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@DANCEGASMAN

2 жыл бұрын

Are all these laws equally applicable in Scotland?

@Palmit_

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this and all your other videos. they are nice and clear and give understandable examples. I would like to ask though. When and where can two wheeled vehicles (not motorcycles) ride 2 or more astride per lane? (including horses, steam carriages, construction or farm vehicles, etc) Specifically, it is allowed only on city (20 or 30 mph roads)? is it permissible at all? Are any and all roads (except motorways) permissible to ride more than one vehicle wide? Sense to me, not necessarily common, would hope that the narrower the road and the slower the vehicle, bicycles for example, the less with would be permitted. It is true that unfortunately there are both angry cyclists and angry motor vehiclelists. Where is the line from your opinion? 2 wide cycles (taking full width) at 20mph on 60 mph road is agressively unecessary. in a city center at 10mph is reasonable. but if i slow my vehicle to 15 mph, the cyclists overtake and undertake. . all circumstances are different, but what's the right and wrong ?

@barbaradyson6951

2 жыл бұрын

Try teaching the brits how to drive the motorway and dual carriageways. Most motorists think the outside lanes are fast lanes, they are NOT they are overtaking lanes. Which means you pull back into the inside lane. Also to give horses a wide berth and NOT HONK THEIR CAR HORNS. I HAVE SEEN SOME HORRIFIC HORSE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE CAR DRIVERS WERE TO IMPATIENT TO WAIT OR WANTED TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

@chrisnumnuts8671

5 ай бұрын

When FPNs were introduced for pavement cycling in 1999, Home Office Minister Paul Boateng issued guidance saying that: “The introduction of the fixed penalty is not aimed at responsible cyclists who sometimes feel obliged to use the pavement out of fear of traffic and who show consideration to other pavement users when doing so. Chief police officers who are responsible for enforcement, acknowledge that many cyclists, particularly children and young people, are afraid to cycle on the road, sensitivity and careful use of police discretion is required.” The Home Office guidance was re-affirmed in 2014 by the then Cycling Minister Robert Goodwill, who agreed that the police should use discretion in enforcing the law and recommended that the matter be taken up with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). ACPO welcomed the renewed guidance, circulated it to all forces, and issued a statement referring to “discretion in taking a reasonable and proportionate approach, with safety being a guiding principle”. To summarise, cycling on the pavement is still an offence, but there is clear guidance that the police are supposed to exercise discretion. And finally on pavements, remember that on segregated cycle tracks the pedestrian side remains a footway, so if you cycle into the pedestrian side to pass a pedestrian in the cycle lane you technically commit a pavement cycling offence. There’s an anomaly because cyclists have to ride on their side, but pedestrians are only advised to use theirs.(www.cyclinguk.org/article/whats-legal-and-whats-not-your-bike)

The highway code states that "Although failure to comply with the rules of The Highway Code will not, in itself, cause a person to be prosecuted, The Highway Code may be used in evidence in any court proceedings to establish liability" so its well worth reminding your insurance company of this fact in the event of an accident because they are so obsessed with case law that they don't even read the highway code and will often find you at fault when you're not just because the other driver wasn't prosecuted.

@madcockney

2 жыл бұрын

I have had to use this a few times several decades ago with insurance companies. Even to the point of saying I would go to law in one case when the other party's insurers then backed down. I have also had to tell an insured I would take action against him directly as my insurers advised me that they were getting nothing from his insurers even after several weeks of contact. He thought that being insured would prevent that even if he had either not notified them/or his insurers decided to ignore the claim. I pointed out that being insured is a legal requirement but does not stop me taking action directly. Within 24 hours his insurers accepted full liability. My daughter has a case at present where she was knocked off her bike and injured, the bike, an expensive one, damaged. The police decided not to prosecute even though the driver admitted liability, and in my opinion was due to the fact that they had not followed it up for months even though being chased up, and reading between the lines I think that had lost some of the information. However as she has that letter from the police her legal representative has been able, to make a claim to the motorist's insurers. Even before seat belts were mandatory to be worn, if a claim against another driver was proven, but the claimants vehicle was fitted with seat belts but not worn, damages were frequently reduced by 25% for the personal injury component. This was due to the fact that not wearing belts were considered contributory to the injuries received. However because it is in the HWC does not mean that you always have to do it, unless "Must" is stated so it does depend on the situation. When it affects other road users, that includes pedestrians, it almost always will. Undertaking is not illegal, but the police will charge/prosecute under other laws when required, and filtering with a motorbike is neither legal or illegal. When done properly and with respect to others no offence is considered, but if that is not the case and some incident happens then that filtering will be taken into consideration. However a driver purposefully trying to block a filtering motorcycle is at least likely to get a police warning and may even be charged with an offence.

@anne-mariemarshall

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but I'm sure most folk reading this will recognise that insurance companies are a law unto themselves (or it seems like they think that they are).

Biggest error most common with reading the Highway code is looking for how it applies to others & not yourself.

@spm36

2 жыл бұрын

That's the best comment here

@robertlocock5636

2 жыл бұрын

That's the world we live in though. Even our "leaders" think rules and laws work that way.

@daze1945

2 жыл бұрын

I would have said that the biggest error with reading the highway code is doing it whilst driving! (It's just a joke)

@notmenotme614

2 жыл бұрын

Or how they criticise everyone else but not their own bad driving. Or that they incorrectly assume they have some rights that nobody else has.

Cyclists must not ride on the pavement unless the council have randomly sprayed the cycle sign on the pavement with no indication of a beginning or end. Madness

@patriciapresley8484

2 жыл бұрын

Cyclists do ride on the pavement in most towns and without markings on the pavement Us elderly now have trouble enough dodging peaks and mobility scooters children on skate boards and now cyclists I don’t mind children but grown adults which most are men well a good excuse for a man because real men can cycle on a road and they have manners

@iangascoigne8231

2 жыл бұрын

@@patriciapresley8484 Oh for the days when Men were Men and women were grateful.

@MrGlennBlack

2 жыл бұрын

@@patriciapresley8484 well I proudly ride on the pavement and always slow right down or avoid pedestrians, I do this simply because my life is equally as important and refuse to ride on the road in times where motorists couldn’t give a toss if they squashed a cyclist into the tarmac for fun. You live in a world full of other human beings so surely you are old and wise enough to realise it’s not all about you because you are old.

@patriciapresley8484

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrGlennBlack Pavements are for pedestrians not bikes and my children learned to ride bikes and used the road when they got older I also see pensioners use the road and women use the road Us pedestrians especially with children with us don’t need to have adult males on the pavement we have prams mobility scooters children on bikes, skateboarders, child scooters already on the pavements I don’t feel we should have more to contend with So grow up get a backbone and use the road if Women can do it then you should be able to Everyone’s life is valuable but I don’t need my great grandson being anymore scared to walk on the pavement them he already is dodging all that is on the pavement already so his life means more to me than a grown male on a bike on a pavement

@MrGlennBlack

2 жыл бұрын

@@patriciapresley8484 I have a backbone thank you very much which is why I will continue to ride on the pavement as and whenever I please, my “female” friend who had two young children rode her bike on the road and guess what, she’s dead because some one in a lorry drove over her, and now her children no longer have a mother and their father no longer has a wife, if she had rode on the pavement she would still be alive, so excuse me if you just mind out the way and like it because that’s the way it’s gonna be for ya.. I will also teach my son to ride on the pavement and how to politely tell assholes like you where to go....

As a motorist in my town, after dark, my biggest 'look out' is for completely blacked out cyclists; dark clothes, no lights and often with no regard for the rule of the road - they seem to come from anywhere, not even looking.

@OlanKenny

2 жыл бұрын

As a pedestrian I have seen more motorists go through red lights than cyclists. BUT Certainly in my city loads of them ride on the pavement and get angry at pedestrians for being in the way

@CrossAnchors

2 жыл бұрын

I get annoyed at cyclists who come up to a red traffic light, they then mount the pavement, caused pedestrians to get out of the way in a hurry, cut across pavement to pavement, then rejoin the road once they have circumvented the traffic lights, and they then get angry at motorists who don't leave enough room for them to bounce down onto the road, and, through Scottish Government stupidity, if the cyclist hits a car while bouncing down from the pavement and he injures himself, the motorist must then prove he is innocent, or, he is presumed guilty in the eyes of the law, and charged Court, fines licence points and then his insurance company has a fight on their hands, and the motorist faces extortionate insurance renewals, Bike should now be paying to use the road

@mikehardy7060

2 жыл бұрын

I once had an extremely near miss, street lights off, child cyclist in dark clothing, no lights the works and literally the only thing that saved him was he was wearing glasses and at the last moment my headlights were reflected in them and I emergency stopped about 5 feet away from him! I was driving a bus and the little brat didn't give a damn and didn't even flinch

@daddykidsvlogs

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot to include: looking at their phone and wearing headphones. That seems to be popular around where I live, along with dark clothes etc…

@Disinterested1

2 жыл бұрын

@@OlanKenny lucky you ... here it is the cyclists and speeding scooters on the pavements

Many years ago I was a competitive cyclist. It drove me insane when idiots went through red lights on cycles. They give a bad name to all cyclists.

@dontwatchtv5797

2 жыл бұрын

I run red lights every chance I get even in front of police and they have never had an issue with it even on massive a road junctions.

@RussellDeacon

2 жыл бұрын

in some countries they dont have lights and everyone just moves when safe. it works under speeds of 20mph. jumping reds with a well maintained bike while fit and aware of patterns is totally safe.

@1000sofusernames

2 жыл бұрын

I cycle, drive and ride motorbikes. There are idiots in all of those groups.

@ianl1052

2 жыл бұрын

@@RussellDeacon I've seen Ashley Neil videos that disprove that theory. No doubt cyclists who have ended up in hospital after pulling such a stupid stunt would dispute it too providing their brains were still capable of rational thought.

