what if said driver went through the green light with typical driver blinkers on and a kid misjudged the lights or an old person etc etc, as drivers WE have the duty to follow the highway code, as cyclists we don't, nobody tested me on the highway code until i took my test, i'd been riding a bike for 15 years before that and had never heard of the highway code.
Ignorance might be bliss but it's not a defence. It applies to all road users.what if said driver went through the green light with typical driver blinkers on and a kid misjudged the lights or an old person etc etc, as drivers WE have the duty to follow the highway code, as cyclists we don't, nobody tested me on the highway code until i took my test, i'd been riding a bike for 15 years before that and had never heard of the highway code.
Ignorance might be bliss but it's not a defence. It applies to all road users.
what if said driver went through the green light with typical driver blinkers on and a kid misjudged the lights or an old person etc etc, as drivers WE have the duty to follow the highway code, as cyclists we don't, nobody tested me on the highway code until i took my test, i'd been riding a bike for 15 years before that and had never heard of the highway code.
Funnily enough, in the Highway Code.where is this written down?
The Highway Code isn't itself law for anyone, whether they are cyclists, drivers or pedestrians. However, it does contain laws and failure to follow its recommendations can count against someone in court.afaik cyclists can't be done for anything under the highway code can they?
A 6 year old can't be "done for" anything, to use your own logic.how does a 6 year old know about the hc?
I think part of the point that Redlight was trying to make is that motorists do not routinely berate other motorist when they speed, for example. We know speeding is rife on our roads (far more so than RLJing) but how often do you see a driver admonishing another driver for braking the speed limit? With the OP's case, RLJing is usually perceived as an act of flagrant lawbreaking (disobeying a signal) and people tend to get more het up about it, whilst doing 40 in a 30 limit rarely elicits an animated response from fellow drivers, even though it makes the conditions less pleasant for pedestrians and cyclists etc.
That's a pretty selfish attitude brompton.
Funnily enough, in the Highway Code.
fair enough...
The Highway Code isn't itself law for anyone, whether they are cyclists, drivers or pedestrians. However, it does contain laws and failure to follow its recommendations can count against someone in court.
fair point, however following the link led to 'cycling offences', which curiously are to be judged by other cyclist views. so i guess, we are judged by our peers, which is how it should be.....see here
A 6 year old can't be "done for" anything, to use your own logic.
yes they can in extreme circumstances, but not relevant here. i was just making a general comment.
I'd hope, though, that any parent would make their 6 year old sufficiently aware of any laws that they need to follow, as well as the "rules of the road", before allowing them to ride on the highway.
i agree, but not all parents are upstanding pillars of the community.