2013-06-24 - Rider Down/Fatality, Loampit Vale (Lewisham, London)

The same newspaper carries a sensitive and helpful piece with immaculate timing:

WITH TfL figures suggesting cyclists now make up a quarter of vehicles on London’s roads in morning rush hour – is it time for bicycle riders to be licensed and insured?

If one in four road users is on a bike and cycling is a much less marginal method of transport than previously thought, should cyclists now be subject to regulation in the same way as motorists – such as being required to pass a test?

Should bicycles have number plates and cyclists subject to points for breaching traffic rules? Should bike riders also pay towards the upkeep of roads?

http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/bromley/10508263.Should_London_cyclists_be_licensed__insured_and_taxed__Have_your_say/