The BHS urges riders to support cyclist who refused to stay
in gutter
A cyclist who was prosecuted for obstructing the highway,
while cycling in accordance with the National Standard for
cycle training, has been found guilty by a District Judge
in Telford Magistrates Court and fined £100 with £200
costs.
Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC) member Daniel Cadden was cycling
fast downhill on a single-lane approach to a roundabout. He
was stopped by police who believed his position in the centre
of the lane was forcing cars to cross the solid white line
in the middle of the road illegally to overtake him.
Rather than stop the cars that had broken the law, the officers
decided to charge Daniel Cadden with obstructing the highway.
Cyclecraft, the book published by The Stationery Office on
skilled riding techniques, says: “The primary riding
position (the centre of one’s lane) should be your normal
riding position when you can keep up with traffic, or when
you need to prevent following drivers from passing you dangerously.”
Horse riders are urged to write to their local MP in support
of cyclists legal right to ride on the carriageway to highlight
the problems that all non-motorised users face when lawfully
using the highway.
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