§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the organisations which he consulted when formulating the Pedal Cycles (Construction and Use) Regulations; and which of these expressed a definite preference as to whether bells should be made mandatory.
§ Mrs. ChalkerOne hundred and forty organisations were invited to comment on the draft regulations, and in particular whether bells should be made mandatory. Replies were received as follows:
In favour of a mandatory requirement for bells:
- Bicycle Association
- British Standards Institution, Consumer Standards Advisory Committee
- Cambridge Road Safety Council
- Association of Chief Police Officers
- Association of Chief Police Officers (Scotland)
- Association of County Councils
- Association of District Councils
- Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
- Friends of the Earth
- Joint Committee on Mobility of Blind and Partially Sighted People
- Road Safety Council of Northern Ireland
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
- Transport and General Workers Union
Against a mandatory requirement for bells:
- British Cycling Federation
- British Standards Institution, Bicycle Committee
- Cyclists Touring Club
- London Cycling Campaign
- London St. Christopher's Catholic Cycling Club
- Association of Metropolitan Authorities
274 - Institution of Municipal Engineers
- Pedestrians Association
- Road Time Trials Council
- Royal Automobile Club
- Spokes, the Lothian Cycle Campaign
Expressed no view on this aspect of the Regulations:
- National Union of Railwaymen
- National Association of Local Councils
- Office of Fair Trading
- Institute of Trading Standards Administration
- Health and Safety Executive
- Motor Agents Association
- Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Trading Standards
- Automobile Association
- Staffordshire County Council
- Association of Cycle Traders
- London Boroughs Association
- Motor Industry Research Association
- Electric Vehicle Association