Control Of Racing Cyclists
Sir, —On Saturday I was a passenger in a car travelling on the Main South Road. On the way we met racing cyclists going north. 1 have nothing against cyclists, but these riders took up so much room on the road that they were a menace to the motorists. Even the smaller bunches of riders were on or very near the centre white line. The larger groups were really dangerous six abreast and easily half the riders over the centre white line. One bunch caused us to have to go over onto the shingle and grass, as one of the riders came up from behind to pass his mates. We had luckily slowed down to about 35 m.p.h. or would have collected this rider on our bumper bar. Why cannot riders be made to ride, two abreast and keep near the edge of the tar-seal on their right side of the road? Or are these cyclists more important than motorists who are registered and pay for
the use of our roads?—Yours, etc., ROAD SAFETY AT ALL TIMES. November 4, 1968. [Mr D. L. Hogan, district officer of the Transport Depart, replies: “Racing cyclists on public roads have no exemption from the traffic regulations and are expected to observe the rules of the road and the usual courtesies in the same way as other road users.”]
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31836, 14 November 1968, Page 12
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229Control Of Racing Cyclists Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31836, 14 November 1968, Page 12
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