Post by angelcwmpodd on Jul 5, 2007 16:26:21 GMT 1
Deadline to sign up by: 13 August 2007 – Signatures: 5,129 so far
This is a petition to stop the highway code being ammended to stop people riding two abreast and from riding on cycle paths (that are designed to accomidate horses also)
It is important to ride two abreast as when a young horse is present it could be vital to stay at it's side!!
Also when leading an unridden horse it is absolutely nessesary!!!.
so please take a look...
Thanks xx
Please consider signing up to :
petitions.pm.gov.uk/Horseriding
The BHS is asking for last-minute amendments to the new Highway Code,
Which could be in force in August. The BHS suggested amendments to the new
Highway Code to the Secretary of State back in February 2006. But
According to BHS director of access, safety and welfare Mark Weston, some have
apparently been ignored. The Code will forbid riding two horses abreast
on narrow and busy roads and when riding around bends. It will also exclude
horses from all cycle tracks. There can be many valid reasons for riding
two abreast: groups of riders, nervous horses, novice riders, and
defensive riding on winding country lanes where there is insufficient room for a
car to pass a single horse safely. Breaches of the Highway Code could
potentially be used in evidence in any court proceedings under the
Traffic Acts in order to establish liability in an accident. There are many
Cycle tracks which have been specifically designed for use by horse riders,
And the loss of these would be very serious for those who rely on them.
Please feel free to cross post!!
This is a petition to stop the highway code being ammended to stop people riding two abreast and from riding on cycle paths (that are designed to accomidate horses also)
It is important to ride two abreast as when a young horse is present it could be vital to stay at it's side!!
Also when leading an unridden horse it is absolutely nessesary!!!.
so please take a look...
Thanks xx
Please consider signing up to :
petitions.pm.gov.uk/Horseriding
The BHS is asking for last-minute amendments to the new Highway Code,
Which could be in force in August. The BHS suggested amendments to the new
Highway Code to the Secretary of State back in February 2006. But
According to BHS director of access, safety and welfare Mark Weston, some have
apparently been ignored. The Code will forbid riding two horses abreast
on narrow and busy roads and when riding around bends. It will also exclude
horses from all cycle tracks. There can be many valid reasons for riding
two abreast: groups of riders, nervous horses, novice riders, and
defensive riding on winding country lanes where there is insufficient room for a
car to pass a single horse safely. Breaches of the Highway Code could
potentially be used in evidence in any court proceedings under the
Traffic Acts in order to establish liability in an accident. There are many
Cycle tracks which have been specifically designed for use by horse riders,
And the loss of these would be very serious for those who rely on them.
Please feel free to cross post!!