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Mr. Thomas Cox
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for riding a bicycle without proper and adequate lighting there have been in each of the last three years.
Mr. Brittan
The available information is given in the following table; information for 1979 is not yet available.Persons proceeded against for riding a pedal cycle during the hours of darkness without proper and adequate lighting*
| England and Wales | |
| Year | Number of persons proceeded against |
| 1976 | 2,535 |
| 1977 | 2,600 |
| 1978 | 2,677 |
| * Road Traffic Act 1972, section 74. | |