'Plague of mosquitoes': The best and most concerning quotes from Parliament's cycling debate

Here's what the House of Lords had to say, from cat-chipping bikes to citing Mario Cipollini

Big Ben with a bike rack in front
(Image credit: Getty Images/UK Parliament)

You probably missed it, but yesterday lunchtime, the UK's House of Lords met to debate cycling safety.

It wasn't so much the safety of cyclists they were discussing, around 100 of whom are killed on UK roads every year, but more the havoc cyclists are said to wreak themselves. From red light jumping, to speeding and mobile phone pinching, a rather sketchy impression was painted. Anyone playing anti-cyclist bingo would have quickly seen their card fill up.

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Tom Davidson
Senior News Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.