James May has spoken out about a controversial issue just weeks after his comments about Jeremy Clarkson.
The 61-year-old confirmed earlier this month that he is unlikely to work with Jeremy Clarkson in the future.
In an interview with Unilad on May 3, May felt he and fellow former Top Gear stars Richard Hammond and Clarkson would not star together again.
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He said: "I think people would only really like us doing cars, despite what some people say - ‘Oh, I think you should all go off and do cooking or you should all go and do a podcast about nothing.’
“But I don’t think so, I think we should let it lie, what we did.”
Now, just weeks after, May has once again publicly spoken on a controversial subject with the debate on cyclist road safety raging on.
The Grand Tour star believes further restrictions should not be brought upon cyclists as most riders are not fit enough to travel at speed.
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This follows the 2022 death of pensioner Hilda Griffiths who was involved in a crash with cyclist Brian Fitzgerald in London’s Regent’s Park.
An inquest found that the cyclist had been travelling at speeds of 29mph while racing round laps of the park.
Speaking to Times radio on Monday, May said: “I don’t think people should try to achieve personal bests through places like London.
“And I don’t think people should race around the park. I think it is disrespectful and irresponsible and can lead to accidents.
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“The vast majority of people can’t achieve 20mph on a bicycle.
“I ride in London and I’m, not particularly fit and I’m getting quite old but even so, my average speed is usually 10 to 12mph and I’m putting my back into it.”
Former Top Gear Presenter May also rejected the idea of fitting number plates to bicycles because they are unable to cause the same level of damage as cars can.
“Trying to cure the world’s problems by adding more admin is pointless and expensive and makes life miserable,” he added.
“I’ve been listening to various debates, including one yesterday on another radio station.
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“There were some terrible things being said on that about regulating bicycles, and bicycles being blamed for drivers speeding and people were saying insurance would make bicycles safer and all sorts of things that were, to my mind, nonsense.”
During Mrs Griffiths’ inquest earlier this month, it was claimed by Mr Fitzgerald that he and a group of three other cyclists were travelling up to 29mph.
Police said there was “insufficient evidence” to prosecute Mr Fitzgerald following Mrs Griffiths' death.
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