Police and courts fail cyclists over road safety, says cross-party inquiry
Dangerous drivers are increasingly likely to escape prosecution and more people plead exceptional hardship to avoid ban
Policing and the justice system are too often failing cyclists, making the roads too dangerous for people to ride on them, and then not properly prosecuting or banning motorists who commit offences, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has warned.
Dangerous drivers are increasingly likely to be permitted by courts to stay behind the wheel, the report found, with the number of driving bans falling 62% over the last 10 years, and ever-more people claiming exceptional hardship to avoid a disqualification.
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Source: Guardian Transport
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