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Section 130, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

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(1) A person who rides a cycle dangerously on a roadcommits an office and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person is to be regarded as riding dangerously if– (a) the way the person rides falls below what would be expected of a competent and careful cyclist; and (b) it would be obvious to a competent and careful cyclist that riding in the manner would be dangerous. (3) In subsection (2) “dangerous” includes danger either of injury to any person or of serious damage to property; and in determining for the purposes of that subsection what would be obvious to a competent and careful cyclist in a particular case, regard shall be had not only to the circumstances of which the cyclist could be expected to be aware but also to any circumstances shown to have been within the knowledge of the accused. (4) Where a cycle track is provided alongside a road, a person riding a bicycle who fails to use the cycle track commits an Le50,000 or to imprisonment for one day. (5) A person who rides a cycle on a road without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place, commits an offence and is liable on

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