He said: "It's also an indication that more and more people are taking up cycling for transport, for leisure and most definitely for pleasure."
Chris Boardman, policy adviser to British Cycling and a former Olympic gold medal winner, said the book should “encourage new cyclists and help parents get their children into cycling.”
A survey of AA members found that 21 per cent ride a bicycle, with one in 10 saying they cycle between one and five miles each week.
Edmund King, the organisation's president, said cyclists and drivers were "often the same people", adding: "The Highway Code is important whether you are on two wheels or four.
"As a keen cyclist and father of three cycling children, I would urge you to check out this book.”
Road safety minister Andrew Jones recently told the House of Commons that the Government had "no plans to publish a cycling specific excerpt of the Highway Code", but the AA was already planning to produce such a book.
