# Road Traffic Act 1972, Section 159: Power of police to stop vehicles


A person driving a motor vehicle on a road and a person riding a cycle, not being a motor vehicle, on a road shall stop the same on being so required by a constable in uniform, and if he fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/20/section/159 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1972/section-159
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