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Educating cyclists
• I’VE decided to give up cycling in London because it has become too dangerous. Why? I largely blame other cyclists – not all, but the majority who never stop at a red light, enraging many motorists, who then treat all cyclists with contempt and put their lives in danger.
Can you blame them? Pedestrians too, particularly elderly ones, are sick and tired of all those cyclists with attitude who ride on pavements risking thereby a paltry £30 fine.
The rules need tightening up. Any cyclist caught going through a red light or cycling on the pavement should be at risk of a £500 fine and of having the bicycle confiscated. Confiscated bikes could be auctioned off to raise funds to go towards cycle proficiency training.
People under 16 should not cycle on the public highway unless accompanied by a supervising adult, and all cyclists should be required, just like all other road users, to have third-party insurance.
But above all else, cyclists need educating that the rules of the road apply to them too. Then, motorists and pedestrians will treat them with respect, and many fewer lives will be lost on our roads. And then I may take up cycling again!
HARRY G MOSS
Manor Road, N16
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