Green Party: Government’s “anti-cycling narrative” creates danger for cyclists | road.cc
Spokesperson slams Grant Shapps’ comments on number plates, compulsory insurance and speed limits for cyclists
The Green Party says that the government is promoting an “anti-cycling narrative that is making things far more dangerous for cyclists” in response to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps’ call earlier this week for people on bikes to be required to display number plates, carry third party insurance cover and be subject to the same speed limits as motorists.
The cabinet minister’s comments, initially made to the Mail in an article published on Tuesday evening, made for prominent headlines in both print and broadcast media yesterday, and are in direct conflict with repeated assurances from his own ministers and from civil servants at the DfT.
