Newspaper

This is probably a nation wide problem, but as a Spelthorne Borough Councillor I have concerns over cyclists in Spelthorne and in particular our paper girls and paper boys, who come rain come shine deliver our daily paper to our doors. so I ask the Question, when did you last see a cyclist with both working lights on there bike, It is more likely that the cyclist had no lights on his or her bike and was wearing dark non reflective clothing, As the nights draw in and day light hours get shorter is it unreasonable for one to expect cyclist for there own safety to conform to the road traffic regulations I think NOT!

I would prefer that we ran a proactive safety campaign for cyclists young and old, before there has been a fatality, a set of lights for a cycle cost less than £10.00 including batteries, surely with our community police officers, police cadets, police officers, we can talk to schools and enlist the help and cooperation of head teachers, when I went to school you could not take your bike to school un till you had passed a cycling proficiency test.

Newsagents also were aware of there responsibilities, Police would check with newsagents that there paper boys/girls were permitted to work and that they had working lights on there bikes with a paper bag that had a good Quality reflective strip.

Come on lets all do our bit to keep our cyclists safe this winter.

{ yes I am that cyclist with working lights }