Former lawyer and anti-bike anarchy campaigner Frank Bakker has lost his latest court case aimed at getting Amsterdam officials to clamp down on lawlessness among cyclists.

This time Bakker, 77, went to court in The Hague to challenge justice minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus. Bakker wanted the court to force Grapperhaus to take action against city officials who are not getting tough on cyclists who break the law.

The court said it did not doubt that cyclists broke traffic rules in Amsterdam and that dangerous situations come about as a result. However, the job of enforcement lies with the Amsterdam mayor, the police and local public prosecutors, and they have to make choices, the court said.

Bakker, who has had thousands of emails in support, told DutchNews.nl after the verdict that he was pleased with the court’s reasoning because it showed sympathy for his position.

He is now deciding whether or not to appeal. ‘But I can only really do that if someone comes forward to finance the case,’ he said.

Bakker lost a previous attempt to challenge Amsterdam’s acting mayor Jozias van Aartsen after judges said he should have directed his law suit at the city council rather than the mayor.