Labour councillor says cyclists are 'often the biggest threat to pedestrians'

Fabian Breckels said that the Bristol Cycling Campaign were "arrogant and dismissive"

Bristol cycling
The peloton crosses the Clifton Suspension Bridge during the 2016 Tour of Britain
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A Labour councillor in Bristol has said that cyclists "are often the biggest threat to pedestrians".

Fabian Breckels was responding to a local news article which detailed criticism of the Labour mayor of Bristol's response to a petition calling for safer cycling in the city.

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