@ianl1052

2 жыл бұрын

@@dontwatchtv5797 Then you deserve everything you get when it finally goes tits up.

One thing many people don’t realise is that if you stop on the wrong side of the road at night with your headlights on the brightness for oncoming traffic is the same as if you had high beam on.

@kenburt9696

2 жыл бұрын

So you are saying that if I stop on the wrong side of the road at night with my high beams on, that is not worse ? Get professional help you poor deluded fool.

@dshe8637

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenburt9696 chill, Ken. We know what meaning was intended. Polite is better.

@PollyTicks69

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenburt9696 u k bruh?

@johnjephcote7636

2 жыл бұрын

Too true... very common now.

@bygonebebygones8503

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for stating this, this is one of my biggest annoyances. Especially when it's an SUV higher up.

What annoys me with other road users if they park on the brow of a hill/slope and not turn their headlights off to parking lights instead so anybody driving up the hill are blinded and cannot see where they're going, really it's just damn inconsiderate of other road users.

@greenjacket6305

2 жыл бұрын

Parking or waiting because headlight MUST be turned off when parking? Parking near the brow of a hill is also a 'DO NOT'.

@dshe8637

2 жыл бұрын

At night time you aren't supposed to park on the wrong side anyway, unless in a designated parking space (rule 248)

@sheogorathboon8256

2 жыл бұрын

@@dshe8637 Assuming they're parking on the correct side & still on the brow of a hill the headlights will still shine on every ones windscreen, it is damn ignorant of them :/ on a slightly different note if I am yielding the way to car/pedestrian etc I tend to turn my dipped beam off to sidelights to let people go rather than what most people do and flash full beams :S "Yes thankyou sir I am now blind" xD

@peterking2651

2 жыл бұрын

It used to be required to leave your out (off) side lights on (normal turned on with the indicator switch, when the engine isn’t running).

@markwallis7199

2 жыл бұрын

They are just oblivious, there's no pint in even telling them. Also parking on the right means the headlamps dip to the left into approaching drivers. Again, there is little brain function being used.

I imagine a lot of people have no idea about half or more of the information contained in this video, even people who have passed their driving test in the last w years! Once again very informative, I am so glad I chanced on this channel a few weeks ago 🤗

All very interesting in principle, but day to day one can see thousands of violations of these rules. There's a constant stream of cyclists crossing red lights or car users doing not just stupid things, but taking actions that are clearly sanctioned by law. I was recently nearly hit by a car that ignored the red light on a pedestrian crossing, the driver was using a phone. Reported, with number plate, and witness, not a thing has come of it. Had I been hit and not jumped out of the way, I assume it would've been a different story.

@kevinbillington9773

2 жыл бұрын

You know the saying "Don't assume.............. Even a hit and run they probably not bother. But if they wrote hurty words on twitter now there's another matter.

@peterwright9546

Жыл бұрын

It dose not help ,because now they have put it in the driving test to stop on the right side then pull out, so new drivers think its OK to stop on the right side because its in the test.

@douglasreid699

Жыл бұрын

well its down to the police to enforce the law. all the rules are there to be followed and most people do, but it all depends on how severe the violation is and is it worth the police time to enforce the law and the paper work that goes with it? there is a law about lane hogging, but if the police see a vehicle undertake a lane hogger, they will prosecute the under takeing vehicle as its a more severe offence. then you have that case to go through the courts which takes up court time, and then if the person has a case to defend and appeal the decision to try get out of it. its a complicated system and it takes time.

"The highway code is something I suspect that every one looks at while taking their test......." (and then when their kids do their driving test)

@ajons190

2 жыл бұрын

. . . and when arriving home after being stopped by a police officer . . .

@laceandwhisky

2 жыл бұрын

Every few years when a new edition comes out I familiarise myself with it

@AJB2K3

2 жыл бұрын

@Brain Dane Yup and when it came to the theory test I breezed through it because the answers were able to be instantly clearly recalled in my mind

@Jason-io5bu

2 жыл бұрын

And when the cycles go though a red light/under take you as your turning left with all the warning and you knock them of there cycle you go to prison under the act of valuable road users

@sugoruyo

2 жыл бұрын

I may be the weird one but, when I moved to the UK I used to look at it all the time. Having an EU license already I was looking for the differences. Every time I was going to drive to an unfamiliar place I’d go through the root over street view and look up anything that gave me pause. I have a suspicion about two thirds of London drivers haven’t looked at it, think it doesn’t apply to them or have decided they don’t give a rat’s arse.

I already knew some of what was discussed, but it was nice to refresh my memory on rules I'd forgotten or educated on rules I didn't know.

Thank you, another really useful and concisely worded video. Definitely a few things I never knew and one thing is very clear, with the lack of enforcement people are more than happy to ignore the fundamentals of being respectful to other road users.

@BlackBeltBarrister

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@tyrantworm7392

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackBeltBarrister from what you are advising , the following scenario may have led to my attempted prosecution. I was being immediately succeeded by a marked Police car when I came upon a pedestrian island next to a railway station which was literally overflowing with people, such that it became impossible for all of the people on the island to remain out of the carriageway. It was a single carriageway, but with a bus/taxi lane to the left of the carriageway. Fearing that the pedestrians were in danger remaining where they were, and seeing no buses or taxis behind me, I stopped in good time, to allow them to process across the road safely. After my intention was clear, and seeing what appeared to be a sensible line of traffic behind me, a dozen of the pedestrians left the island and progressed to a position in front of my vehicle. The Police car, apparently oblivious to the pedestrians, though previously dropped to walking pace behind me, pulled into the bus/taxi lane to undertake with no indication they were doing so, forcing the pedestrians crossing the road to stop abruptly to avoid being hit by the Police car. Much like traffic, they concertinaed and the people at the front struggled to maintain balance. The Officer driving the Police car remained apparently unaware. The pedestrians and traffic behind me was left observably aghast. Well, I partially lost my shit, when the pedestrians had safely crossed the road I ended up behind the Police car at the next set of traffic lights, 400m down the road. I gesticulated wildly to the Officers in a clear expression of my disdain, and did so for a further 200m down the road, ceasing only when it became clear that they were too busy talking to each other to notice my disgust. I wanted stopping, I was going to take them to driving school; had they stopped, I would with civility, simply have pointed out the error of their ways. There is no way I would not have defended any prosecution, and think it likely that a Superior would have probably quashed any traffic charge to avoid the witnessed testimony I could have presented, but I would be very interested in your view. Though I partially raged, I did so in consideration of other road users, and feared for the results of future encounters this Officer may have had due to their lack of care. I don't contest that the use of the bus/taxi lane may have been excepted for Police vehicles, particularly in execution of their duties; but given the danger posed to other road users, when they were simply impatient, was a step too far for me.

@OhSoUnicornly

2 жыл бұрын

@@tyrantworm7392 You don't get to decide that you have a right to break the law - it doesn't matter how justified you think you were. Pissing off a police officer is a stupid thing to do in any circumstance. The right thing to do would've been to note down their number plate, contact the relevant authority and report the incident. I'm not claiming that I've never used my horn in frustration or given another driver the finger, but coming on the internet and posting about it is not smart and helps no one.

@philspencelayh5464

2 жыл бұрын

Enforcement is key to many laws, its ok to make them but unless enforced nobody will take any notice.

@peterwillson1355

Жыл бұрын

@@philspencelayh5464 This needs to be said louder.

It’s all very well having these rules but there are so few police that they are rarely enforced. People just seem to think they can do exactly as they like knowing that in a lot of places outside of a city environment, the chances of being prosecuted is minuscule.

@scruffyalice-ff5pz

3 ай бұрын

i'v seen cyclists jump red lights when coppers are stopped first at the lights, nothing happens, yet...... what would happen if i did the very same thing right in front of them?

Even lawyers don't know all of the duties the law imposes on us! If we all spent our time learning the legal, fiscal and other laws, rules and regulations with which we must comply, we would be paralysed at home unable to do anything productive. Strange how Governments never simplify matters but only ever complicate them and reduce freedoms.

@ukbiker1631

Жыл бұрын

Learning the highway code is part of the driving licence test. Perhaps another reason why cyclists should be licenced.

@thomasm1964

Жыл бұрын

@@ukbiker1631 You missed my central point.

@robo3007

6 ай бұрын

There are some rules that practically no one knows, like that you should open your car door using the hand furthest from the door or that you shouldn't take your mobile phone out at the patrol station...

@user-ge6dy1ru6x

4 күн бұрын

Was chatting with a "green P " plate driver. Passed his test recently. Asked him what " flashing headlight " means according to Highway code. He had no idea that it only means " to show one"s presence, "nothing else.

Reminds me of Kryten reciting space core directives to Arnold J Rimmer.

@muzzthegreat

2 жыл бұрын

No officer shall report for work in a ginger toupe. Or the Rimmer directive, "no-way you metal bastard"

@catinabox2878

2 жыл бұрын

@@muzzthegreat What a Smuuuur heeee.

@stevebarber7765

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

Wonderful compliment to my video out last week.....Love your videos !

The problem is some traffic lights don't sense cyclists' presence. There are some lights I regularly have to run a red on. I do stop, when they're red, but proceed with caution, otherwise I'd have to wait for a long time, until a car is behind me.

Few people realise that The Highway Code applies to ALL users of the highway - pedestrians included. I'm pleased to see some rules for those other than vehicles being reinforced and explained more clearly.

@karlos543

2 жыл бұрын

Jack King should I not walk down a one way street, the wrong way then?

@stoney2424

2 жыл бұрын

The highway code only applies to law obeying drivers, how do you enforce it on anyone else? I saw a copper tell one of those illegal electric scooter riders the other day "excuse me sir you can't ride that on the road" what a lot of good that did guy just kept riding right past, smh 🤦

@cunkmusic8748

2 жыл бұрын

@@karlos543 just walk backwards 😂

@anne-mariemarshall

2 жыл бұрын

@@stoney2424 and yet, lots of illegal electric scooter riders have had theirs confiscated and destroyed.

