However, Drivers For Registration of Cyclists claim that the rule creates a hazard, particularly when the new rule requires motorists to leave 'minimum gaps' when passing cyclists.
Stefanovic disagreed and attacked impatient drivers.
'I know what you are saying, single file, doesn’t work,' he said. 'A cyclist has every right to go around another cyclist.
'I am actually sick of the war between drivers and cyclists. Cyclists don’t do anything wrong. They are fine out there on the roads and doing their bit, trying to be fit, healthy, good for the environment.
'It is drivers out there. It is drivers out there who are impatient and who are running and endangering cyclist’s lives. I am sick of it.'
'Sorry, just too many cyclists injured.'