Written answers
Thursday, 1 December 2016
Department of Justice and Equality
Road Traffic Offences
Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cyclists who received fixed penalty notices for offences contrary to road traffic laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38088/16]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Road Traffic (Fixed Charge Offences — Cyclists) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 331 of 2015) provide for the issuing of Fixed Charge Notices (FCNs) to cyclists who commit any of the offences (for the purposes of section 103 of the Road Traffic Act 1961, as amended) listed hereunder. The number of FCNs issued in respect of each offence listed for the period 1 January 2016 to 29 November 2016 is contained in the following table:
| Offences | Number of FCNs issued* |
|---|---|
| A cyclist riding a pedal cycle without reasonable consideration | 106 |
| No front lamp or rear lamp light lit up during lighting-up hours | 113 |
| A cyclist failing to stop for a School Warden sign | 2 |
| Cycling in pedestrianised street or area | 34 |
| A cyclist proceeding past traffic lights when the red lamp is illuminated | 273 |
| A cyclist proceeding past cycle traffic lights when red lamp is lit | 8 |
| A cyclist going past a stop line, barrier or half barrier at a railway level crossing, swing bridge or lifting bridge, when the red lamps are flashing | 0 |
The total number of FCNs issued to cyclists in respect of the above offences listed is 536.
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