Transport: Shared Space Crossings Debate

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Transport: Shared Space Crossings

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Ukraine
Thursday 8th January 2015

(9 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Kramer Portrait Baroness Kramer
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I would be very happy to try to encourage enforcement. That is obviously part of the programme which should be in place.

Lord Bradshaw Portrait Lord Bradshaw (LD)
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I rather agree with the Minister that local authorities are best placed to deal with these matters, but one change that the Government could make would be to ensure that all bicycles had a bell on them. That measure could be very cheap, and it would be very effective in preventing accidents between all sorts of people.

Baroness Kramer Portrait Baroness Kramer
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My Lords, it is true that very often there is a tension between cyclists and pedestrians of various kinds. I do not have a good answer for him, but I will investigate and write.

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