'Killer cyclists' crackdown accelerates as MPs back action after deaths in London
The Government said it would ensure “justice is done” against dangerous cyclists after MPs backed a change in the law to update an antiquated offence.
Cyclists who cause death by dangerous cycling could face up to 14 years in prison after the House of Commons on Wednesday voted through an amendment to create three new offences.
Pressure for the change has built since the deaths of at least two pedestrians due to collisions with cyclists in London, including one in Regent’s Park in which the man riding.
