Bike box

[AyBee]

Something I was wondering about on my commute this morning - Are those bike boxes at the front during traffic lights for all bikes (motorbikes/scooters included) or just pushbikes? The painted picture is quite clearly a pushbike.

[sjg]

highway code said:

178
Advanced stop lines. Some signal-controlled junctions have advanced stop lines to allow cycles to be positioned ahead of other traffic. Motorists, including motorcyclists, MUST stop at the first white line reached if the lights are amber or red and should avoid blocking the way or encroaching on the marked area at other times, e.g. if the junction ahead is blocked. If your vehicle has proceeded over the first white line at the time that the signal goes red, you MUST stop at the second white line, even if your vehicle is in the marked area. Allow cyclists time and space to move off when the green signal shows.
[Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10, 36(1) & 43(2)]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_070332

[okgo]

Yep just push bikes, sadly full of tts on mopeds.

[AyBee]

okgo said:

Yep just push bikes, sadly full of tts on mopeds.

Thanks - I'm not overly bothered, I usually position myself infront of them if they're in the box and there isn't any more room, just wondered whether I would be correct saying "Does your bike look like that?" if one of them ever got annoyed at my positioning

[okgo]

I tend to do that when they're riding in the gutter, point at the picture

[thanetspeedshop]

Traffic lights? You stop at traffic lights?