@stoney2424

2 жыл бұрын

@@anne-mariemarshall there is a very small number of people who have had theirs confiscated and destroyed compared to how many illegal scooters there is being used. If it was "lots of people" as you say then why do we see so many?? And your comment kind of proves my point, I would suggest that the majority of people who have had theirs destroyed were just not fully aware of the law and being compliant which is why they stopped, rather than people who just disregard the law completely!!

Very clear and concise sir, thank you for explaining what should be but isn't obvious to those who have not looked at a Highway Code since passing their driving test.

Thanks buddy, that backs me up all the way. I also renew my highway code every few years and take driving and riding my motor bike seriously. I have learned to hate bike riders because they flout all the laws and don't even keep there speed down on shared paths.

It's almost like you and Ashley Neal make plans together xD

@billyporter1389

2 жыл бұрын

You're right there, Ashley Neal said undertaking came under careless/dangerous driving. 😂😂😂

@noblesavage149

2 жыл бұрын

@@millomweb let me google that for you... oh wait....

@billyporter1389

2 жыл бұрын

Pity they weren't always right.

Failure to follow a "should" rule might also adversely affect any civil suit you are involved in

Blackbelt B thank you my son will be so pleased about vehicles parking on the pavement. We have someone with a van that keeps parking on the pavement in front of our house blocking access.

Thank you, I now understand that by simply referencing the Highway Code when filling out an accident report on line the information regarding the question “was an offence committed” is available to me if appropriate.

Having a good command of the highway code can be very useful in civil or insurance cases. Case in point: a person was driving on their side of the road on a two-lane road going downhill. Cars were parked along the opposite lane and a car was coming uphill towards the driver going downhill. The driver going downhill took evasive action (swerved and slowed down) however the driver coming uphill did not do so, although they had sufficient room to do so. The result was the classic clash of wing mirrors; a sort of minor MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction, of wing mirrors). The driver travelling uphill claimed the highway code said on hills drivers must give way to drivers driving uphill. This was the justification for them not giving any way to avoid the clash of wing mirrors. At the time, the highway code stated that "ON A SINGLE TRACK ROAD on a hill drivers SHOULD give way to drivers coming uphill". The road was not a single track road it had clearly marked lanes. The road was not only a two-lane road but one designed to allow a reasonable passageway for traffic in both directions with cars parked on one side. Although parking bays were not marked, effectively a road with parking prevention, yellow lines, on one side while parking is allowed on the other. Furthermore, the highway code also stated various requirements with respect to "overtaking", a manoeuvre which, at the time, included, overtaking parked vehicles; the vehicles were parked on the road as permitted but not within defined parking bays meaning a road user in the lane of the parked vehicles had to move further out into the centre of the road, that is to say, overtake them*. A vehicle when overtaking MUST NOT cause an oncoming vehicle to swerve or to brake. It was however acknowledged that if the uphill driver had been as reasonable in making necessary course corrections the incident would not have happened. *Some may consider passing parked vehicles in the lane they are travelling to not be overtaking but I was prepared to argue this in court, this might make an interesting legal dilemma. Funnily enough, the insurance company backing the driver coming uphill in refusing to acknowledge liability learnt a valuable lesson, read the highway code. In their acknowledgement letter, they lamely said words to the effect of, you must understand we only have our clients' statements to make a decision on before offering a 50/50 liability and finally accepting 100% liability after the minutia of the logic was explain in far more detailed prose than used here.

@matthewtalbot-paine7977

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting I travel up a hill on a single track road and I'd always assumed that those going down would have priority as it will take longer for car going downhill to come to a stop that a car going uphill.

@ViscountCharles

2 жыл бұрын

The Highway Code for direct questions in cross-examination. Roadcraft and the Police Driver's Handbook to inspire potential lines of questioning. Whether prosecuting in the Mags, doing an RTA claim in the County Court or the odd fatal in the Coroner's Court, these were my three Bibles for the first year or two in practice.

@JustwatchingYouTube42

2 жыл бұрын

@@millomweb The insurance company learnt that they should check their facts or not mess with someone who knows the highway code and the law. As to what you would "have asid(sic)" it is exactly the same as the dullard coming uphill. Which is both wrong and was a mistake on his part. There was enough room for both to pass. He need only have made a minor course correction, as one would do facing an oncoming vehicle on a single track road, okay that might be a more significant course correction; bear in mind the downhill vehicle did a course correction and actually had to stopped. Who got there first, both drivers were committed to the road, so it was not a case of a driver deciding to start down a road knowing a driver was coming up it and would block their path; that was a moot point though as both drivers could have passed quite safely. His letter basically said he believed he had right of way (he didn't) so decided he decided he was going to carry on in a straight line without slowing or moving aside and bugger the vehicle coming down the hill. The letter and the tone of it reflected the same belligerence demonstrated by his driving; admitting that he was being belligerent and did not show any of the common courtesy road users should afford each other. One could have summed up his letter as "the accident happened because I was a belligerent fool". Not a statement one wants to go to court with, even just a civil claims court. PS. "Learned" and "learnt" are both past participles of the verb learn, so it is not a mistake to use it instead of the US learned, although learned is becoming more popular than learnt because of the US influence in culture. Call me an old fuddy-duddy. ;p

A very interesting clarification of the rules of the road, many of which I witness being broken on a daily basis. It's time people considered others and walked in their shoes, as some actions incur serious consequences. People should familiarise themselves with manners and many of these rules would come as second nature. It's about having respect for others and common sense in many cases

@patriciapresley8484

2 жыл бұрын

This is very true so many people seem to lose all their manners and respect for others once they get in a car it’s like their brains go out the window Like having respect for pedestrians trying to cross a road the cars park over the zebra crossing why ????? Don’t allow people to cross the road even when they can see the lights are on red they just carry on up the road in town centre leaving no space for pedestrians to cross the road especially if your elderly and have a shopping cart It wouldn’t kill them to allow pedestrians to cross the road especially when the lights are at red and traffic is backed up

Great videos, watch them all the time, thank you for all you do.

I got pulled by a motorcycle cop on my bike, he was rather angry with me and proceeded to list my infractions...1 I was speeding 38mph on a 30mph road, 2 ignoring two sets of red traffic lights, 3 failing to stop when ordered to, and 4 mounting the pavement in a reckless manner. He went on to explain...the rules of the road weren't a suggestion, they actually applied to me too. He was pretty cool about it and let me off with a warning.

@tlangdon12

2 жыл бұрын

It's nice to hear that a cyclist has been pulled up for their riding, and that the police dealt with it sensibly. If someone is prepared to listen and take on board the advice from the police that their behaviour will result in prosection, I am happy for them to be given a chance to change.

@tom-hk

2 жыл бұрын

I was under the impression that if it was on a normal road (i.e. not a Royal Park or other place with special restrictions in place), then the 'speeding' element ought not to have applied. As I understand the rules, speed limits apply to motor vehicles and not to cyclists. Perhaps this is something else the Blackbelt Barrister could clarify?

I’m a driver and cyclist and I personally have never drove or rode through a red light, but i do get tempted when cycling at night though as I can’t trigger the lights, I do hope for vehicles to come and trigger the lights for me. It can be very frustrating.

@KimonFrousios

2 жыл бұрын

Been stuck on the bike at a crossing of a main road by a buses-only road (me in the bus lane, as an indicated cycle route). Had to wait forever for a bus to trigger the lights, even in the day, even though the lights changed multiple times in the meantime to let pedestrians across. Just no provision for cyclists to trigger the lights or to cross with pedestrians, short of dismounting and hopping over the railing. Half-baked solutions are the worst solutions...

@Pattoe

2 жыл бұрын

@GeeKIller Late reply, but there are a couple of dodgy lights in my town at tunnels under rail tracks. I find getting off my bike and laying it flat will trigger the lights, but my bike is a steel framed bike. It might not work with a carbon frame bike?

@jeremypnet

Жыл бұрын

You can always get off and walk through the lights.

I see these 'must not' rules broken every single day, but then again there is no law enforcement around, let's face it, when do you see a copper on the street? Never.

@afreeman1980

2 жыл бұрын

I attended my first ever public demonstration last Saturday. I saw hundreds of police lining the streets.

@stephengleve9815

2 жыл бұрын

Thank Theresa May for cutting police down by 21,000.

@matthewiles5714

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of cyclists ride on pavements without designated cycle paths.

@4kirb

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewiles5714 I must admit that I ride on pavement when: Visibility of pedestrians is high or not applicable and/or me being on the road poses danger to myself. I live next to a 10% gradient hill and the speed at which I can pedal up it would impede the flow of traffic. I also live next to a dual carriageway that is my main road network to my workplace, however I decide to avoid it in favour of a wide pavement.

@4kirb

2 жыл бұрын

I no longer cycle since my brakes broke going 30mph down towards a roundabout and had an overnight trip to A&E, luckily I got out pretty easy. Taught me that buying a cheap bike and tightening the bolts ain't gonna save you.

In the seventies the police used to take wheel size into consideration when deciding if a cycle could be on pavement,this allowed small children to stay on pavement but once you had an adult sized bicycle you were expected to stay on the road.

@franktuckwell196

2 жыл бұрын

This must have been amended when adult bikes came out with smaller wheels? ( like the brompton or moulton ) i also rode push bikes in the 1960s and still cycle today. I was allowed to cycle to my school as i lived more than three miles away, but to do this i had to, pass my cycling proficiency test, have the bike inspected by the local police ( who also noted frame numbers ) for road worthiness and ( i can still hear my father's exclamation at the price of "How much!" ) insurance, which was the princely sum of seven shillings and sixpence, i had to get a paper round and pay for that myself. I still cycle, i am now an old man and sometimes go on the pavement, albeit slowly and give way to pedestrians. The last time i went on one stretch of local main road, i was knocked off by a van who connected with my handlebars.

