§ Sir Geoffrey FinsbergTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many pedal cyclists have been convicted in each of the last five years for offences involving(a) going through traffic lights, (b) riding on the pavement and (c) going the wrong way along a one-way street.
§ Mr. John Patten[holding answer 21 February 1990]: Information available centrally cannot separately identify the number of pedal cyclists who commit offences of going through traffic lights and going the wrong way along a one-way street. Information on the number of pedal cyclists convicted of riding on the pavement for 1984 to 1988 is given in the table.
Pedal cyclists convicted o riding on a footpath1 England and Wales Year Convictions 1984 1,990 1985 1,198 1986 936 1987 502 1988 549 1 Offence under Highway Act, 1835 (section 72), Metropolitan Police Act, 1839(section 54 (7)) and Byelaws. Data for 1989 will not be available until autumn 1990.