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The Official Highway Code, 17th edition cover, 2022. The Highway Code is the official set of information and guidance for road users in the United Kingdom. Its objective is to promote the safe and efficient use of the road network.
Highway Act 1835 s 72 (as amended by Local Government Act 1888 s 85(1)) prohibits cycling on footways (pavement beside carriageway). The fixed penalty is £30 under the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 s 51 and Sch 3.
Cycling UK reviewed the current Highway Code before it was published, and helped reword some sections that could have been detrimental for cyclists. Cycling UK is a founder of the Slower Speeds Initiative , an unincorporated association dedicated to reducing traffic speeds on all roads.
Cycling is a common mode of transport in the Netherlands, with 36% of the people listing the bicycle as their most frequent mode of transport on a typical day [37] [nb 1] as opposed to the car (45%) and public transport (11%). Cycling has a modal share of 27% of all trips (urban and rural) nationwide. [40]
[2] [3] In the United Kingdom, a 2018 survey conducted for Cycling UK found that more than 50% of British adults were unaware of the Highway Code regulations regarding overtaking cyclists, [4] and 1 in 10 would leave cyclists a dangerously small amount of space when overtaking. The same organization also initiated a campaign to provide police ...
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Number Route Major incomplete sections Notes Map 1 Dover – Shetland, along the east coast, via London, Edinburgh, John o' Groats and Orkney: Whitby - Staithes: Map 2
The National Cycle Network (NCN) was established to encourage cycling and walking throughout the United Kingdom, as well as for the purposes of bicycle touring. It was created by the charity Sustrans who were aided by a £42.5 million National Lottery grant. However Sustrans themselves only own around 2% of the paths on the network, the rest ...