With news that former Olympic rower James Cracknell will challenge Boris Johnson for the chance to be the Tory candidate in Uxbridge, The Londoner hopes the pair will get a chance to debate the issue of cycling helmets.
Cracknell nearly died in 2010 while cycling in the US and has attributed his survival to the fact that he was wearing a helmet when hit. Subsequently he has become a leading campaigner for cycle safety and helmet use, backing the “use your head” campaign. Boris, on the other hand, has said he “won’t be bullied” into wearing a helmet and insists that he won’t provide them for users of his Boris bikes.
The Londoner has a solution. Perhaps if Cracknell is pipped in Uxbridge he can replace BoJo at City Hall and find a way of giving cyclists the headgear they need.
