LifeofRiley
Well-Known Member
I've just seen a letter from Stephen Ladyman from the department of transport which reads:
"On rule 54 of the proposed new version of the Highway Cose (rule 40 of the current code), rule 40 of the current version of the Code reads:"
"You MUST NOT take a horse on to a footpath, pavement or cycle track. Use a bridleway where possible."
Rule 54 of the proposed new version of the code reads:
"You MUST NOT take a horse onto a footpath or pavement and you SHOULD NOT take a horse onto a cycle track. Use a bridleway where possible."
It also reads that:
"....the current version of the code where the final bullet states "You should... never ride more than 2 abreast, and ride in single file where the road narrows or on the approach to a bend"
In the proposed new version of the code (as laid in paliament - now rule 53), the wording was slightly changed to "You SHOULD never ride more than 2 abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends"
This basically means that they are SUGGESTIONS made in the highway cose and they are not enforceable by law.
"On rule 54 of the proposed new version of the Highway Cose (rule 40 of the current code), rule 40 of the current version of the Code reads:"
"You MUST NOT take a horse on to a footpath, pavement or cycle track. Use a bridleway where possible."
Rule 54 of the proposed new version of the code reads:
"You MUST NOT take a horse onto a footpath or pavement and you SHOULD NOT take a horse onto a cycle track. Use a bridleway where possible."
It also reads that:
"....the current version of the code where the final bullet states "You should... never ride more than 2 abreast, and ride in single file where the road narrows or on the approach to a bend"
In the proposed new version of the code (as laid in paliament - now rule 53), the wording was slightly changed to "You SHOULD never ride more than 2 abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends"
This basically means that they are SUGGESTIONS made in the highway cose and they are not enforceable by law.