CYCLISTS TWO ABREAST
Proposed Ban Not Favoured It would be difficult to enforce any by-law prohibiting cyclists from riding two abreast, said the City Council Traffic Superintendent (Mr J, F. Thomas). Also, if one cyclist cared to claim he was merely passing the other the offence could be very difficult to prove. Mr Thomas was commenting on a statement made at a meeting of the council of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce by Mr H. E. Radley. Cyclists riding two abreast were a danger. Mr Radley said. Mr Thomas said as long as cyclists did not ride more than two abreast and kept as far as possible to the left the traffic department was satisfied. All that was needed was intelligent use of the roadway. Although they did not pay road tax. cyclists had as much right to be on the road as a motor-vehicle, he said.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29894, 7 August 1962, Page 13
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