Yes bicycles sold in bike shops must have right brake lever to front brake and left lever to rear. It is only that the bikes must be sold that way - riders are perfectly free to swap their brakes over after buying it. Custom bikes are exempt from this requirement.
Hilary Stone, where I will be with the Veteran-Cycle Club who are spending tomorrow afternoon at Eastway circuit, time trialling and mass start racing their older bikes tomorrow, London
Gilbert Anderson wrote:
> This may have already been covered but I was informed by one of my British
> suppliers that like right hand drive in cars ( driving on the left), right
> actuated front brakes and left actuated rear brakes are required by law under
> the governance of the British equivalent of the CPSC (USA Consumer Product
> Saftey Commission).
>
> Hilary, is it a law mate,