"..We were all very pleased to hear your highly engaged and very positive speech on cycling at the Velo-city conference in Dublin the 3rd June. We look forward to co-operating with you and DG TREN on the promotion of best practice for cycling.. 
However, your statement that cyclists should ensure that they wear a safety helmet, citing the competitors in the Tour de France as an example, causes us concern.."

 Letter to Jacques Barrot.pdf (515 Kb)
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