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  1. 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: tinyurl.com33l8e

    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.

    --
    Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
    speedy5.freeserve.co.ukdanny
    Why I like OE6 - speedy5.freeserve.co.ukoe6.html
    "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

  2. Interestingly, under UK law, it is also illegal to: steal my
    scooter set fire to it steal the remains before the salvage
    company can collect it kick down my neighbour's fence throw
    stones at my other neighbour's window slash the tyres on my
    car drop vast quantities of litter and builder's rubble in
    the carpark where I practise unicycling

    However, the law turns a blind eye to these minor
    transgressions, so I guess similar tolerance will be shown
    towards the odd errant unicyclist on the pavement.

    --
    Mikefule - Roland Hope School of Unicycling

    So many pedestrians tell me I've lost a wheel.
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