Cameron red-faced over bike blunder
Updated on 21 March 2008
Keen cyclist David Cameron has apologised after apparently breaking a series of traffic laws.
The Tory leader was photographed by the Daily Mirror as he cycled to Westminster.
During the journey he was spotted riding the wrong way up a one-way street, going the wrong way round a "Keep left" bollard, crossing the white line at a red traffic light, and riding across a toucan crossing for cyclists and pedestrians while the signal was red.
According to the paper, the incursions all occurred within the space of a 30-minute bike ride from his home in Notting Hill, west London, to the House of Commons.
Mr Cameron, who has made much of his enthusiasm for cycling to underscore his "green" credentials, has apologised.
In a statement, he said: "I know it is important to obey traffic laws - but I have obviously made mistakes on this occasion and I am sorry."
Kevin Clinton, head of road safety for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), criticised Mr Cameron for his "disappointing" behaviour.
He said: "It is essential that all road users, including cyclists, obey traffic laws. The laws are there for everybody's safety and, as always, it is disappointing when someone in the public eye sets a bad example."
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