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Ministers rule out Johnson’s call to ban cycling with earphones

CYCLING

Andrew Forster
29 November 2013
 

LONDON MAYOR Boris Johnson’s proposal to ban cyclists from wearing earphones appeared to hit a brick wall this week with the DfT  saying it has no plans to introduce such legislation.  

Johnson raised the idea last week alongside suggesting installing audio warnings on lorries that would alert cyclists to when drivers are turning left. 

A spokesman for the mayor told LTT that the earphone ban would require legislation.

But a DfT  spokesman said there were no plans to...

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