to protest, women achieved the right to vote. the government has no plans to force cyclists to put bells on their bikes. peers argued that silent cyclists were a danger to pedestrians, particularly those with sight problems. some time ago, i had a near encounter with a cyclist. he didn't have a bell and i didn't see him coming. but an accident was avoided because he shouted "ding, ding!" as he approached me. well, it's argued cyclists should not rely unduly on bells as a means of avoiding hazards, in almost every case, it's the only warning the pedestrian has. surely, all cyclists should be required to have bells on their bicycles and should not be allowed on the road without them. my lords, the government is not about to mandate bells on bicycles. we do feel that would be disproportionate and any enforcement would unlikely to be a police priority. because what we do feel, though, is that cyclists need to take