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donnymac

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i rest my case.. you are all looking at the hwc..
the 3mph is in the book...
all road users should take a test ..
what does everyone want less cars on the road??
why?
 

wafflycat

New Member
donnymac said:
ok guys,
i started this so heres what i think..
road tax for bikes.. wot??
peds are road users.. wot??
roadcraft in schools... yes

most road users,bikes,motorcycles,cars,buses etc
dont know when they are in the wrong hence the need
for a test..
yes , they are a number of users who know they are doing wrong
but when they are told about the dangers or how dangerous
there actions were they think twice next time..
ok, another question...
is it legal to filter through traffic at traffic lights,
and if so what speed do you think would be allowed..
ride safe..


sniff.. sniff... ah yes, it's that fetid odour once more
 

Bollo

Failed Tech Bro
Location
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Nope. Just been for a sh1t, where I regularly dip into the highway code as something to do during my movements. Nothing in there about filtering speeds. If you're talking about 'Roadcraft' as the 'police manual', I'll dig out my copy of roadcraft and check but I think I know the answer. Dangerous driving for three times around a RB? Not 'careless', but 'dangerous'!? What next? Hanging for forgery!?

The HC makes it easy to give references. Use the numbery things next to the big blocks of words (we call them sentences), write the relevent number in your next post and then we'll chat.

New Troll please, this one's not working.

Oh, and LoL (about what I have no idea)
 
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donnymac

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i have defined filtering..
the ref for roundabouts is in the traffic police book..
the next time you see a traffic police person, ask..
 

tdr1nka

Taking the biscuit
Er.... again No.

I refered back to the highway code for the roundabout question as I was certain I hadn't ever seen it mentioned and in fact it isn't and I was right.
I gave you my answer to the filtering question earlier so had no reason to check it as I knew my information to be correct.

Less cars more space for everyone, better environs and public transport etc.
Any one who wants to see more cars on the road are going to find themselves in more traffic jams and just more frustrated it makes perfect sense even for car drivers to see traffic thinned out.
 

BentMikey

Rider of Seolferwulf
Location
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There is definitely a mention of filtering in the highway code:

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Manoeuvring. You should be aware of what is behind and to the sides before manoeuvring. Look behind you; use mirrors if they are fitted. When in traffic queues look out for pedestrians crossing between vehicles and vehicles emerging from junctions or changing lanes. Position yourself so that drivers in front can see you in their mirrors. Additionally, when filtering in slow-moving traffic, take care and keep your speed low.

Remember: Observation – Signal – Manoeuvre


No mention of 3mph though, and that's far lower than what most people recommend in a quick google.
 

BentMikey

Rider of Seolferwulf
Location
South London
donnymac said:
what does everyone want less cars on the road??
why?

I would like even more cars on the road, with more traffic queues. Then I can still take about as long over my commute on the bicycle, and gain extra smugness points for passing so many cars. :tongue:
 

Bollo

Failed Tech Bro
Location
Winch
donnymac said:
i rest my case.. you are all looking at the hwc..
the 3mph is in the book...
all road users should take a test ..
what does everyone want less cars on the road??
why?

Let's hope its not a written test eh, donny.
 
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donnymac

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i see what your doing, taking small points from a book and not the whole pic.
passing slow moving traffic if they are in a slow moving lane, other than the one you are in.
ie. it is illegal to move from behind a vehicle that is in the lane in front of you and undertake..
if the vehicle you are undertaking is in the slow moving lane to your right
and not in your lane its not illegal.
if you think its ok to undertake a vehicle thats in front of you in your lane
then i would like to live in your dream..
 

tdr1nka

Taking the biscuit
You are taking small details and acreditting(sic)them to the wrong publication in order to make a rather vacuous point.

Now you're talking about undertaking? You seem to have lost a grip on your original ideas here M8.
 

tdr1nka

Taking the biscuit
Donnymac, anyone with the remotest bit of road sense knows that undertaking in your own lane is potentially suicidal and best avoided.

It is called undertaking because that is the industry that has to deal with the foolhardy who misjudge this practice.
 
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donnymac

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hi mate.
my original question got lost lone ago....
i just think it would be safer if everyone who uses the road
takes a test.. im all for schools teaching kids about road safety.
why stop with the kids..
 
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