https://road.cc/content/news/calls-delivery-cyclists-wear-numbered-jackets-308775
Residents in Glasgow calling for e-bike delivery cyclists to have numbered jackets because of concerns about those riding illegal e-bikes
To be fair, this probably generates more questions than answers for me.
First one being, was it really residents, or are they really something else, but when you click on their first campaign, active travel is high on their agenda.
https://mctcc.scot/campaigns/mcphaen/
So it seems its a genuine concern, although they could maybe spend a weekend in parts of London to get a look at some real issues with ebikes.
Police launch a crackdown. Did they really? I don't think anyone noticed.
The only example of any issues they can cite is that of an ebiker cycling the wrong way on a cycle path and colliding with a cyclist, so I'm back at not really a huge issue but maybe more of an annoyance.
Meanwhile, a Just Eat spokesperson has said that the safety of couriers, road users and the public is a “key priority” for the company and all couriers delivering on their behalf “must ensure they follow all local laws and rules of the road”.
They said: “If we are ever made aware that a courier delivering on our behalf has acted in a way that does not uphold the standards we hope to deliver, we do not hesitate in taking action, which could include revoking the courier from our network.”
A spokesperson for Deliveroo added: “Road safety is of the utmost priority for Deliveroo. During the onboarding process, every rider completes a programme of road safety guidance and is required to meet minimum safety standards.
So much to question this, but the HSAWA requires instruction, information and
SUPERVISION and employment status is irrelevant. Everyone knows what Just Eat are doing is the minimum required to reduce the risks to the business without taking any responsibility for how their riders act on the road. That will change eventually, but it will take a challenge in court and maybe even a death before they do. So the companies really do need to do more, but revoking riders from their network should always be a last resort.
And in February this year, an SNP councillor from Glasgow urged delivery riders to learn and obey the Highway Code, after his peers brought up a proposal of licence plates of insurance for cyclists due to concerns about traffic offences committed by cyclists.
However, the council confirmed that it will not support such measures, citing a “significant detrimental impact” on active travel. Councillor Millar said: “A licencing system or insurance requirement for delivery riders would likely require legislative change, likely at UK Government level.
Thankfully, there's a strong possibility of a change in power in Scotland and we will here less of this kind of nonsense.
