Big cities should ban “any overtaking of bicycles” by cars, according to Jeremy Vine.

The TV personality and avid cyclist also says he wants drivers to pull over and allow cyclists to pass if they see them in their rear-view mirror.

The 58-year-old, who regularly tweets on X about the problems cyclists face in the capital, suggested that speed limits in cities and towns have slowed to the extent that it would be better for drivers to make way for those on bikes, who are now often “faster” than drivers.

In addition to banning “any overtaking of bicycles in big cities”, Vine told the Sunday Times: “I’m starting to think I want cars to pull over if they see me behind them because they know I’m faster.”