On 12/08/2019 13:04, JNugent wrote:
On 12/08/2019 08:34, TMS320 wrote:
On 12/08/2019 00:22, JNugent wrote:


Apart from the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as amended), you mean?

Quote the relevant section.

Tell you what... let's forget about law prohibiting reckless or
inconsiderate cycling (as though either of those concepts could ever
mean much to the average UK cyclist these days) and instead, let's look
at the Highway Act of 1835 (the language in which it is couched is
impressive):

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4/5-6/50/section/78

QUOTE:

[Section] 78 Drivers of waggons or carts not to ride thereon unless some
other person guide them. Drivers causing hurt or damage to others, or
quitting the road, or driving carriage without owner’s name, or not
keeping the left or near side, or interrupting free passage, if not the
owner to forefeit 20s; if he be the owner, 40s.

. . . if the driver of any carriage whatsoever on any part of any
highway shall by negligence or wilful misbehaviour cause any hurt or
damage to any person, horse, cattle, or goods conveyed in any carriage
passing or being upon such highway, or shall quit the same and go on the
other side of the hedge or fence inclosing the same, or negligently or
wilfully be at such distance from such carriage or in such a situation
whilst it shall be passing upon such highway that he cannot have the
direction and government of the horses or cattle drawing the same, or
shall leave any cart or carriage on such highway so as to obstruct the
passage thereof; . . . ; or if the driver of any waggon, cart, or other
carriage whatsoever, or of any horses, mules, or other beast of draught
or burthen meeting any other waggon, cart, or other carriage, or horses,
mules, or other beasts of burthen, shall not keep his waggon, cart or
carriage, or horses, mules, or other beasts of burthen, on the left or
near side of the road; or if any person shall in any manner wilfully
prevent any other person from passing him, or any waggon, cart, or other
carriage, or horses, mules, or other beasts of burthen, under his care,
upon such highway, or by negligence or misbehaviour prevent, hinder, or
interrupt the free passage of any person, waggon, cart, or other
carriage or horses, mules, or other beasts of burthen, on any highway,
or shall not keep his waggon, cart, or other carriage, or horses, mules,
or other beasts of burthen, on the left or near side of the road, for
the purpose of allowing such passage; or if any person riding any horse
or beast, or driving any sort of carriage, shall ride or drive the same
furiously so as to endanger the life or limb of any passenger; every
person so offending in any of the cases aforesaid, and being convicted
of any such offence, either by his own confession, the view of a
justice, or by the oath of one or more credible witnesses, before any
two justices of the peace, shall in addition to any civil action to
which he may make himself liable, for every such offence forfeit any sum
not exceeding [level 1 on the standard scale], . . .
ENDQUOTE

Hmmm. You said 1988. This extract is from 1835.

Clearly the people that devised the new parking maneouvre in the driving
test haven't read this. Perhaps the rider of this bicycle should be made
to 'forefiet' 40s?

Besides, nobody has yet to answer my question why the event descibed
should bother them.