A few weeks ago I mentioned that I believed that the definition of
'cycle' given in the 1994 Traffic Signs Regulations (which included
'unicycle'😉, referred only to that particularly piece of legislation and
was therefore irrelevant to other sections of law. But I wasn't sure
without checking the document again.
Well, I've just discovered that there was a new Traffic Signs
Regulations SI in 2002, and I've found it on the HMSO website:
http://tinyurl.com/33l8e
The definition again includes 'unicycle' and is in a section that
starts:
"In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires".
So the definition *does* refer only to this particular piece of
legislation.
I'd still like to see the full text of the 1835 Highway Act, which I
suspect would make it illegal to ride a unicycle on the pavement (US
sidewalk). I also still haven't got round to looking up the relevant
European legislation, which apparently makes exemptions for small
wheels.
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Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/
Why I like OE6 - http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/misc/oe6.html
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine