Beaulieu Estate Pop-up Campsite

As to electric bikes, I suppose it depends on if there is anywhere secure to park them. We don’t have any, but given there cost I wouldn’t fancy leaving them chained up while we went around the exhibits, or carrying the battery.

We would simply lock them securely to the bike racks/railings/lamp post like everywhere else, batteries are locked on with an ABUS lock so no need to carry anything, perhaps if you bought one you would know about them?

Why not?  We could ride 2 abreast and really slow everything down so do our bit for road safety

 so you would be not be observing the highway code then?

Yes we would as the new one says you should ride 2 abreast

I’ve noticed in the village where I live the surrounding lanes play host to groups of folk racing & generally bike riding, they stay in a group when I approach. At the point they see me they tighten the group enough to allow my passage past them. I personally think it’s a clever way of riding & a safer one too. They just create issues for those who wish to speed past them often shaking their fist & leaning on the horn that ain’t me so I’m happy with it. One thing that I don’t like is when they view themselves as a Peloton the are moving at speed so it is quite a while of bendy lanes before I can pass them safely due to not being able to see far enough ahead🤷🏻‍♂️

This from British Cycling....Notice the word 'Can' as opposed to 'Should'...

So what did we end up with?

Rule 66: Be considerate of the needs of other road users when riding in groups. You can ride two abreast and it can be safer to do so, particularly in larger groups or when accompanying children or less experienced riders. Be aware of drivers behind you, and allow them to overtake (e.g. by moving into single file or stopping) when you feel it is safe to let them do so.

Rule 213: On narrow sections of road, on quiet roads or streets, at road junctions and in slower-moving traffic, cyclists may sometimes ride in the centre of the lane, rather than towards the side of the road. It can be safer for groups of cyclists to ride two abreast in these situations. Allow them to do so for their own safety, to ensure they can see and be seen. Cyclists are also advised to ride at least a door’s width or 1.0m from parked cars for their own safety.

Off topic but for info...On Sunday last on a popular rural road with multiple bends and quite 'hilly' with double white lines for approximate 3 miles...4 cyclists stuck to riding 2 abreast for the whole length creating a massive tail back (We were in the middle of it) of cars, vans plus two lorries...When we cleared the double line we observed the cyclists being ..Well we understand the police had to be called..

Thanks for the post ,I was going to. Post similar,

It reinforces what has been posted before ,it pays to read the instructions before posting just the Head lines

 Because the new highway code says you can ride two abreast or however many, doesn't mean it is a good idea to do so. In some parts of the country i.e Birmingham I would think that is asking for a Hospital bed .......if your lucky. Same as where there is not a 30 mph sign on country lanes, it doesn't mean it is safe to go faster, common sense is needed. Because you can doesn't mean to say you should. I am not against cyclists, but in our village they ride through sometimes 4 abreast in groups of 20 plus, why I don't know but surely it is an accident in waiting. 

You need to read ALL the updated highway code ,amendments 

I did and it says you can ride 2 abreast so me and Mrs T are OK, it only says for large groups to move over!!

But whatever as usual you are on your high horse for a tongue in cheek comment!!!

The updated code explains that people cycling in groups:

should be considerate of the needs of other road users when riding in groups
can ride 2 abreast - and it can be safer to do so, particularly in larger groups or when accompanying children or less experienced riders
People cycling are asked to be aware of people driving behind them and allow them to overtake (for example, by moving into single file or stopping) when it’s safe to do so.