Annette Brooke – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Annette Brooke on 2014-06-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance on the safe use of bicycle trailers to provide a minimum level of safety for children being towed by bicycles on the roads.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Department has no current plans to issue guidance on the safe use of trailers on bicycles. However children should be transported safely and securely and trailers should be in a roadworthy condition before being used on the highway.