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Originally Posted by keith_d
So first off we need some police officers who are able to stop a cyclist who rides through a red light, i.e. police bikers. Then we need the willingness to actually do some enforcement, which is ever harder than finding police bikers outside the DPG.
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Unfortunately, due to cuts in police numbers, enforcing road traffic offences by all road users are way down the list of priorities of all police forces.
On average 1500 deaths caused by cars/lorries per year in the UK
On average 2 per year caused by cyclists
Start with the major contributor first