With regards to parking on the pavement outside of London, I am not aware of anyone ever having lifted their car on to the pavement, which means that they must have driven on the pavement to park there, thus committing an offence. However, no-one seems to be concerned with enforcing this.

Can you imagine if they enforced the "parking the right way at night" rule?

@tlangdon12

2 жыл бұрын

There are many residential streets, including the cul-de-sac where I live, where enforcing this rule would be take a monumental effort just because of the number of cars that are parked. However, the rule might be easily enforced on a major road.

@Banglish123

2 жыл бұрын

@@tlangdon12 ALL London terraced streets are like this. They enforce the no parking on pavements with gusto but never have I heard of anyone getting booked for parking direction.

@davidwallin7518

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they do in South Arica.

@24694104

2 жыл бұрын

Bear in mind that for this type of offence a police officer can only issue a ticket if the driver is present!

@pstanyer1

2 жыл бұрын

Well after 30 years in the police I never charged anyone with a breach of the highway code.... Is it just me as I cringe everytime I hear those words is a breach of the highwayway backed up by the road traffic act..... its not the highway code is just a book of guidance that refers to actual legislation.

Do the use of indicators apply to BMWs?

@ianl1052

2 жыл бұрын

No. Like Audis and Mercedes, they have built-in right of way as standard. Premium models even come with an an automatic driving test pass.

@peterw4338

2 жыл бұрын

@@pqrstzxerty1296 On Monday when walking, I was halfway crossing at a road junction and a Police BMW turned from the main road without indicating and cut across my path. The driver had a burger in his hand. Only if I could have taken a photo.

@stephengamble9388

2 жыл бұрын

No. The relevant authorities realise what a huge, extra mental load, this places on the already overtaxed, untalented BMW driver. So they turn a blind eye.

@rayperkins6006

2 жыл бұрын

No rules of the road apply to BMW drivers

@gillw8988

2 жыл бұрын

@@rayperkins6006 I'm sure there's an ism here or is it just jealousy 🤣

I suspect I am in the minority that, every couple of years I do decide to browse through the highway code. It's not like it even costs money to do so, these days.

@OFFSHOREDOUG

2 жыл бұрын

Every now and then I have to check something in the Highway Code I maybe have forgotten about or not seen before.

@cadjs

2 жыл бұрын

I do the same and also take a practice theory test on the DSA webpages

@fastfreddy19641

2 жыл бұрын

I think free hard copies should be available for people to read.

@landroverlover1662

2 жыл бұрын

I got one as a birthday present (when I was 6) and have kept up to date since then

BBB, I moved to Dorset and asked a police officer why the majority of cyclists rode on the pavement and yet the police didn’t stop them. “That is because we prefer cyclists to be on the pavement” came the reply. So if you understand this to be the way things are done in Dorset, what happens if a police officer who is not familiar with this local practice stops you for riding on the pavement? TIA.

@RobData

2 жыл бұрын

It's illegal to ride on the pavement

@GrumpyDragon_aka_LjL

2 жыл бұрын

It’s also illegal to disobey a police officer. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@robertstallard7836

2 жыл бұрын

Show me that law that says you must generally obey a police officer (apart from when he is enforcing a particular statute?). Of course the police prefer cyclists to be on the pavement - it assists traffic flow and helps to keep them safe.

@1800astra

2 жыл бұрын

For the greater good… FOR THE GREATER GOOD!

Are there any details on the responsibility of Highways departments to provide a realistically useable road surface? Sometimes the road condition is so bad it's actually dangerous to cycle on it and this almost seems to justify cycling on the pavement as there is a lack of cycle paths..

@hippophile

2 жыл бұрын

If it is uncyclable, you can GET OFF the bike and walk on the pavement pushing the bike. "almost seems to justify cycling on the pavement " is not going to wash.

@lillymay3632

2 жыл бұрын

@@hippophile You might as well leave the bicycle at home then since the roads are so full of potholes and in poor state and there walk more cycle.

@nicholasayres3265

5 ай бұрын

Have a not so very quiet word with the Tories who have been destroying Local Government to such a degree using the asset stripping aka privatisation as the excuse. We need a proper functioning Local Government, fully funded and owned fully by we the people.

Funniest thing is that most of the points made here both legal requirements and advisory suggestions are never enforced.

@wingus666

2 жыл бұрын

They are enforced, but before webcams and cctv, it was hard to get "evidence". Hard paper or video evidence is like gold to most lawyers, can make or break cases, or so i was told.

@MrDavidht

2 жыл бұрын

@@wingus666 Just like the laws relating to cycling on pavements and cars parking on pavements are enforced.

@wingus666

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrDavidht I do know what you mean though, it is unfortunate that no-one takes a blind bit of notice in that regards.

@cdplayz2417

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrDavidht the R64 code on cyclist isn't law it's an act meaning the rider has to consent to it to be enforced by law, if there is anything that is an act while driving a vehicle, that is law because you have consented when u apply for your driving licence so then it's enforcable.

@MrDavidht

2 жыл бұрын

@@cdplayz2417 R64 states 'You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement'. Must not being in red bold capitals.

I'm a cyclist and a car driver and appreciate your clarification that cyclists should not ride through red lights, not that I had any doubt about that. I just hate to see other cyclists giving all a bad reputation. I note you pointed out that you should not avoid lights by riding on a pavement but there is an additional clarification worth adding. Many cycle lanes or paths start at junctions and, in my area, many of these are old pavements. Many a time I've received a nasty look for joining a cycle path at traffic lights and then perhaps crossing the road using a crossing designated for use by cyclist's and pedestrians.

I feel the main problem is local councils not enforcing parking rules which in turn is down to old housing with insufficient space to park or roads so narrow that parking on the road would hinder the progress of emergency vehicles (fire engines) or larger delivery vehicles or buses. Then councils tend to turn a blind eye. The same applies to parking too close to a corner with limited visibility. Must and must not rules are normally in red in the highway code. It can be downloaded free in pdf format. Same as Know your traffic signs. People not living in my road which is a cul-de-sac often park in the turning space at the end. I have yet to find a parking ticket on any of them and many vehicles in my road have been damaged by others trying to use drive ways to turn around instead. Without stricter enforcement, more driving rules will be broken on a regular basis. I think this will be an ongoing worsening problem for some years to come yet.

@amanofmanyparts9120

2 жыл бұрын

My current sole road vehicle is larger than most, in that it's over 6 feet across *on the inside.* Add the thickness of the doors and the reach of the door mirrors, and it's close to 9 feet wide. To permit _regular_ larger vehicle access, I park with 2 wheels on the wide pavement in front of my home. There's still plenty of room for pedestrians, pushchairs, mobility scooters (I use one myself) etc. on the pavement. The local plod have seen it parked there uncountable times and left it alone, even though it's also parked 'on the wrong side of the road' at all times when not in use. My vehicle trainers (multiple licences over the decades) always described the Highway Code as the 'plain language guide to the motoring laws of the UK' *for dummies!*

Rule 244 is ignored to such an extent everywhere that it effectively does not exist. Someone should be taking local authorities to court for failing to enforce this ruling. Cars park half on and half off the pavement inconveniencing pedestrians daily and no one GAF.

@diceman199

2 жыл бұрын

In many places they have to do this as parking fully on the road would block it to all traffic

@billgreen576

2 жыл бұрын

@@diceman199 They don't HAVE to do this. They could park somewhere appropriate and walk to their destination. Instead they selfishly choose to block the path of pedestrians often forcing people with children and baby carriages, the blind and otherwise less abled into the flow of traffic. And local authorities are choosing to favour one group of road users (drivers) over another (pedestrians). Another regulation blatantly ignored is discrimination. Fortunately new legislation is imminent in the UK with a £70 fine and points possible.

@diceman199

2 жыл бұрын

@@billgreen576 You might want to check out the parking situation in parts of london. They do have to do this to park on their own street plus the surrounding streets are just as narrow.

@billgreen576

2 жыл бұрын

@@diceman199 It was my understanding that such parking was illegal in London.

@diceman199

2 жыл бұрын

@@billgreen576 Technically yes it is but the physical reality is that it’s either that or block the road. You’d have entire areas Completely and permanently gridlocked.

"You should not take a horse onto a footpath or a cycle path" Ooof. There is a foot path up the road from me. Historically it had been a bridle path, but with the decrease in equestrian traffic and the demand for cycle paths, it was converted to a foot path. About 20 meters along the foot path, there is a gate into a pasture for a horse. The owners of the horse have to use the path to get in and out of the pasture. Also, during this video, I had the comical image of a horse using main beam and indicator lights in my head.

@bloodspatteredguitar

2 жыл бұрын

I would suspect that if it was once a public bridleway then it would be very difficult to remove the right to take a horse along it.

@Falney

2 жыл бұрын

@@bloodspatteredguitar they have never been challenged over it and when their 50 year lease is over (7 years left), there are supposed to be houses being built on the land, so I suspect the council is leaving them alone on the grounds they could argue that fact. A "leave it alone and it goes away" problem.

@asp383

2 жыл бұрын

You may find, if the bridleway has been downgraded (which is unusual, normally only BOATs and UCRs get downgraded), they may have an easement along at least part of the route. I/guests to my woods have a vehicular easement along a public footpath, handy for those that do use the footpath, as if I don't drive it, it very quickly becomes overgrown and single file, so although I try to avoid driving into my woods during/immediately after heavy rain, so as not to risk churning up the path, my 4x4 does flatten the vegitation and every few years, I'll cut it right back, which keeps it open and easier to see the dodgy areas off the path.

