Petition · past parliament

Allow children 10 years and under to be able to ride bikes on public footpaths.

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Children aged 10 years and under have no true sense of traffic direction. I believe allowing this age bracket a legal use of cycling on public footpaths to be sensible and help to reduce any accidents that may occur.
Although children under 16 cannot be legally prosecuted for riding bikes on paths, I believe that the main age bracket of 10 and under need protection from not only traffic on the general roads but also from the general public who although correct in trying to stop young cyclists can become overly agressive of the situation and cause emotional distress to young children by stopping them, blocking paths ways and getting overly aggressive when children are just trying to be kept safe by parents.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Allow children under 10 to cycle on pavements, alone or accompanied by an adult

Timeline

29 Sep 2022 Petition opened for signatures
4 Oct 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Oct 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.