§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been prosecuted under section 30 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 for being drunk in charge of a bicycle. [131244]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation for 1989 to 1999 taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database is given in the table.
Number of defendants prosecuted for the offence of riding a pedal cycle under the influence of drink or drugs, England and Wales, 1989–99 Year Number of defendants prosecuted 1989 261 1990 211 1991 191 1992 108 1993 105 1994 71 1995 75 1996 85 1997 103 1998 98 19991 84 1 1999 data are provisional
§ Mr. Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when on-the-spot fines for cyclists riding on the pavement were introduced; and how many have been imposed. [131062]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeCycling on the pavement was made a fixed penalty offence on 1 August 1999. The fixed penalty is not an on-the-spot fine: payment is not required on-the-spot and the person receiving it can challenge its issue in court. In the period August to December 1999, 39 police forces in England and Wales issued 570 fixed penalty notices for the offence of cycling on the pavement; figures for the other four are not available.