A Bill creating new offences of causing death or serious injury through dangerous or reckless cycling; to make provision regarding minimum sentencing and fines for those convicted of such offences; and for connected purposes;
House of Commons
2 May 2012
This Bill creates new criminal offences for cyclists who cause death or serious injury through dangerous or reckless cycling. It also sets minimum sentences and fines for those convicted and includes other road-safety measures. In short, it aims to make dangerous cycling a more serious offence with clearer penalties.
The bill is at its Second Reading in the House of Commons, the early stage of debate on its general principles. If it progresses, it will move to committee scrutiny, then to Report and Third Reading before moving to the House of Lords.
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