Jon Kay offered his condolences to a guest on BBC Breakfast following the tragic death of her father. The presenter spoke with Christine White via video link, whose father passed away after being struck by an electric bike.
The segment followed Sally Nugent and Jon's announcement that medics are witnessing a rise in injuries caused by electric bikes. After showing a clip, Jon said, 'We can speak now to Christine White, whose father died from internal injuries three months after he was hit by an e-bike. Hi, Christine, thank you for joining us, and we're so sorry about you losing your dad.'
Christine revealed she would like to see some form of compulsory training for cyclists. She told the host: 'I think that a 14-year-old with a zero possible road sense can hop onto one of these, I'll call motorised vehicles, if you like, and just off they go.' She added, 'I think it's very, very dangerous. I think there needs to be more awareness, and maybe an awareness campaign.'
When asked if there needs to be a change in legislation, Christine agreed, confessing she no longer feels safe after her father's tragic passing. 'They need to regulate this somehow. I think possibly some sort of identification scheme as well. From what I'm hearing, many, many of them don't stop after they've knocked people over,' Christine revealed.
