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By JADA BAS, TRAINEE REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 19:58 EDT, 4 October 2025 | Updated: 19:58 EDT, 4 October 2025 <\/p>\n

Cyclists are ruling the streets as they hit an all time record for pedestrian injuries and half admit to brazenly running red lights every day.<\/p>\n

For the year 2024 police recorded 603 accidents where a civilian was injured in a bike collision, Department for Transport road casualty figures show.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile in 2023, 507 similar injuries were reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last year also made a record for the most casualties involving cyclists\u00a0on pavements and at zebra crossings as 321 incidents were recorded – a nine per cent increase from the 292 in 2023.<\/p>\n

Two pedestrians were even killed in 2024 in a cycling collision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile 52 per cent\u00a0of cyclists in London<\/a> admitted to running red lights – with 16 per cent, or almost one in six, confessing they did so regularly, a study by e-bike<\/a> provider Lime revealed.<\/p>\n

Cyclists on the roads daily were the worst offenders, as 58 per cent of them said they wheel straight past red lights.<\/p>\n

It is illegal to run a red light even as a cyclist, yet many continue to ignore the rules and put pedestrians at risk.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ten times more cyclists than drivers have been fined for running red lights in one of London’s busiest districts.<\/a><\/p>\n

Some 284 people have been fined so far this year for not stopping at traffic lights while riding bikes in the City of London<\/a>, compared to just 25 drivers.<\/p>\n

And one in six bike riders admits to frequently ignoring traffic light signals to stop.<\/p>\n

Pressure on the government has been mounting to regulate road safety when it comes to cyclists and do more to protect pedestrians.<\/p>\n

City Of London Police say they are carrying out a new crackdown on cyclists who flout regulations – with many more doing so compared to drivers in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They have said it wants to be able to introduce harsher punishments to cyclists who do not stop at red lights and has requested the government increase the penalty.<\/p>\n

Fines for cyclists running red lights are set at \u00a350, while drivers must pay \u00a3100 – with the money going to the Treasury – and receive three points on their licence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The study revealed 82 per cent of the capital’s cyclists, more than four in five, recognised that going through traffic lights was dangerous – yet 13 per cent of those committing the offence were unaware it is actually illegal.<\/p>\n

\"Cyclists <\/p>\n

Cyclists are ruling the streets as they injure pedestrians and half admit to brazenly running red lights every day<\/p>\n

Some 71 per cent of London bikers say there should be tougher penalties for running red lights, according to the new poll of more than 1,000 cyclists across the city.<\/p>\n

Lime is now launching its own new safety campaign, dubbed ‘Respect the Red’ – installing safety messages at high-traffic cycling hotspots and key junctions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

City of London Corporation figures show cycling in the area has increased by 50 per cent in the past two years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And capital-wide statistics suggest there are now 1.33million daily cycle journeys across the whole of London.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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