Re: Undertaken
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This one is always an interesting subject!
There has been a similar debate on the IAM forum and an ADI that posts over there stated that a pupil of his failed their DSA driving test for not overtaking on the left on a part-time bus lane when the road ahead of them was clear but others were moving more slowly in the outide lane.
This is an interesting one and in some cases, depends on which test!
For example, RoSPA test guidelines state that a motorcyclist should not cross a marked centre line when negotiating a series of bends nor cut the corner at a junction. RoSPA do encourage straight lining or your side though. To my knowledge, the IAM doesn't have such a restriction and in my experience, does teach associates to use the full width of the road where appropriate.
Unusually for an IAM'er, I recently re-took my IAM bike test (after 20 something years), and did use the full width of the road to straight line a series of gently sweeping bends, which I could see all the way through, and my examiner happily followed me. At the end of the test, he also gave me feedback to suggest that I should have cut the corner off when turning right into a side road as the junction was open and we had a clear view.
So which test do I use to inform my riding now!!!!![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
There has been a similar debate on the IAM forum and an ADI that posts over there stated that a pupil of his failed their DSA driving test for not overtaking on the left on a part-time bus lane when the road ahead of them was clear but others were moving more slowly in the outide lane.
ScoobyChris wrote:Andy wrote:The reality is that 'undertaking' is no more legal or illegal than 'overtaking'.
Although the acid test is, would you do it in on an IAM/RoSPA test?
Chris
This is an interesting one and in some cases, depends on which test!
For example, RoSPA test guidelines state that a motorcyclist should not cross a marked centre line when negotiating a series of bends nor cut the corner at a junction. RoSPA do encourage straight lining or your side though. To my knowledge, the IAM doesn't have such a restriction and in my experience, does teach associates to use the full width of the road where appropriate.
Unusually for an IAM'er, I recently re-took my IAM bike test (after 20 something years), and did use the full width of the road to straight line a series of gently sweeping bends, which I could see all the way through, and my examiner happily followed me. At the end of the test, he also gave me feedback to suggest that I should have cut the corner off when turning right into a side road as the junction was open and we had a clear view.
So which test do I use to inform my riding now!!!!
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)