Cyclists (Road Safety)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport M25 – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 23 April 1980.

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Photo of Barry Sheerman Barry Sheerman , Huddersfield East 12:00, 23 April 1980

Will the Minister consider the Swedish and Swiss experiment of banning children under the age of 5 from cycling on public roads? Is he aware that the experiment has had a phenomenal success in reducing the casualty rate for young children? May I urge him to consider it, and to do so rather more quickly than his consideration of introducing provisions to increase motor cycle safety?