Former lawyer and anti-bike anarchy campaigner Frank Bakker is making a new effort to get Amsterdam officials to clamp down on lawlessness among cyclists – this time by challenging justice minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus.

Bakker, 77, was in court in The Hague on Wednesday morning in an effort to force Grapperhaus to take action against officials who are not getting tough on cyclists who break the law.

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. Because the council cannot compel police to crack down on bad cycling, Bakker is now tackling the justice minister instead.

‘Cyclists are carefree and lazy at the moment,’ Bakker said. ‘They think they are in charge.’

The Hague court will decide in two weeks if the government can be forced to take action against cyclists who don’t stick to the rules.

Bakker has had more than 10,000 reactions and messages of support since he started his campaign. ‘I’ve had letters, emails and phone calls and everyone says I am right,’ Bakker said. ‘I don’t consider that to be losing.’