Gareth wrote:A previous discussion
Gareth wrote:A previous discussion.
Perhaps you were thinking of the situation where motorcyclists cross a solid white line to pass a queue of traffic; the argument for doing this is that since each vehicle in the queue is stopped, crossing the solid centre-line is permitted.
The counter-argument has at least two parts. First the legal: if any vehicle moves as it is being passed by the motorcyclist then an offence is being committed. Second the safety: the motorcyclist should have a clear point of return before starting to pass queuing vehicles and, in most cases, they are passing speculatively with no clear idea of where they will return should an on-coming vehicle come into view.
jcochrane wrote:The hatchings go on for some distance and also there are a few turnings to right and left. I would imagine that the purpose of the hatchings was to get cars to keep to the left except when overtaking, to discourage cars from using them except whilst overtaking.
jcochrane wrote:Of course I am probably wrong, someone might have ballsed up a white paint order and they now had to justify the purcahase by using it to paint the hatchings.
fungus wrote: It's common to see Police motorcylists not on blue lights filtering between the oposing traffic flows.
jlsmith wrote:Gareth wrote:A previous discussion
Also helpful - particularly the diagram 1040.2 which suggests to me that in order to be consistent with the regulations, the 'necessary' in the Highway Code must be interpreted as 'is it necessary to enter the hatchings in order to overtake?' rather than 'is it necessary to overtake?'. As it's the former, overtaking is permitted subject to all the safety caveats mentioned.
I'd still feel uncomfortable performing the manouevre in front of the BiB, as I'd fear an almost inevitable tug followed by having to argue the point at their leisure for half an hour by the roadside.
MGF wrote:Arguing your point on the basis of the regulations is not recommended as it is the Highway Code that is used as evidence of careless or negligent driving.
You are better of explaining how careful you have been not to come into conflict with other road users. That is the important fact.
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