Well Rule 126 states "Stopping distances. Drive at a speed that will allow you to stop well within the distance you can see to be clear ahead." So you are right. The same principle should apply when you are riding a bike.cycle tramp wrote: 13 Dec 2024, 9:33pm As for riding outside of his ability... ah, it appears he has actually admitted it, himself. If you travel at a speed where you can't detect a hazard then you are travelling outside your ability..... the moral being 'don't ride at a speed where you can not spot a hazard on the road.. whether that's a pothole, tree trunk, parked vehicle, dead badger or whatever'...(I think its even mentioned in the highway code)... and the second moral being 'there ain't never been a road which can't or doesn't form a pothole.. the moment you stop looking for 'em, is the moment you'll find one'. The second moral came from a highways engineer...