Cyclists Should Be Fined for Breaking Speed Limits: UK Minister

A cyclist rides through a puddle on Oxford Street, London, on Oct. 2, 2020. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Road laws should be changed so that cyclists have to abide by 20 mph speed limits or face penalties, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has proposed.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Shapps said he would “absolutely propose extending speed limit restrictions to cyclists.”