"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
. uk...
Female reversed at speed out of a drive, without looking and hit a friend
who was cycling on a grass verge adjacent to the footpath, between
footpath and road. Location is close to, but not in a village and footpath
is rarely used by pedestrians.

Police were called and PC suggested it was now the law to have to wear a
helmet if on the road, but as he was on the grass verge it was OK. PC also
suggested he would have been 'done', if riding on the actual footpath. The
road is ex-A1, wide, with very little traffic.

Have helmets become compulsory on the road and I thought it was now OK to
ride on footpaths in the country?


Well, she shouldn't be reversing out.
She should either turn around or reverse in.
So she is at fault regardless.