UK cycling groups say rule on riding side-by-side is 'causing confusion'

Cycling two abreast can be safer, say campaigners calling for update to Highway Code

A revised Highway Code should emphasise the legal right of cyclists to ride two abreast, cycling organisations have argued, saying the rule is often misunderstood by drivers, and that side-by-side cycling can be safer than single-file.

In submissions to an ongoing government review of the Highway Code, British Cycling and Cycling UK have both called for a change to rule 66, which states cyclists should never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends".