Cyclists who kill pedestrians could face prosecution under a ‘death by dangerous cycling’ law
Mr Shapps said the law is needed to "impress on cyclists the real harm they can cause when speed is combined with lack of care".
It comes four years after the Government ran a consultation on proposals for new offences of causing death or serious injury while cycling. "We need the cycling equivalent of death by dangerous driving to close a gap in the law and impress on cyclists the real harm they can cause when speed is combined with lack of care," he said."But a selfish minority of cyclists appear to believe that they are somehow immune to red lights.
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