Legal Question

[venta]

So: I believe that it is illegal (or at least against the Highway Code, which is not necessarily the same thing) to reverse from a road onto a more major road. I believe, as a consequence of this, that it is at least as illegal to reverse out of your drive onto the road. If the snarl up caused by the Fiat Multipla[*] in Sonning Common this morning is anything to go by, it bloody should be illegal.

However, various friends have assured me it's fine to reverse out of your drive on to the road - it can't possibly be illegal, because "everyone does it". Anyone know ?

[*]Surely the ugliest car in the world, and clearly born out of some deranged mechanic's bastard vertical cut-and-shut project.

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Does anyone else notice a bit of an inconsistency there ?

Comments

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Certainly, I was taught that when reversing around a corner, it should always be onto the minor road. Whether that was due to legality issues, or just plain common sense, I don't know. I'll go and inquire...

Don't know how long until I'll get an answer (people who aren't on email 24 hours a day!)

As for inconsistencies, it does say you're unique ;-)

[beckyc.livejournal.com]

Well, I was always told that you weren't supposed to reverse onto a main road. I don't think main was ever qualified in absolute terms but seemed to be more to do with handwaving about how much traffic went down there and how big it was etc.

But this was a number of years ago.

[lathany.livejournal.com]

However, various friends have assured me it's fine to reverse out of your drive on to the road - it can't possibly be illegal, because "everyone does it". Anyone know ?

I think my driving instructor told me (back in 87) that it is illegal. You're suppose to reverse into the drive. However I suspect it would only be enforced when there was an accident.

Fiat Multipla

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Oh god. One of those...
http://www.jersey.co.uk/falles/images/fiatmultipla.jpg

Fortunately, I'd never quite had the guts to find out the name of this horror. But I'll agree, it is horrible.

Anybody admit to owning one?

[floralaetifica.livejournal.com]

I see the point, but it's sooo much easier to reverse out of a narrow space than into one. But I don't ever remember drives being mentioned in the Highway Code.

What anoys me more is cars who forget that pedestrians also have right of way when crossing a T-junction.

[sciolist.livejournal.com]

I really like the multipla in a sort of 'my god, _that_ looks different' way. And you can fit 6 people in it, or remove seats for more luggageness.

I think it's illegal too. but in a gut-feeling, not researched way.

[condign.livejournal.com]

Does anyone else notice a bit of an inconsistency there ?

No?