A UKIP (UK Independence Party) parliamentary candidate, Lynton Yates, says that cyclists should be forced to ride on the pavement.
Yates, the party’s candidate in Charnwood, Leicestershire, outlined this and other strange policies in a leaflet distributed in the area, under a heading describing them as a ‘Ukip response’ to traffic congestion.
The leaflet reads: “As much as I applaud cycling as a form of exercise and past-time [sic] the already congested roads cannot cope with both bus lanes AND cyclists.
“Cycles should go back to the pavements yet give priority to pedestrians.”
On cyclists, Mr Yates said “John Major made it unlawful to ride on the pavement. Since then the roads are twice as congested. It seems ludicrous to me.”
The leaflet ends with the words: “Yet again we’re proposing common sense policies and common sense solutions.”
