MP collides with cyclist outside House of Commons
Simon Burns MP (BikeRadar)
As if to underline the dangers of cycling in
Chelmsford West Conservative MP Simon Burns was leaving the House of Commons in his Land Rover Freelander when he collided with the male rider who was subsequently airlifted to hospital. Mr Burns was breathalysed by police at the scene of the incident and the test proved negative.
An eyewitness said: “The car came out pretty fast and he obviously didn't see the cyclist who was just going along with the traffic. The cyclist tried to brake but his front wheel locked. He went over his handlebars and hit the wing of the car before falling on the ground in front of the car.”
The man, believed to be in his 20s, was taken by air ambulance to the
A statement from the police said: “A collision occurred as a 4x4 left the main gates to the House of Commons. The vehicle stopped at the scene, the male driver was uninjured. The cyclist's injuries are not thought to be life threatening or life changing.”
The incident is now the subject of a police investigation.
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D.B. Cooper
Posted Tue 8 Apr, 8:39 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Hopefully this will raise questions at prime ministers question time as to when all roads will have dedicated cycle paths alongside so that cyclists don't have to be mixed in amongst traffic. I thought parliament wanted to encourage better health, lower car use and hobbies for the young other than coke and weed. They are too slow on the uptake to make us believe that they really care about those aims in any way more practical than empty words to gain support in elections.
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