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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Cyclists driven off road by new Highway Code
Worrying news through from the Cyclists Touring Club:Cyclists driven off road by new Highway CodeA seemingly innocuous addition to the new Highway Code, which tellscyclists to 'use cycle facilities...where provided', will have seriouslegal implications for those who choose to cycle on the road. CTC fears insurance companies are likely to use the wording of the new Code, which has recently been re-drafted, as an excuse to reduce the amount of compensation that they pay if a motorist hits a cyclist that has chosen to use a road rather than a nearby cycle facility. CTC Campaigns & Policy Manager, Roger Geffen, told newsnet: "Cyclists have the right to choose a direct route using roads rather than the meandering, badly-designed and poorly-maintained paths that often pass as cycle facilities. This well-intentioned but highly prejudicial Highway Code rule must be changed before it's too late." The online CTC campaign to change the wording of the draft Code takes less than 2 minutes to join. To help get this changed click here
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Subject: RE: Changes to Highway Code
Apologies for the reposting but I'd like to encourage people to fill in
the forms that are linked to at the bottom of John's email. Let's get a
good response! :-)
http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=4303
http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3996
http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=4092
The three are for different campaigns so please (if you agree with the
proposal :-)) fill them in.
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Geraint Bevan
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geraint.bevan
Bob, 9:13 AM
