Turning right or wrong

[HLaB]

He sound like a bit of a plonker, just forget about him

 

[Wobbles]

How close were you to him ?

If he was barely out of the cycle lane and you squeezed by him on his left with only a couple of inches gap, I could understand his point

(if you are turning right, arm out, drifting across to the middle of road, and a car squeezes by you on the inside, how does that feel ? Not good is it - it really pees me off !
There is the fear that if they've misjudged it they'll clip you, plus it means that you're out in the middle of the road with oncoming traffic passing to your right and traffic on your side passing you on the left : can be scary)

But if you were several feet to his left, a big enough safe gap, I don't see any problem at all.

Good point, but I'm always consciousof undertaking. He had a good 3 feet.
On reflection, I think he looked a bit of a fairweather rider - didn't look a hardened commuter, so possibly felt a bit out of his comfort zone etc.
Mind you, I look the same when I'm on my crappy 'pub-bike' so who knows

 

[Freewheeler]

If a vehicle is signalling right, you can pass on the left. HC rule 139:

"only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so"

http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/15.htm#139

 

[Wobbles]

QED Freewheeler.......

I feel better now

 

[fossyant]

Wouldn't worry he has no room to talk....... jumping red lights - he'll soon be under a bus !

 

[col]

Where did you say this was??

 

[Wobbles]

Hi Col.
It was heading towards Big Ben(North West wards) over Westminster bridge. Probably about half way over.

 

[col]

Sorry Wobbles, i was being sarcastic,im a bus driver you see?