I always jump the red lights at a particular place. The very clever lights are on demmand only and my bike does not get picked up. So, rather than wait many minutes for a car to come along and turn the lights for me, I simply look both ways and ignore the lights. I explained this problem to the local highways authority and they could not have cared less. Luckily for them, there are only two police officers in my part of the county and they are both self isolating, so I can't send them off to arrest the highway engineers for breaking the law.

@southwirralcyclist1986

2 жыл бұрын

I've had the same problem when cycling. I don't cycle through though, I simply dismount and walk through as this is legal because pedestrians don't have to obey red lights.

HI BlackBeltBarrister. Cyclist very often use pedestrian crossings (Zebra Crossings) as they think they are in right to do so, causing other road users ( motorized vehicles) not having time to knowledge them. They keep expecting vehicles to stop for them regardless of the challenge provoked by their actions. surely if policing them were more affective we all could co-exit as road users. There's a new Predator on ours roads and it is small vulnerable and deadly.

When I took my cycling proficiency test (back in the middle of last century...) I was taught that it was legal, at that time, for a cyclist to filter through a red light if they were turning left. This was at their own discretion and taking into account all road conditions. I wouldn't be surprised to find that rule had been rescinded - and I certainly wouldn't try it, these days.

@cdplayz2417

2 жыл бұрын

Technically the highway code can only be enforced on motorists not cyclist. That's why you probably don't see many getting stopped.

@cigmorfil4101

2 жыл бұрын

@@cdplayz2417 Please explain this then: According to the Highway Code Rule 64 Cyclists MUST NOT cycle on a footpath (the pavement). If the Highway Code cannot be enforced on Cyclists, then cyclists can ignore that rule. That rule is referring to: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4/5-6/50/section/72 (the Highways Act 1835) which states it is an offence to cycle on a foot path (pavement). So according to your logic, although it is an offence under Section 72 of The Highways Act 1835, as it is a rule in the Highway Code, that law cannot be enforced? Or perhaps the Highway Code *_can_* be enforced on cyclists? One of the cops reality shows shows the police stopping to a cyclists breaching some law (described in the Highway Code). They were just going to warn him, but as his attitude was to deny his wrong doing they did him - at court he got over £700 in fines...

@cdplayz2417

2 жыл бұрын

@@cigmorfil4101 I will give u an example, When ur driving a car the police can stop you at any time and ask you for ID or they can arrest you for going through the red light, the reason being is that you have signed your consent away for them to do that as that is a term and condition when you get your licence but as a cyclist you dont have a driving licence so you havent signed your consent away, For example, this is what happened to me, I went through a red light and a police officer fined me £80 but I refused to give him my details as that is a form of consent so then he told me he will arrest me so i gave him my details but told him at the same time that I'm only handed them over for the fear of arrest and recored the interaction that way when it goes to court you havent gave your consent, so when I was in front of the judge I showed her my recording and gave her a copy of the officers body cam and she chucked the case out.

@Badger13x

2 жыл бұрын

@@cigmorfil4101 One of the interesting things on footpaths and pavements is the definition, in 1835 I expect there were few footpaths and there were nothing compared to the pavements of today in structure and use. Not sure if it is true as it is a vague memory of a cyclist cycling on the pavement being caught and then using this footpath/pavement anomaly to try and and avoid a fine and possibly points on their driving licence (another unsure point can points accrued by cycling offences be transferred to a driving licence if you have one ?). But when Transport Ministers say it is ok to cycle in the pavement, which are unused and a waste of resources to be honest, then what on earth are you supposed to believe in these times with the people in power lying, cheating and breaking their own rules.

@bertiewooster3326

2 жыл бұрын

@@Badger13x When I lived in 1835 there were fewer people to worry about but today we have toooo many people 70+ million stuffed in 100,000sq mls more coming everyday...lovely!

Quick follow up question: Is it illegal NOT to run a politician over, when you have the chance to do so?

@kiradotee

2 жыл бұрын

You are also allowed to drive on the pavement in case of emergency.

@kiradotee

2 жыл бұрын

@@SpeccyMan exception to an exception! I like it.

@grahvis

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mean politicians like Chris Grayling who doored a cyclist when getting out of taxi and failed to give his details. He was the Transport Secretary who declared cyclists were not road users.

@whitemonkey7932

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully the law will be amended to include chav scum auditors.

@JM-jc4up

2 жыл бұрын

A couple of weeks before the 2019 general election I was driving through Paulton in Somerset and spotted Jacob Rees Mogg out with a couple of his kids putting leaflets through peoples doors. I mentioned it to a few friends and they all told me that I "should have run him over!" Did I break the law?

I think it's worth mentioning that when it comes to the offences of dangerous driving, driving without due care and attention, and driving without consideration, there are similar offences in the Road Traffic Act that apply to cyclists riding in such ways.

/absolutely brilliant "Thank yo" I really learnt a lot for this video, so well explained

@BlackBeltBarrister

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I still find it hilarious that there is a section that forbids cyclists from riding on the pavement, but I have seen with my own eyes cyslists doing 20+ mph on the pavement past parked and moving police vehicles, and they do NOTHING! There have been several accidents in the last few months in my area involving cyclists hitting pedestrians, and they never get charged or even arrested.

@A.Martin

2 жыл бұрын

Ive nearly been taken out as a pedestrian at traffic lights by cyclists, if you see one coming as the light changes and you get a green crossing you always need to watch see if they are actually going to stop.

@stephenbrookes7268

2 жыл бұрын

@@A.Martin Maybe they are related to the millions of fuck wit car drivers I see every day. These people also breed and vote. Life is scary.

@Li.Siyuan

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenbrookes7268 You are, I assume, an habitual cyclist...

@stephenbrookes7268

2 жыл бұрын

@@Li.Siyuan I wouldn't say habitual. I used to ride s lot more than I do now. The highway code is for all road users. Peoples' misconceptions and ignorance of the rules often lead them to create dangerous situations unnecessarily. Read the goddam book people!

@jamescollins3647

2 жыл бұрын

They don't do anything to arsehole motorists parking on the pavement either.

5:36 for reasons like this in German you are always "in" a vehicle if you are physically enclosed by that vehicle, regardless of vehicle type, and "on" when you are literally on the roof or the vehicle you are using does not fully enclose you, like a bike or a motorcycle.

@georgelane6350

2 жыл бұрын

Im guessing the caller didn't speak English as their first language. We use on top of to clarify the difference where it isn't clear from context

@KimonFrousios

2 жыл бұрын

Really old buses were not fully enclosed, they were just adapted horse wagons. So "on" the bus made sense and the expression has stuck. Similar logic for boats I guess. Not sure why planes and trains are "on". English is not particularly logical...

@erdmannelchen8829

2 жыл бұрын

@@KimonFrousios For me 'on' a boat makes sense when you are on the deck. And 'in' when you're inside it.

When I did my ROSPA (Royal society for the Prevention of Accidents) Cycling Proficiency Test at school in 1974, the Highway Code said that all cyclists were bound to obey traffic lights, even if walking their bikes on the pavement. That’s obviously changed now. I had to “deal” with a cyclist when I lived in Kensington. This idiot decided to cycle at break neck speed up the side of a bus as it was stopped for the pedestrian crossing just outside Kensington Gardens. A frail old lady had started to step into the road and I intervened to protect her. It resulted in the idiot sprawled in the centre of Kensington Gore, face down. I think he learned his lesson and won’t be doing that again.

It seems to be that many people believe you can behave anyway you want while driving around supermarket or public car parks could you educate on this👍. Your talks are brilliant please keep them up 👍👍

I have never heard of a cyclist being prosecuted for going through a red light but they get every buggar in a car. When I'm driving along I'm amazed how many just carry on at lights or bump onto the pavement to go round junctions without stopping. I checked my dashcam one day and it was EVERY SINGLE ONE!.. Yes I drive a car and a bicycle.

@beaulieuonnp593

2 жыл бұрын

I hear about it when the cyclist mows down a pedestrian after they have sped through a red light

@fuxmolder2200

2 жыл бұрын

London is the only place where i seen cyclists stopping at the red light. In the rest of england the cyclists are colour blind. In relation to law. After living for 15 years in england i learned that the law only applies to some but not the others.

@k-rj740

2 жыл бұрын

I bet you that they don't get every single driver that runs a red light. I see plenty of drivers speeding through on red lights when the light changes. What's much worse is all the mobile phone use while driving which is today very normal. Only a fraction of all mobile phone users are ever caught by the police and prosecuted. That means most drivers get away with this all the time, despite it being the cause of many accidents and deaths on our roads.

@rhock1979

2 жыл бұрын

That’s I feel all pedal bikes should have device of some sort built in them which if they jump red lights the camera can take a picture and get charged for it, and they should have a log book like you have with cars and if the bike gets stolen the police can scan the bike for this device and see if that bike they saw is one they are looking for and if they bike get sold they must do the same things when you sold a car, so the bike gets registered to the new owner

@simonclarke8098

2 жыл бұрын

The amount of times I've nearly been knocked over by a car or bike going through solid ambers, people don't know the law and i wish they'd face consequences

I love how we're supposed to stop in the cycle section in front of a red light but vehicles think it applies to them and they've already stopped inside it 😂

@squidley1000

2 жыл бұрын

I just go in front of them and point out the box is for bicycles 😄

@jamp12008

2 жыл бұрын

I heard it’s £60 a wheel in fines. Is that true?

@squidley1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamp12008 not heard that.

@Forfeit_The_Game

2 жыл бұрын

@@squidley1000 Not heard that either and a quick google suggests isn't the case but I would assume its common sense as to why it's there and whilst I don't think making a point of it by going in front ( by that definition, you've just gone through a red light ) it's worth advising them why they shouldn't be in it. I mean, if cars want to avoid pointless accidents with cyclists, allowing them to be in that front box is quite a clear way of making sure it doesn't happen.

