On Yer Bike Boris!

Boris Johnson unknowingly broke the law by giving wife backie on his bike.

16:38 28 July 2015

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has been criticised by campaigners for pedaling his barrister wife Marina Wheeler on a bicycle designed for one person, which is illegal under the terms of the 1998 Road and Traffic Act. Offenders can be fined up to £200.

 

Sam Jones, from cycling charity CTC, said: "We wouldn't encourage other cyclists to carry passengers in such a fashion. We would never encourage cyclists to break the law."

 

Mr Johnson and his wife were caught on camera as they cycled along a road in North Kensington. In the footage, Ms Wheeler was sitting on the saddle, without a helmet, holding her handbag as her husband stands on the pedal.

Mr Johnson's official spokesman said: "The mayor wishes to apologise for offering his wife a short-lived lift on the back of his bike!

 

"He was unaware that he was apparently in contravention of the Road and Traffic Act. He wasn't intending to ride all the way home from North Kensington to North London with Marina on the back; rather he was attempting to transport his wife to a main road, from where they hailed a black cab for her.

 

"As everyone knows the mayor is a huge supporter of cycling, and an even bigger fan of the black cab trade, hence his desire to combine the two!"