Petition · past parliament
To make it mandatory for bicycles to have bells or alert mechanism.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
To pass a law to make it compulsory to fit bells to all bikes sold in the UK.
Being a pedestrian is becoming more dangerous due to more cyclists. Having bells on bikes is an easy way of making it safer to be a pedestrian.
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: Cyclists must have a bell and must use it to warn pedestrians of their presence
Timeline
| 21 Jun 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.