestrian safety.
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