@alanreynolds5985

2 жыл бұрын

It is possible to end up in the cycle box if the car was unable to stop before the box. What do suggest, drive through the red light like cyclists do?

Many motorists seem to spend most of their journeys beeping their horns at other drivers, swearing at other drivers, and rhetorically asking 'who taught you to drive?' Yet the minute they get out of their cars, all other motorists suddenly become their brothers-in-arms, they automatically forget their frustrating commute, and suddenly remember the cyclist who jumped a red light 'the other day' (three months previously).

Interesting video! Back in the day when I learned, the HC never quoted the laws associated to its rules. I think its great that it does, as it brings more credibility to it. Imho

@cigmorfil4101

2 жыл бұрын

Have you never re-read the HC since your day? It has changed numerous times, expanding. For example a few years ago a new rule 179 was added; that rule is now rule 223. If you are unaware of the Laws being quoted on the MUST [NOT} rules, you are probably unaware of to what rule 223 refers; of how many other rules are you unaware? The Highway Code is the [like the] "Health and Safety" manual for many workers (eg Bus Drivers). If you were to breach the Health and Safety manual for a place of work (not necessarily your own) you would likely be banned permanently from the place...

@Phone_Geek

2 жыл бұрын

@@cigmorfil4101 actually I've not driven for 3yrs on medical grounds so.... but let's be honest, most people will keep up with the rules but not keep a copy of the latest HC at home. Not doing so will not make someone an unsafe driver.

If I'm in my bike and I get to a junction with no right turn. Once I get off my bike I am a pedestrian and can wheel my bike across the junction to get to the exit that cannot be taken by a vehicle. It's how the law works.

@frankhooper7871

2 жыл бұрын

There are two "no right turn" signs in my town that I ignore when cycling - both for the same reason; I'm turning right onto a designated shared cycle/footway on the near side of the road.

90% of the cyclists I see never stop at traffic lights. They see the red light and continue to pedal slowly across the junction, weaving thru the traffic. Nothing happens to them because they are essentially uninsured, untracable and unaccountable.

@tlangdon12

2 жыл бұрын

It's not really that case that nothing happens to them. They do get wiped out on a regular basis, and their bikes get written off.

@xorsyst1

2 жыл бұрын

90% is likely confirmation bias. You believe cyclists never stop at lights, so you only remember the evidence that confirms that. I suspect it's much less, and probably varies a lot by region as well - in London I expect it's much higher than in a small town, for example.

@fatchris101

2 жыл бұрын

I got insurance i follow the rules and still get hate on the roads for using a cycle as my old man says it is what it is

@spm36

2 жыл бұрын

You've just picked 90% stat out of your head...do you work for the SAGE?

@Bianchiboy

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry, they’ll get knocked off and injured sooner or later

The sad bottom line is very, very little of the HC is enforced. Who is going to enforce it? Plastic police cannot, traffic “wardens” (or whatever they are called these days) cannot, and there are so few main PC’s around (desk duties, court, follow ups etc.) its not their fault, but due to continual cutbacks, even double strength it still wouldn’t be enough. I’m amazed the general public are as law abiding as they are, and that there isn’t anarchy in the streets

I don't think many cyclist go through red lights because they think it is quicker and/or will shave time off their journey. It is mostly the loss of momentum. Having to stop and and push off again uses a great deal of energy, something car drivers do not understand. This is particularly important at some hills near me where there is pedestrian traffic lights at the bottom. To get up the hill you need a good run up to it, stopping at a red light when there is clearly no person using the crossing and then having to climb the hill from stop doesn't sound too good and slows cars behind the cyclist down. There is also lights at certain T-juntions that are clearly meant for big vehicles that a cyclist could pass safely. Particularly ones where there is a bus lane that no vehicle from the road to the right would ever enter.

@scruffyalice-ff5pz

3 ай бұрын

so laws don't apply to cyclists if their approaching a hill then eh?

Intresting what I found about cyclists and the new highway code. Though could be my interpretation.. Even if there are adjoining cycle lanes and tracks, cyclists will not be obliged to use them. So why do we build them? And mess up roads and the flow of traffic in and around major cities?

@MarcoTheGreat2008

2 жыл бұрын

Rome wasn't built in a day. Dutch cyclists are required to use the cycle paths where available, but that's because they go pretty much everywhere and are beautifully maintained. But the Dutch cycle infrastructure was built and improved over the course of decades, and constantly gets upgraded. It didn't spring up overnight. Maybe in 20 years time if the British govt. gets its act together the same will happen here. As it stands here you get 200 feet of detritus-strewn cycle path that goes nowhere then you're back on the road.

@richardackrill8179

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps get on a bike and try riding on some of the cycle lanes. Very few are well thought out, many are utterly dangerous. Ask yourself why wouldn't a cyclist use a cycle lane if it was safer and quicker? Because mostly they are neither.

@SBEARD12345

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardackrill8179 the ones around and in London are very well thought out.. so much so that they sometimes stop cars completely..

Always informative 👍

Please do an update with the new Highway code rules, in particular pedestrians e.g. cars should stop and wait for them to cross a junction etc (if you haven't already). Thanks.

I AM a cyclist, riding typically 5 or 6 nights a week covering an average of 20 to 30 miles an evening (though I on occasion I go further to 50 to 60 miles). I normally ride in the evenings setting off out after 8pm (sometimes I don't get out until 10). I do so for my own health / fitness and aside of losing more than 12 stone and almost halving my bodyweight, I have completely reversed type 2 diabetes and my need for blood pressure medication.... I don't ride on pavements and I no longer ride on or in places like bridleways and canal paths _they are too flat and no longer present me a challenge (and they ruin one's chain)_ I never have been one for cycling on the pavement at all. I also dress from head to foot in luminous yellow with 5 headlights and 5 tail lights and wear a helmet.... OK. I am not that much of a goody. *YES, **_I DO_** JUMP RED LIGHTS* occasionally and as reasonably I consider doing so unavoidable. But please let me explain how and why before labelling me as completely inconsiderate, etc. There are 2 or 3 junctions on what is my regular route which are controlled by traffic lights. One in particular is at the very top / end of a mile long 1 in 10 to 1 in 9 hill. It's sensor controlled by speed and / or magnetics in the road surface. *These lights NEVER "see me" coming and change for me alone* I always stop for them and wait a short while to see if I will be joined by a car {it tripping the lights green} and listening for other traffic from the other directions before "jumping them" (if I'm going to, that is), else - well - what would you expect me to do?? Sit there all night? I *DO* record my journeys (yes, in case of idiots). I always say "I hate doing this" as I ride out across the stop line. The local council are not interested and tell me to go another way (not that there are any other ways to get to the top) ... But in any case, I have rescued my health by taking exercise - you now want me to stop because the people who maintain the roads cannot factor in the much slower approach of a lone cyclist???? Personally, I've never been "spoken to" by the police (though I have been seen by them a couple of times 'parked around the corner' while doing this - they've not been interested or noted that I must have ridden across a red one). I also have to say that If I do get caught / stopped and reported, I *WILL* absolutely be polite at all times explaining the above but would attend court to explain this in person (complete with multiple videos to support the veracity of what I've said) whilst pleading guilty in person but ashing for a complete / absolute discharge. There are other sets of lights which have similar problems (don't "see" me there / just won't change for me _dependent on whether I can ride at them fast enough_ which itself depends on the wind strength & direction); I eventually "jump" them too in just the same way. And I absolutely do understand that technically, each time I do this, nevertheless even though I am a cyclist I commit an offence _and very marginally risk my life a little more_ I just wish I didn't have to. But what would the LIKELY view of the local magistrates be? (I am assuming I'd get a complete discharge). I will add in closing that I actually do have 3rd party insurance as a cyclist which I pay £40 a year for (not for if my bike is nicked - for if I damage your car / run you over through something like a puncture, brake cable snapping, etc.

@Arcticnick

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@Arcticnick

2 жыл бұрын

I managed to cycle 76km in -20c, near the arctic circle, in Lapland, from my farm into Arvidsjaur town - and back - in Sweden. Another time I cycled a local mountain to meet the jet stream, and with summit fever didn't realise the danger of the cold and horrific winds. I couldn't generate any body heat even uphill, and having to apply breaks to control my decent reduced the blood flow to my fingers, and toes, leaving me with long lasting frost nip. I was very lucky I had friends who lived at the bottom and had a stove burning. You know you are alive most especially when nearly dead. Me anyway!

@dontwatchtv5797

2 жыл бұрын

Your a goody goody lol

@gordonlawrence1448

2 жыл бұрын

As far as the chain is concerned, wiping down with an oily rag (every time) works as long as it's fresh oil. I used to use Regina chains but don't know where they are quality wise these days, and it used to double the life.

@moorgunandmarshes

2 жыл бұрын

Could you not dismount and cross the junction on foot thereby staying within the code?

Thank you for sharing. I wonder if there is any info on how many cars have been stopped by police or a fined who ran a red light on purpose compared to cyclists . I don’t remember seeing a car do it on purpose but I’ve seen loads and loads of cyclists .

@MrWarddie

2 жыл бұрын

I`ve seen plenty of cars running RED lights. Not cyclists.

@diceman199

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrWarddie While i agree that there are car drivers who do it, normally just as the light turns red, I see at least 10 x that number of cyclists doing it. I don't know where you are but everywhere i've been driving, in multiple countries, cyclists regularly run the lights

@mikewade777

2 жыл бұрын

@@diceman199 perhaps if every traffic light saw a waiting cyclist, they'd be less inclined to ignore it.

@diceman199

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikewade777 not sure what you mean by that. if you are suggesting that when a cyclist gets to a light it should go green for them that would be incredibly impractical and very disruptive to traffic flow

@mikewade777

2 жыл бұрын

@@diceman199 it pretty obvious that i just said some lights don't see cyclists ..at all. What you just said is moronic.

