The husband of a woman who was knocked down and killed by a cyclist has urged “reckless” riders to learn from his wife’s death.
Kim Briggs, 44, was hit while crossing the road in east London last year.
Matthew Briggs has criticised the “fetishism” of cyclists riding fixed gear bikes with no front brake and is calling for a change in the law.
It comes a day after Charlie Alliston, 20, was found guilty of causing bodily harm by “wanton or furious driving”.
Alliston, who was cleared of manslaughter, was riding a fixed gear bike with no front brakes when he hit the mum-of-two.
She suffered “catastrophic” head injuries and died a week later in hospital.
Mr Briggs told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he was campaigning for a change in the law because “sometimes in life you have to step up and do the right thing”.
He called for cycling to be incorporated into the Road Traffic Act with the creation of new offences, such as causing death by dangerous cycling, death by careless cycling and causing serious injury.
Mr Briggs described his wife was the “most wonderful woman, the most fun loving woman”.
He said he was launching a campaign for a change in the law to honour his wife, and to “try and stop another family having to go through what we have had to go through”.
“I’ve lived in London for 28 years. I cycle in London, this is not a witch-hunt against cyclists.”
“This is dealing with a specific issue of reckless cyclists and also those people who choose to ride fixed wheel bikes without the front brake.”
