The government should do more to target “irresponsible behaviour” by cyclists – particularly when they break traffic laws, a committee of MPs has said.
There was some confusion about road laws, including the fact that it is illegal to cycle on pavements, the Public Accounts Committee said.
It was responding to a National Audit Office report on road safety.
The Department for Transport said it could devise new rules but had to be satisfied police could enforce them.
In its response to the committee, the department said enforcing cycling offences “was typically not high on the agenda of most police forces due to competing demands on their time”.
It also pointed out anti-social cyclists represent only a small number of total cyclists.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8319630.stm
