Convictions for cyclists on the rise

The revelation that many more people are now being taken to court for
dangerous cycling comes amid renewed concerns about the threat cyclists
pose to pedestrians and other road users.
Offences committed by cyclists include careless cycling, ignoring
traffic signs, reckless and dangerous cycling, cycling drunk and riding
on footpaths.
Last year 847 cyclists were convicted of these offences, a rise of 16
per cent in the past year, and almost double 2007’s figure of 440.

Last year the average penalty was £170.
Last year ignoring traffic signals was the one offence that caused most
cyclists to end up in court – a total of 412.
There were also 63 convictions for careless cycling and another 26 for
reckless and dangerous cycling, for which the average fine was just over
£250.

During the past seven years there have been 25 pedestrians killed in
accidents with cyclists and another 700 seriously injured.
Duncan Dollimore, head of campaigns at charity Cycling UK, said: “It is
sometimes wrongly claimed cyclists cannot be held accountable on the
roads, but these figures and the recent Alliston case show this is not
the case, and that irresponsible behaviour can be, and is punished.�

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