It's more fun, three abreast - don't listen to the Traffic Jimp

370 DON'T LISTEN TO THE TRAFFIC JIMP "It's more fun, three abreast," says the treacherous Traffic Jimp. "You hardly notice the distance." The trouble is, you hardly notice the traffic. Riding three abreast takes up too much road and increases the danger of a wobble. Never go more than two abreast, advises the Highway Code, and single file where the road is narrow or traffic is thick. 35,289 cyclists were killed or injured in 1947. Whenever the Traffic Jimp tempts you to be rash, be careful instead — and mind how you go.