In the meantime July's C+ rag on page 17 are still complaining about the "use the facilities where possible/practicable" when current Code already states this anyway
Whilst the revised wording as quoted above - does say that it is still NOT COMPULSORY - the loony faction are still jumping up and down claiming cyclists would be accused of
the C+ rag wrote:
"contributory negligence in the event of a collision"
"reduced damages to the cyclist if involved in an accident and found not to have been using whatever facility"
"more to be charged with inconsiderate cyclin
But rules 47 -50 still use "where practicable" and rule 53 is
MUST NOT as far as inconsiderate riding is concerned
So we already have these rules within the Highway Code and in the event of an accident or claim - all details are given to courts and insurance companies just the same - and they still decide their preferences
They say
Quote:
The changes make no allowance for cyclists to decide whether it's a safer option to stay on the road.
Eh?
I would have thought the phrase
CW report on this topic wrote:
Use of these facilities is not compulsory and will depend on your experience and sklls
more or less covers the option of judging for oneself. However, it does mean that the cyclist must take responsibility for his decision and as a road user - whether I am on foot (most often as I am a two legged animal
) or on my bicycle/motorbike or in my car - I am still responsible for looking after my own safety and that of anyone with me at the time (family/plas/colleagues and "customers"
)
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