AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE 1974

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
No. 39 of 1974

		The proposed Ordinance will enable the Minister to provide bicycle paths for the exclusive use of cyclists in the A.C.T.

		It will also remove the existing prohibition on the riding of bicycles on footpaths.  However, in the interests of public safety the riding of bicycles will be restricted in areas of heavy pedestrian traffic such as shopping centres.

		The opportunity is also being taken to update references to sections of the Motor Traffic Ordinance.

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