Cyclists who kill pedestrians will be treated and jailed like dangerous drivers under a new legal overhaul.
But it is understood he will urge any successor to press ahead with the proposal. The change would also be dependent on backing from the new PM.
Mrs Briggs’s husband Matthew said the proposed overhaul would reduce suffering endured by families of victims. ‘It’s not just about the punishment – surely there should be an equivalence in the sentence available to judges whether it’s a car, lorry or cyclist that’s killed someone. The mode of transport shouldn’t matter.’were killed on the country’s roads. This dropped to 346 in 2020 during the pandemic.
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