Would BiB nick biker filtering across DWL /Chevron
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Not exactly the title I wanted but restricted by text length.
Anyway.
Would the resident BiB like to inform me what you would do if you saw a biker filtering SLOWLY and SAFELY but having crossed double white lines. I find this happens to me on the way to work quite a lot. Personally, I dont bother filtering if there is no decent amount of time to be saved. But this morning, there was a queue in front ( about 1/2 mile or more ) and I slowly filtered very carefully past the traffic. Part of that filtering meant I crossed over double white lines and even over some chevrons which marked a right hand turn in front of me. Naughty I know. If you say that you would ALWAYS stop and nick them, then I suppose the next time it happens I will have to wait like evryone else. Trouble is, as all you bikers know, we get rained on and are very vulnerable. If there is no advantage to commuting on a bike, what is the point of having to endure the rain and vulnerability-may as well get the car out.
Anyway.
Would the resident BiB like to inform me what you would do if you saw a biker filtering SLOWLY and SAFELY but having crossed double white lines. I find this happens to me on the way to work quite a lot. Personally, I dont bother filtering if there is no decent amount of time to be saved. But this morning, there was a queue in front ( about 1/2 mile or more ) and I slowly filtered very carefully past the traffic. Part of that filtering meant I crossed over double white lines and even over some chevrons which marked a right hand turn in front of me. Naughty I know. If you say that you would ALWAYS stop and nick them, then I suppose the next time it happens I will have to wait like evryone else. Trouble is, as all you bikers know, we get rained on and are very vulnerable. If there is no advantage to commuting on a bike, what is the point of having to endure the rain and vulnerability-may as well get the car out.
over some chevrons which marked a right hand turn in front of me
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thats the key point, leave the junctions alone.
as for SLOW (10mph) filtering in stationary, the key is : don't do anything that might give oncoming any ASSUMPTION you are going to cause a problem. leave plenty of room for oncoming. only go passed IF there is room for you to pull back into ahead, safely in the distance.
I asked a bikecop at a bikesafe the exact same question
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thats the key point, leave the junctions alone.
as for SLOW (10mph) filtering in stationary, the key is : don't do anything that might give oncoming any ASSUMPTION you are going to cause a problem. leave plenty of room for oncoming. only go passed IF there is room for you to pull back into ahead, safely in the distance.
I asked a bikecop at a bikesafe the exact same question
I too asked this question at a bikesafe course.
Apparently, crossing solid white lines is OK if you are passing a moving road maintenance vehicle that it travelling at less than 10 mph. This does not include tractors or Nissan Micras!
You can also pass stationery vehicles, so if the traffic is not moving, then that is what you are doing.
Apparently, crossing solid white lines is OK if you are passing a moving road maintenance vehicle that it travelling at less than 10 mph. This does not include tractors or Nissan Micras!
You can also pass stationery vehicles, so if the traffic is not moving, then that is what you are doing.
You can cross for 3 types and vehicle and as a reminded its written on your speedo
m - maintainance vehicles (but must be displaying a right arrow)
p - pedal cycles
h - horses.
Anything else is down to the discretion of the officer I guest. Mate of mine was done filtering over DWL, officer say tough the rules of the road apply to everyone, there is no exception section in the highway code. Needless to say my mate felt pretty badly done to.
m - maintainance vehicles (but must be displaying a right arrow)
p - pedal cycles
h - horses.
Anything else is down to the discretion of the officer I guest. Mate of mine was done filtering over DWL, officer say tough the rules of the road apply to everyone, there is no exception section in the highway code. Needless to say my mate felt pretty badly done to.
blademan said:
From a biking point of view...I wouldn't risk 3 points and £60 fine....
Does this mean Street, that if YOU were in a large tailback, that you would sit there and NEVER EVER carefully filter over DWL's?
Find that a bit hard to believe mate!!
Absolutely...never ever ever ever...!
Apart from breaking the law and it potentially being dangerous....there's something very taboo about it IMO...
I've seen 160mph on my speedometer in Germany of course
, but never crossed a solid white line...even to filter down long queue of cars.. Street
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