Can I cycle while using my mobile phone? A bicycle is a vehicle, but according to the Road Vehicles (and Use) Regulations 1986, amended 2003, it is only illegal to drive a motor vehicle while using a mobile phone. There is nothing about bicycles in the phrasing so, in effect, cyclists are exempt from this extremely sensible law. That doesn’t mean cycling while phoning or texting is not dangerous and you could be pulled over for a related ‘not-paying-due-care-and-attention’ offence. Is it compulsory to wear a helmet? There is no British law to compel cyclists, of any age, to wear helmets when cycling, even though the Highway Code suggests that cyclists should wear a cycle helmet which ‘conforms to current regulations, is the correct size and securely fastened.’ www.eta.co.uk 11
Cycling and the Law
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