'Going after cyclists is ludicrous' Cyclist campaigner, Simon Munk says the government should not go after cyclists in the middle of a climate and cost of living crisis. He adds that laws for drivers are not working and dangerous cyclists are punished.
The transport secretary told the Daily Mail that we should not"turn a blind eye" to cyclists who break road laws, speed and"bust red lights" and"get away with it".Cyclists could face 20mph speed limits and may need number plates, after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps flagged a shake-up in road laws.that will treat killer cyclists the same as motorists, Mr Shapps said he wanted to stop certain behaviour on the roads.
"Particularly where you've got 20mph limits on increasing numbers of roads, cyclists can easily exceed those, so I want to make speed limits apply to cyclists.
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