The AA's Cyclist's Highway Code isn't bad, but it has scope for amendments

A motoring organisation telling cyclists what to do seems bizarre, but this part-Haynes Guide, part-bike shop catalogue, has good advice for new cyclists and parents

When the AA, the UK’s largest motoring organisation, published a Cyclist’s Highway Code on Monday, I thought it seemed like a bizarre but effective way to wind up passionate cyclists such as myself.

I already don’t like the official Highway Code for telling me I “should” wear a helmet and fluorescent clothing to ride around in daylight when studies have concluded neither will make cycling safer for me or the community in which I cycle.

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