Dummy central reserve hatching

[jeffreyarcher]

AIUI, where the hatching has a solid line round it, you can cross it to pass:
a parked vehicle
a cyclist
a road maintenance vehicle travelling at less that 10 MPH.
Is that correct?
What is the position where the hatching has a dotted line round it?

[streaky]

jeffreyarcher said:

AIUI, where the hatching has a solid line round it, you can cross it to pass: a parked vehicle a cyclist a road maintenance vehicle travelling at less that 10 MPH. Is that correct? What is the position where the hatching has a dotted line round it?

You can cross it.

[jeffreyarcher]

streaky said:

You can cross it.

Stupid question. Why's is there then?
I realise that councillors are stupid, but I've seen it on trunk roads too.

[bassfiend]

I believe the broken line round a hatched area indicates that you can cross into the area if you need to however the solid line indicates that you should not cross into the area under any circumstances and should be regarded as a physically constructed traffic island...

Phil

[jeffreyarcher]

bassfiend said:

I believe the broken line round a hatched area indicates that you can cross into the area if you need to however the solid line indicates that you should not cross into the area under any circumstances and should be regarded as a physically constructed traffic island...

Your definition certainly ties up with "neccessary" and "emergency" in the Highway Code (rule 109). However, it doesn't define "neccessary" and "emergency". My recollection ties up more with "neccessary" than "emergency". Unfortunately the regulations referred to there are too old to be on the web.

>> Edited by jeffreyarcher on Sunday 2nd November 01:46

[bassfiend]

Cool - looks like I was wrong - solid lines is "do not enter unless it is an emergency"

Phil

[BruceV8]

IIRC hatching with a broken line is to seperate flows of traffic. I'm not quite sure why this is needed, but you can cross it if is safe to do so.

[squirrelz]

From recent experience, the hatching with dotted lines round means that if you overtake anyone there, when it is entirely safe to do so, they should put their main beam headlights on and use their horn

In fact that seems to go for overtaking at night on NSL roads too...

[JMGS4]

IMHO these "dummy" islands have NO more lagality than the normal broken white line.
It's just a w*nker council intimidating drivers NOt to overtake.... much more stealthy than a gatso...... as the majority of numpties will automatically try to block you on such a road, and definitly give you the horn, lights, finger treatment....

[deltaf]

JMGS4 said:

IMHO these "dummy" islands have NO more lagality than the normal broken white line. It's just a w*nker council intimidating drivers NOt to overtake.... much more stealthy than a gatso...... as the majority of numpties will automatically try to block you on such a road, and definitly give you the horn, lights, finger treatment....

Dosent work on me.

[streaky]

JMGS4 said:

IMHO these "dummy" islands have NO more lagality than the normal broken white line. It's just a w*nker council intimidating drivers NOt to overtake.... much more stealthy than a gatso...... as the majority of numpties will automatically try to block you on such a road, and definitly give you the horn, lights, finger treatment....

I rather like the "lagality" typo, especially in conjunction with "the majority of numpties will automatically try to block you on such a road". I think you've coined a new word! - Streaky