Dangerous Cyclists Could Face Up to 14 Years in Prison, Say MPs

Lawmakers have backed legislation that will see cyclists who cause death by dangerous cycling face up to 14 years in prison. MPs on Wednesday supported introducing the new offence, alongside “causing serious injury by dangerous cycling” and “causing death by careless or inconsiderate cycling.” Cyclists causing “serious injury by dangerous cycling” or death “by careless or inconsiderate cycling,” could face up to five years in prison. The amendments were proposed by Conservative MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith and will be included in the Criminal Justice Bill, currently making its way through Parliament. Sir Iain told the MPs that the case for changing the law on cyclists was “urgent.”...