Cycling on a road without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration is punishable under which section?

• A. S28 RTA 1988
• B. S29 RTA 1988
• C. S30 RTA 1988
• D. S3 RTA 1988

Answer: (B)

The main idea this question tests is that cyclists have to ride with due care and attention, and the law provides a specific offence for failing to do so. The offence of riding a cycle on a road without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other road users is created by the Road Traffic Act 1988, in the section that deals with cycling-specific careless riding. This is the most direct fit because it targets how a person behaves while cycling, not how a driver operates a motor vehicle.

This matters in practice because it distinguishes cycling behaviour from driving behaviour. Offences like careless or dangerous driving are aimed at motor vehicles and their operators, while the section about cycling sets the standard for cyclists themselves. If a cyclist weaves through traffic or fails to give way to pedestrians or other road users in a way that falls below what would be expected of a reasonable cyclist, that conduct can be charged under this cycling-specific offence.

So, the correct concept to apply is that cycling on a road without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration is an offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988, section 28. The other sections deal with different offences or different categories of road users and don’t target cycling in the same way.