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@tom.
So, I tried to set up an "e-petition" which was rejected, which I find a bit ridiculous. Do people agree with what the e-petition team said?
Your petition was classed as being in the following categories:
Wording that is impossible to understand
Statements that don't actually request any action
It read as follows;
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to: 'recognise
the importance of encouraging cycling and the vulnerability of
cyclists as road users'
The vulnerability of cyclists and the Government's failure to
introduce serious pro-cycling measures need addressing.
This petition calls for:
The vulnerability of cyclists to be recognised by affording
them the same rights as pedestrians, including but not limited
to the ability to cross roads according to safety, not traffic
lights.
The scrapping of the proposed anti-cyclists amendments to the
highway code.
Introduction of legal protection of cyclists, as is the
practise in Germany.
Enforcement of what little cycling infrastructure there is,
including penalties for motorists ignoring ASLs and fines for
owners of vehicles parked in cycle lanes.
Bicycles and bicycle paraphenalia to be zero rated for VAT.
Harsher punishments for people endangering cyclist's lives
through reckless or agressive driving.