I'm a cyclist and a car driver. One thing that annoys me is when cyclists creep up on the inside of vehicles that are queueing or waiting at lights and intending to turn left.

Just a bit of fun have try to buy the new Highway Code but not yet for sale, thanks for the insight never to old to learn.

If a car is parked on the pavement isn’t that proof that they drove on the pavement?

@stephenwhite3967

2 жыл бұрын

No because it could have been placed there except if someone is at the wheel.

@stuartking

2 жыл бұрын

It could also have been pushed there. Unless the act of driving was witnessed, it may not be easy to prove.

@RadioJonophone

2 жыл бұрын

The crux of this for proving a case for prosecution is that, yes it was driven there, but without witnesses, it can't be established WHO drove it there.

@robp1316

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadioJonophone but there is another law compelling the registered keeper of a vehicle to give the details of the driver of that vehicle when being driven and committing an offence.

Is it legal for two guys on one quad bike, without helmets (I know no helmets are ‘ok’) to wheelie past your house in residential area 30 mile an hour zone most Saturdays? Or wheelie a 1000cc motorbike and hit 9,000 rpm in third gear in a thirty zone about 6 to 8 times a day, every day, sometimes at 3:30pm when the schools are on kick out? Oh, and one more question, if I have them on video, can I get them convicted?

@S_SLSLSLS

2 жыл бұрын

Many police forces have an online portal for reporting motoring incidents and infractions. The best thing is to use the portal, submit the footage and they will deal with it, it need to be time and date stamped, it needs to be clearly showing the incident and it needs to be submitted within a couple of days as the police need to respond within 2 weeks of the office in writing to the alleged person. The more incidents like this get reported the more there can be a focus on it, police resources are directed to where most resources are needed if they don’t know it’s an issue they can’t help.

@gregnewman7516

2 жыл бұрын

Just push welly bin out as they go by works for me or if you want to be naughty buy your self 22 cal air rifle great fun with vermin

@appealinbanana

2 жыл бұрын

@@S_SLSLSLS Thanks Steve. Feels wrong to say, but I’ve been hoping on karma catching up with them. I can’t believe I’m the only family in the area that gets ground down by these guys. I mean there’s breaking the law like dirty sneak and there’s blasting it out to the masses. Unbelievable.

@appealinbanana

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregnewman7516 Greg, dude. I totally hear you, but I think the fear of backlash keeps everyone biting their lips around here.

Another interesting and informative video 👍

Could you possibly use "alerting other drivers to a possible danger" as a defence if accused of "driving without consideration... " in a horn based road-rage incident? I love your videos my man, it's rare that I find anything engaging enough to find more questions from the answers, so congratulations on, and thank you for, creating autism-friendly content!

@tlangdon12

2 жыл бұрын

Alerting other drivers to a possible danger is a permitted use of the horn, but you would have to be specific about the danger and the driver(s) that you were alerting. This is one reason why the highway code advises trying to avoid over-reacting to situations on the road because you might, having just done something you know is stupid, hear a horn sounding and think that someone is chastising you, but in fact they are sounding there horn due to warn others of a situation that you cannot see.

11:41 and yet the new driving test includes pulling up on the opposite side of the road, facing oncoming traffic, in recognition of what they describe as "lots of people do this". Why not just reinforce the point during teaching that it's a really bad practice and if done at night is illegal?!

@stephengamble9388

2 жыл бұрын

As a Driving Instructor I tell people to avoid parking on the right, unless it is in a one way street, or a clearly designated parking bay. Parking on the right at night, in a designated parking bay is not illegal. Most road users are surprised the most, when for no apparent reason the learner car attempts to reverse two car lengths.

@djtaylorutube

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephengamble9388 Good to hear Stephen, it's a dick move and really pisses me off when people do it coming towards me, especially at night. It should NEVER be taught or included in the test in my opinion, nor should easymode hill start brakes for that matter. They should have a section that says "Navigate to using road signs" for when the numpty nav flips too. :)

@stephengamble9388

2 жыл бұрын

@@djtaylorutube The test is still controversial after several years. Sat nav is used average 4 out of 5 tests, the remainder follow road signs. No turn in the road or reverse around a corner. Coming in under the public radar, all new cars from 2022 fitted with speed control. Similar to cruise control. Uses GPS and Road Sign Recognition to accelerate and brake the car automatically. Each time you overspeed it has got to be a deliberate physical effort on your part. Each action is logged in black boxes. Obvious insurance implications. Also Police.

@djtaylorutube

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephengamble9388 Yep, all my old cars require the driver to control the car. I plan to keep it that way. I can still set the speed limit in one of them if I desire of just pay attention and use right foot appropriately. I do welcome self driving pods though :)

@stephengamble9388

2 жыл бұрын

@@djtaylorutube I run an Elise, so you can probably work out what I think off the new Tech. The most idiotic new law coming in, is giving way to pedestrians that are about to cross the side road you are turning into !!! Basically every junction becomes a Zebra crossing !!! Unless the Gov make a public broadcast about it, the average uninformed motorist is going to run right up my arse as I give way. And dont even get me started on the new safe distances when passing cyclists.

I cycle occasionally, and have been screamed at by a Lycra-clad idiot for stopping at a red light.

@Rob-on5tz

2 жыл бұрын

These bellends are everywhere here in London. A Red light to them means Go!!

Interesting fact about cyclists and red lights - as the light controls nothing except the solid white line to which it applies, it is perfectly legal to stop, dismount, walk around the red light (on the pavement), then cycle through the junction, if done safely and with due consideration to other road users.

Would also add, that coppers feeling bored or under pressure from their managers will sit up at some lights and ticket cyclists for an hour or so and do a dozen tickets. Hate doing them generally, lots of hassle, cramped writing and the usual grief of ID. Mind you, sometimes the cyclist get angry, which leads to more offences or even an arrest! Keeps the managers happy.

It appears that many van drivers aren't aware of goods vehicles speed restrictions that apply - might be worth a video (or section of) to explain..?

@specialse

2 жыл бұрын

Good point 10mph lower on many A roads etc. most dont know ,You will get points for speeding here in Scotland if you are in a commercial and over the limit .

@Haawser

2 жыл бұрын

As a person who drives vans a lot I'm in two minds about the 50mph limit on A roads. On the one hand I get the idea of reducing their speed because they may be heavily laden, BUT the frustration it causes for car drivers behind often leads to them trying a dangerous overtaking move... I've seen more than one near miss caused by this, and I'm sure there have been plenty of head-on collisions. Just saying, it's often safer to 'go with the flow' than be the rock in the middle of the stream holding everybody up. Because whilst most van drivers are actually aware of the speed limits for their vehicle, the problem is that the car drivers stuck behind them usually aren't. Which leads to frustration because they think the van driver is just holding them up for a laugh. I know this because having been overtaken I've seen plenty of waved fists, despite me simply sticking to the speed limit.

Running red lights is one of the most dangerous things you can do on the road, regardless of what vehicle you are on/in, so it's amazing to see cyclists who don't have the brain to realise this and act like this rule doesn't apply to them, and as a cyclist myself it angers me, because poor conduct like this on the roads gives all of us a bad name.

@rendezvouzwithrama

2 жыл бұрын

Call it evolution in action.

@SpartasEdge

2 жыл бұрын

@@BioLogicalNerd The thing is, cyclists stand to lose their lives doing this far more than anyone else, simply due their physical vulnerability. It may by impatience, it may be not paying attention, but either way it's stupid and dangerous.

@SpartasEdge

2 жыл бұрын

@@BioLogicalNerd It's not worth the risk, and there is no such thing as room in cross traffic. What you're suggesting seems to be increased risk in order to pander to and encourage impatience, and would they not collide with cyclists coming from these other directions trying to funnel into the same cycle lane? You've not really thought this through. No, we have a perfectly good system as it is, people just need to be smart enough to use it. Cyclist are no more important, and should wait their turn the same as everyone else, and again, i say that as a cyclist myself.

@SpartasEdge

Жыл бұрын

@Captain McDog I don't think your perception is accurate, and you are sumwhat generalising about cyclists.

@CasaMaryParadise

Жыл бұрын

One could agree if traffic lights are correctly timed.

Very useful video, now I know of all the offences that are committed that the police do not prosecute (parking on pavements, parking in the direction of traffic, use of parking lights .... and I won't even go into the non motor vehicle infractions) - and if they are not enforced maybe they should change the law.

As a cyclist, I notice that the police will turn a blind eye if you cycle on the pavement when the road is busy and there are no pedestrians.

I was volunteering at a festival and we were manning a pelican crossing for people to get from the car park to the main entrance. For context, they were normally national speed limit single carriage ways but a 30mph limit had been put in place due to the festival. The number of cyclists I saw blasting through them was ridiculous, couple of near misses where I had to stop someone stepping out as I saw a bike not slowing down for the red light. Almost made me wish I was able to legally nudge their tyres as they went past but, y'know, thats "escalating behaviour" apparently and I'm just happy knowing I helped a couple of people not start their weekend with a trip to the medical tent :P

@mfx1

2 жыл бұрын

Just as many car drivers would have done the same if they could the only thing stopping them was the physical limitations of their vehicles.

@tlangdon12

2 жыл бұрын

@@mfx1 I disagree. It is very clear that many cyclists don't stop for red lights ever, and yet most motorists do. Cyclists are thus in the habit of not stopping. Car drivers are in the habit of stopping. These habits come into play in unusual situations when more care should be taken.

@grahvis

2 жыл бұрын

@@tlangdon12 . Watching dashcam videos show a great many drivers drive through red lights, even to the degree of pulling out to go round the vehicles waiting in front of them. A survey showed 25% of motorists asked admitted jumping a red. There are all sorts of road users who will jump red lights if they think they can get away with it.

