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[venta]

I have long since ceased being surprised by the number of drivers who don't appear to know how yellow boxes work, ie you mustn't stop in them. However, of late I have been surprised by the number of people whom I'd regard as good drivers who don't appear to know how yellow boxes work, ie you may stop in them if you're turning right and are only blocked by oncoming traffic.

In fact, I've been so surprised that I've gone so far as to actually check I'm right, rather than just mouthing off at random.

Paragraph 174 of the Highway Code states:

Box junctions. These have criss-cross yellow lines painted on the road (see 'Road markings'). You MUST NOT enter the box until your exit road or lane is clear. However, you may enter the box and wait when you want to turn right, and are only stopped from doing so by oncoming traffic, or by other vehicles waiting to turn right. At signalled roundabouts you MUST NOT enter the box unless you can cross over it completely without stopping.

So... now I want to know. How many people know this ?

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Comments

[venta.livejournal.com]

Critical Mass

... which presumably involves a lot of rather nitpicky Catholics :)

I couldn't quite work out from the Highway Code whether or not the boxes are meant to apply to cyclists. And the website appears to have gone out of its way to make things hard to find.

[addedentry.livejournal.com]

Presumably anything which isn't explicitly excepted for cyclists does apply to them (us) (me)?

[alien8.livejournal.com]

nitpicky *laugh*.

Last month 720ish at the London one.

If you're a cyclist that stays in the main traffic flow and acts as a car - yes it absolutely applies.

If you have a cycle lane or can overtake safely - then make safe progress.

the key words here are : safe & progress.

The IAM Advanced motorbike manual has escaped me for the moment and the c*r one is silent on the matter. (except for the safe progress thing)

[ulfilias.livejournal.com]

A cyclist is more or less a standard road user and should obey the same rules of the highway code as cars....There are odd exceptions with cycle lanes.