A brand new bundle of joy! Nicolas Cage and wife Riko Shibata have welcomed their first child together!
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News broke earlier this week that new laws to bring in speed limits for cyclists could be introduced, making riders abide by a 20mph maximum.
Transport Secretary Grant Schapps is weighing up bringing in the law change, shortly after stating his intention to create a “death by dangerous cycling” law.
Speed limits for cyclists can be imposed by local authorities but is a rare occurrence, so we want to know if you think a law should be passed to bring in a limit for cyclists.
Let us know in the comments section.
Many readers have already shared their thoughts, with one person saying: "About 7 years ago I was knocked down by an hit and run cyclist on the pavement at night with no lights. I was in hospital for two days and off work for 5 weeks.
"The police could do nothing to trace the person. Cyclists must be required to have insurance and a test, including knowledge of the highway code."
However, not everyone was impressed by the proposal, with one reader responding: "Cost of living and inflation crisis - and this is a priority? Last gasps of a failed government."
Someone else also added: "How about focusing on the worst inflation in 40 years, an energy pricing cap that won't protect people, an impending food shortage due to the war in Ukraine, and ever rising costs of living as people's wages are eroded in real terms at an appalling rate?
"Once that's sorted maybe then we can get back to this? Priorities and all that."
Do you think there should be a speed limit for cyclists, or do you feel it's unnecessary? Let us know in the comments section.
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