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ventaI 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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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 ?
[Poll #1248362]
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Date: 2008-08-26 12:32 pm (UTC)That can be useful....I once got nicked for parking on the off side at night.....A fully lit residential street of terrace houses mind. Obviously the cops were bored that night !
Another oddity i hit was a Y shaped traffic intersection, where two roads merge into one. Normaly there is a dotted line or something indicating who should give way, however this didn't...as such you should proceed slowly and cautiously checking for oncomming vehicles and it even came into my test. Nice. Normaly it only occurs on housing estates and private roads, but somewhere in cottingham seemed to be odd.