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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the police concerning the enforcement of the law against cyclists using the footpath in the area around Westminster. [HL4222]
The enforcement of cycling offences is an operational matter for individual chief officers of police. We fully support any action the police decide is appropriate to deter and reduce offending of this sort. To assist enforcement we have made it possible for police community support officers to issue £30 fixed penalty notices for the offence of riding on the footway.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what the rates for the wearing of cycle helmets were in each of the past five years among children aged (a) 8–10, (b) 11–13, (c) 14–16, and (d) 17–18. [HL4441]
Observational surveys were undertaken in 2004 and 2006. The data are as follows:
2004 Wearing rate percentage 2006 Wearing rate percentage Children 14.1 17.6 Adults 29.0 31.5 All cyclists 28.2 30.7
2004 Wearing rate percentage 2006 Wearing rate percentage Male Female Total Male Female Total 0-6 years old 23.7 38.9 26.7 13.8 29.7 22.7 7-10 years old 3.9 12.0 5.4 5.2 10.9 7.3 11-16 years old 4.8 8.6 5.4 6.5 18.7 9.1 Adult 10.9 13.1 11.3 13.4 21.8 15.5