@ynotnilknarf39

2 жыл бұрын

@@tlangdon12 How many is many, how does that compare to the unlawful actions of motorists? How much actual harm do cyclists do compared to pedestrians, I'll give you a starter, the governments own anti cycling review in 2018 aimed at bashing them with more laws stated that pedestrians were at fault 50% more often for their own deaths when in a collision with a cyclist. It was written in the smallest font at the bottom of a paragraph as it was clearly an embaressing admission by the author she had to include (a barrister who was at the time connected to the haulage association)

Cyclists not permitted to ride on pavements - really? Do the police actually know and uphold that law?

@ianhill4585

2 жыл бұрын

What's with the looney cyclists, who cycle parallel to a purpose built cycle path? Why?----- Juuuust why??

@DJSonicScotland

2 жыл бұрын

Police nowadays wouldn't know half of the law if it sat on their faces

@andrews7517

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianhill4585 There are often good reasons why. Sometimes on-road cycle lanes are full of sunken drains, loose stones, potholes, puddles and general detrius - so a cyclist may choose to ride further out. When the cycle-lane is "on the pavement" the cyclists don't get right-of-way at side-roads - and may be in close proximity to pedestrians. Stopping to look at every side-road might be acceptable if you're a slow/nervous cyclist on a local journey, but if you're a capable cyclist (on a racer/road bike) able to sustain well over 20mph, then 'pavement' cycleways often really aren't appropriate. it's a lot quicker and often safer just to stay on the main carriageway.

In Carlisle Cumbria the police completely ignore all teenagers flying around pedestrian areas and using smartphones while riding way to fast on pavements etc . Its just a matter of time until someone get seriously hurt , but this does nothing .

Yes good refresher.. Thank you...👍👍

Good video but that dodgy backlighting job on the TV is really doing my head in.

@BlackBeltBarrister

2 жыл бұрын

Haha me too, will fix

@Arcticnick

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackBeltBarrister I think your lighting is superb!

@whitemonkey7932

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackBeltBarrister See my comment above...it does really set off a TV sized to reflect your fees, but the whole magical effect is lost when it is noted it's a bit of LED rope light you purchased from Argos.

Is it illegal for Police to park on double yellow lines when not in an emergency? Now that would be a better one. Because Police seem to do it all the time.

@stakkerhmnd

2 жыл бұрын

Ask them? I would.

@paulfaulkner6299

2 жыл бұрын

It's called the doughnut exception...

@retroonhisbikes

2 жыл бұрын

Police can do what they like and get away with it, that why you must film them, unlike the police, cameras never lie

@biblechampion81

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is, Gestapo ( police) know . 🤨 🙄 they are NOT REAL Police 🤨

@biblechampion81

2 жыл бұрын

We want OUR REAL BOYS IN BLUE BACK 😡

The one about parking on the pavement is interesting. Do two wheels count as parking on the pavement? In suburban areas (like mine in Hove) two wheels on the pavement is a necessity and standard practice. If everyone parked with all four wheels on the road, buses / lorries / fire engines wouldn't get through.

@v4nno

Жыл бұрын

Same here, we have many two and three car families on this estate. One on the drive, the others in the street two wheels on the pavement. I am fortunate enough to be able to park my vehicles off road but have difficulty reversing out with a parked vehicle directly opposite.

@mikewade777

Жыл бұрын

regardless there must still be 2½ft of pavement.

a good video and you touched on something that you didn't properly follow through on - on pavments or mixed pedestrian/cycle lanes there is a mandatory 4mph speed limit not just for powerchairs etc but also for cyclists - and there are plenty of signs to show this, a white "4" on a red background (occassionally superceded by a 5mph sign). Please do a video on this because I've yet to meet a cyclist who knew/understood/observed this instruction

As there seems to be an assumption that practically all cyclist run red lights can I ask drivers if they are aware that Advanced Stop Lines at traffic lights have a fat white line that should not be crossed if waiting at the light? Or that they should not stop across pedestrian crossing? (no , I am a driver as well)

@normanchristie4524

2 жыл бұрын

Is a cyclist a pedestrian when riding a cycle?

@keithsquawk

2 жыл бұрын

@@normanchristie4524 nope, they are a cyclist -- a person propelling a bicycle rather than someone pushing it.

When there's an emergency vehicle with blues on behind me I've driven/rode up on the pavement if there's nowhere else safe to get over.

Interesting video would be interesting to hear what the stance is on pedestrians on country roads where there are no footpaths and no staggered lines marking separate sides are

When is a must not a must? When you're cycling on the pavement. The fixed penalty notice for the offense comes with the issueing guidance that it is not to be given to cyclists on the pavement who are there because of safety concerns and are acting courteously to others.

As a cyclist, if you stop in the cycle box in front of the lights you're often too far forward to see them change.

@JoannaHammond

2 жыл бұрын

What about the ones on the other side of the junction?

@jamiedalton2623

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoannaHammond They are usually, but not always there & sometimes obscured. I never run lights but often have to stay out of that box, I didn't realise it was an offence though

@andrews7517

2 жыл бұрын

Even more of a problem if you pass the stationary traffic to use the advanced cycle stop box and then find a car has occupied it! Or in some junctions, cyclists get an advanced green light (especially in Cambridge) which goes green for cycles 5 seconds or so before the cars ... but as a cyclist you can't "go" because cars have occupied the box.

R64 is a bit pointless then Most people on bikes where I live use the pavement, and I've never seen anyone get pulled over for it I had my rear light fail a few years back on my way home at night with my rear reflector visible (R60), and got pulled over for that. I was lucky that I had done a full check of my bike before leaving, so they let me go. Their instruction? Violate R64 and cycle on the pavement

@ToolkiT73UK

2 жыл бұрын

No light/reflector can be much more dangerous than cycling on the pavement.. bike can be really hard to see in the dark which leads to serious accidents.. riding on the pavement while technically illegal can sometimes be the saver option.. UK cycling infrastructure is so bad, people are forced to pick the lesser evil... The whole red light situation is the same.. all can be sorted by putting the right infrastructure in place.. check out the 'not jus bikes' channel..

@grahvis

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the 50s the law was changed so rear lights had the be at least 1.5" diameter. A local bicycle shop cut out the little paragraph from the paper and stuck it in the window. He then got out his whitewash and wrote in very large letters, " Do Not Read This". Needless to say, there was a queue to read it.

The amount of people who says “nah, Highway Code is just guidance”, astounds me.

When my local council decided to spray 'keep right' on the pavements during lockdown, I ignored them because the very first rule for pedestrians in the highway code tells us to keep left! I'm guessing the stencil used was ordered cheaply online by a civil servant, ignorant of the code.

@richardsinger01

2 жыл бұрын

You must have caused a lot of tutting as people manoeuvred out of your way! I was always taught that on a road with no footpath pedestrians should walk on the right. “Always face the oncoming traffic”. I don’t know if this is in the Highway Code.

@onbedoeldekut1515

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardsinger01 I didn't go out when it was busy enough to be an annoyance or obstruction.

@jeremypnet

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardsinger01 it is in the Highway Code, but I don’t think it’s a “must”.

@TheEulerID

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardsinger01 It is in the Highway Code, but it is not a "must". In fact, there are only three "must" rules for pedestrians.

To end confusion, the highway pamphlet should be separated into two pamphlets, one covering law, and the advice.

@mfx1

2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe people should just learn to read and engage their brain. Do you seriously think that anyone that currently takes no notice of the rules would magically do so if split into two books? Either that or they'd just read the law one and ignore the other one but even that is unlikely.

@Ash-do2pv

2 жыл бұрын

That would create more Dangerous ABs on the road who will ADVISE police that its illegal for them to issue a ticket because he was recording from inside his private car!! Saying its ok for Pisstaking Inside Normal Automatic Cars

Reference the cyclist scenario , cyclist is at RED Traffic Light ,gets off cycle and pushes the cycle on the pavement to cross the still RED light, That was still held to be failing to Stop at the Red light, because the cycle was still ' being used on the road ' The judgement was if the cyclist PICKED UP the cycle and carried it , it was then a package and not a vehicle., but if the cycle was still being pushed it is a vehicle.

@northvideo9179

2 жыл бұрын

This isn't true. There is no law against pushing a non-motorised vehicle on the pavement around a red light.

@gregoryfox9286

2 жыл бұрын

@@northvideo9179 if you RIDE the cycle up to the Red light against you, then GET OFF the cycle and push it over the Red light you commit the offence of failing to STOP at the Red light, exactly the same as if you drove your car up to the light then got out and pushed it over the lights

@northvideo9179

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryfox9286 No, if you push on the pavement you're going AROUND the red light, same as if a pedestrian did it

The rule about consideratin for other road users should be heeded by cyclists riding 2 or 3 side-by-side who fail to move over to let other vehicles pass. (I am a motorist and a cyclist)

@engineeredlifeform

2 жыл бұрын

Two abreast is perfectly legal, and safer. It means you have to have a clear pass to overtake, and not squeeze past.

@simonfreeman8233

2 жыл бұрын

@@engineeredlifeform that rule is worded in such a way as to be a little confusing to some as it states "never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends" so when is a road busy or narrow?

Doesn't matter what the guidance is because, in the last 20 years, I've seen only one cyclist stopped by police from cycling on the pavement (actually by a female PCSO). There are plenty of cyclists that do it - you'll see 5 or 6 on the average stroll into town. I've even seen police cars drive past adult cyclists on the pavement and do nothing. When I've tried to point out to cyclists that they shouldn't be cycling on the pavement, they give you the same reason; "Well, it's dangerous for me to cycle on the road!". And I've been sworn at and threatened numerous times. It's extremely rare to see cyclists stop at red lights. I've lived abroad where the police will stop you for having a spoke reflector missing and cycling on the pavement gets you an instant £50 fine, and the police did stop people. If the police can't be bothered to enforce the law in the UK, cyclists will continue to abuse it.