A dedicated highway code for cyclists has been published for the first time.
The book, released by the AA, contains the main sections of the Highway Code which are relevant for cyclists.
It also offers advice on the purchase and maintenance of bikes and the full syllabus for the national Bikeability cycle training programme.
Carlton Reid, cycling expert and executive editor of BikeBiz magazine, was consulted on the details of the book, which he described as "practical, timely and useful".
He said: "It's also an indication that more and more people are taking up cycling for transport, for leisure and most definitely for pleasure."
Chris Boardman, policy adviser to British Cycling and a former Olympic gold medal winner, said the book should “encourage new cyclists and help parents get their children into cycling.”
A survey of AA members found that 21 per cent ride a bicycle, with one in 10 saying they cycle between one and five miles each week.
Edmund King, the organisation's president, said cyclists and drivers were "often the same people", adding: "The Highway Code is important whether you are on two wheels or four.
"As a keen cyclist and father of three cycling children, I would urge you to check out this book.”
Road safety minister Andrew Jones recently told the House of Commons that the Government had "no plans to publish a cycling specific excerpt of the Highway Code", but the AA was already planning to produce such a book.
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