Rejected petition Require all cycles to have registration plates
Call for submissions to relevant Committee and collect evidence concerning injuries/fatalities caused by cyclists together with statistics on cyclists prosecuted for breaching road laws
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I have had several friends who have suffered injuries due to cyclists failing to stop at pedestrian crossings and have , myself, been injured by a cyclist riding on the footpath
Cycles should be regarded as road vehicles and be able to be identified by registration plate in the case of anyone witnessing dangerous cycling behaviour
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We are sorry to hear about the collisions you and people you know have been involved in.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for. Decisions about what issues to take evidence on are a matter for individual select committees, not the UK Government or Parliament.
The Government already publishes statistics on road casualties, including collisions involving cyclists. You can find these here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-accidents-and-safety-statistics
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Require cyclists to be registered and have third-party insurance: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/621446
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.