Normally a courtesy of whoever is closer to the obstacle has right of way, but there are the equivalent of BMW drivers out there as well
Does Highway Code need updating....
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The issue is WHO updates the Highway Code
It tends to be written by motorists, nit cyclists or horse riders. The CTC and others spent a lot of time and effort getting the present one "watered down" or helmets would have been a "must" along with Hi-Viz, and a number of other restrictions on cycling
It tends to be written by motorists, nit cyclists or horse riders. The CTC and others spent a lot of time and effort getting the present one "watered down" or helmets would have been a "must" along with Hi-Viz, and a number of other restrictions on cycling
jefmcg
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Is that right? I thought the "must"s were all laws. Surely things can't get in the highway code as MUST unless they've been passed by parliament?
mjr
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No idea but I think the mechanics have slightly changed with the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, which also added parallel cycling crossings to zebras, so the code now arguably needs updating. They could dwell on the point that a cycle track/lane with its lines continuing across the junction has priority, too. And the clothing and "use crap tracks because they may be safer" rules need to die a firey death too.What genius came up with that?
As I remember it, the proposed draft highway code changes about ten years ago included strongly worded advice to wear helmets & use cycle facilities which didn't actually say MUST but came pretty damn close, and the concern of the CTC and others was that the HC advice even when not law may be used "in evidence in any court proceedings under the Traffic Acts (see The road user and the law) to establish liability. This includes rules which use advisory wording such as ‘should/should not’ or ‘do/do not’."
https://www.camcycle.org.uk/newsletters/73/article15.html has a summary
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It's just so inconvenient when that happens but I find it best to let one's chauffeur deal with it.
In "that " situation , whoever is going down stream would have right of way . In reality you would probably both stop and have a beer together .
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Aha! Is that what inspired @Markymark's approach to greeting oncoming cyclists?In "that " situation , whoever is going down stream would have right of way . In reality you would probably both stop and have a beer together .
Profpointy
Legendary Member
A friend and colleague knocked all his front teeth out by careless use of a starting handle, so don't joke. Admittedly it was on a pice of forestry machinery, but the warning is valid.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
I can't but I think I remember a few variations of full meals and dances.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Did you really mean to imply "some of my friends are peasants"?
classic33
Leg End Member
How'd you go "downstream" on a canal?In "that " situation , whoever is going down stream would have right of way . In reality you would probably both stop and have a beer together .
