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GMP single file officer (Grahame Cooper on YouTube)

Police officer caught on camera telling cyclists to ride in single file to be given “education around traffic offences”

Greater Manchester Police apologised and said all officers will be made aware of Highway Code rules on cyclists following the faux pas in Bolton

Highway Code: 61% of drivers HAVE NOT read new rules, AA survey suggests

The motoring group surveyed 13,327 members, with almost two-thirds saying they have not read January's new rules

Grant Shapps’ stupid cycling comments are ill-judged, dangerous and fuelling more hatred towards cyclists

Although cycling number plates and mandatory insurance make so little sense they will probably never happen, it feels like the damage has already been done

Travel Like You Know Them campaign (THINK! / YouTube)

“Protect those most at risk”: Highway Code changes promoted as government launches ‘Travel Like You Know Them’ campaign

One of the major criticisms of January's updated Highway Code was the lack of publicity to inform the public

Majority of drivers unaware of Highway Code changes, new study suggests

A study of 2,000 UK-based motorists found more than 50 per cent were unable to identify a single new Highway Code rule

Deal Farm Biogas Highway Code opposition campaign (credit – Hazel Dormer)

Campaigners use Highway Code changes to protest waste plant

Opponents of the controversial biogas plant in Norfolk say lorries will not be able to pass cyclists safely on the narrow surrounding roads

Near 25% increase in video submissions since Highway Code changes

Increase fuelled by more cyclists and pedestrians sending footage to police forces, says Nextbase Dash Cam Safety Portal's head of road safety

National newspaper warns of “cycling wars” after near miss video sparks media meltdown

Despite police, Crown Prosecution Service and court finding fault with driving, many media reports said the punishment "splits opinion"

Cyclist in traffic (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Highway Code: Alliance of British Drivers claims changes have “created a false sense of winners and losers”

The revisions, introduced in January, have given cyclists “the impression that provocative, obstructive and challenging behaviour has merit”, says the organisation’s director Duncan White

“Long may it continue”: Sir Chris Hoy says that he has experienced fewer close passes since the Highway Code revisions

Former UCI President Brian Cookson, however, thinks that some drivers are still taking “unquantifiable risks”