Amentments to Highway code regarding Horses

Please crosspost and sign this petition or horses won't be able to ride 2 abreast on the roads and may be banned from other areas. Riding 2 abreast is for safety with children and young horses.

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Dear ALL
Please pass this email on to as many people you can and ask them to sign
Up to the petition.
Regards
Jo Carr
Please consider signing up to http://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.
Janice Bridger
The Warren ,
Curridge,
Newbury
Berks RG18 9DN
Tel:01635 200507