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Causing death or serious injury by dangerous or careless cycling is set to become an offence, after the government agreed to a change in the law.

Government statistics show in 2022 there were an estimated 29,742 killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties in the UK.

Gold Olympic medallist and Sport England Chair Chris Boardman tells 5 Live Breakfast the change 鈥渋sn鈥檛 the thing we should be focusing on鈥� and that he is 鈥渟ad鈥� the conversation isn鈥檛 around saving the lives of cyclist and pedestrians.

Chris鈥� mum, Carol, was hit and killed by a car in July 2016 after she fell off her bike: 鈥淚鈥檓 passionate [about] how we make our street safer,鈥� he says.