HOW many times each day do you see a cyclist in Oxford jump a red light, cycle on the pavement or weave in and out of traffic?
The answer, most probably, is frequently.
Oxford is a cycling city. And while the vast majority of those on two wheels obey the law, a minority cause problems, whether it is riding without lights at night or endangering the lives of others through inconsiderate riding.
Yesterday Daniel Rosier became what is believed to be the first person in Oxford to be prosecuted for careless cycling.
He knocked a 13-year-old to the ground in an incident in Cowley Road last year.
The teenager suffered cuts and bruises.
Rosier admitted he had been cycling too fast and did not see the child before hitting him.
Thankfully, Rosier had the good grace – and responsibility – to dismount and look after the child until the child’s father arrived. Many would have just ridden off.
Rosier left court with a conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £135 in compensation and costs.
Much is made of the need for motorists to be courteous to cyclists on our roads.
But the opposite applies too.
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