FreewheelingUK
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- Brighton, United Kingdom
Sorry if this is in the wrong section. I couldn't work out which forum was most appropriate. I figured people may well commute through Richmond Park...
I was cycling through Richmond Park today going downhill and needed to overtake a load of cars, I assumed the 20mph speed limit only applied to motor vehicles, so I overtook the lot of them. However a copper on the other side of the road signalled to me to slow down.
I'm wondering what the law actually is regarding this. I googled it afterwards and am a bit inconclusive. Apparently there were bylaws that imposed speed limits on cyclists, but they were removed in 2010? Does anyone have authorative information?
I was cycling through Richmond Park today going downhill and needed to overtake a load of cars, I assumed the 20mph speed limit only applied to motor vehicles, so I overtook the lot of them. However a copper on the other side of the road signalled to me to slow down.
I'm wondering what the law actually is regarding this. I googled it afterwards and am a bit inconclusive. Apparently there were bylaws that imposed speed limits on cyclists, but they were removed in 2010? Does anyone have authorative information?