A bill to amend the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 to create criminal offences relating to dangerous, careless or inconsiderate cycling and cycling without compulsory insurance, in particular applying to pedal cycles, electrically assisted pedal cycles and electric scooters; to publish an annual report on cycling offences; and to require a review of the impact of the dangerous use of electric scooters on other road users.
House of Lords
20 December 2024
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This bill would create new criminal offences for dangerous cycling and for death or serious injury caused by careless or inconsiderate cycling, bringing cycling offences in line with other road offences. It would apply to pedal cycles, electric-assisted cycles and electric scooters, require compulsory insurance, and set out a government review of electric scooter use plus annual reporting on cycling offences and insurance compliance. It would apply to England, Wales and Scotland and would take effect six months after the Act becomes law.
The bill has reached its 2nd reading in the Lords after its 1st reading on 17 December 2024. The document trail provided shows the initial proposals but does not include any amendments or committee recommendations so far.
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17 Dec 2024
First reading took place on 17 December. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the bill's journey through the Lords.
What happens next?
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The Bill would create new offences for death or serious injury caused by dangerous cycling (and for death caused by careless or inconsiderate cycling), bringing cycling offences in line with other road offences. It broadens ‘a cycle’ to include electric scooters and other powered personal transporters, and would require compulsory insurance for cycle use, with regulations to define the broader terms. It also orders a government review of e-scooter trials and the potential legalisation and regulation of privately owned scooters, plus annual reporting on cycling offences and insurance compliance; the measures apply to England, Wales and Scotland and would come into force six months after the Act is passed.
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