Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe has confirmed that he will be introducing Fixed Charge Notices for cyclists who commit certain road traffic offences.
A fine of €40 will apply for each of the seven offences listed below.
1. Cyclist driving a pedal cycle without reasonable consideration.
2. No front lamp or rear lamp lit during lighting-up hours on a pedal cycle.
3.Cyclist proceeding into a pedestrianised street or area.
4.Cyclist proceeding past traffic lights when the red lamp is illuminated.
5.Cyclist proceeding past cycle traffic lights when red lamp is lit.
6.Cyclist failing to stop for a School Warden sign.
7.Cyclist proceeding beyond a stop line, barrier or half barrier at a railway level crossing, swing bridge or lifting bridge, when the red lamps are flashing.
The Minister says that the introduction of fixed charge notices for motorists has been hugely successful in changing driver behaviour and he's confident that a similar change in behaviour and attitudes by cyclists who break the law will result following the introduction of such measures.
To hear his interview with The Last Word, listen back here:
