Department for Transport plans to bring road safety legislation up-to-date to protect vulnerable road users. Proposals include clamping down on dangerous cyclists, following a campaign earlier this year to clamp down on dangerous drivers. It also includes setting national guidance for cycling and walking infrastructure plans, forming part of a government drive to encourage more people to take to two wheels or two feet to get around.

Transport Minister Jesse Norman,

In recent weeks we have announced a range of measures designed to protect vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians. These include new measures to combat close passing, training for driving instructors, better collision investigation and £100 million in new investment through the Safer Roads Fund. Now we are taking further steps. These include a consultation on new cycling offences, further work on national guidance on cycling and walking infrastructure, and improvements to the Highway Code. All these measures are designed to support the continued growth of cycling and walking, with all the benefits they bring to our communities, economy, environment and society.