New highway code rules

Trevor Morley's Tache said:
Road Tax hasn't been a thing since 1937. Vehicle owners (myself included) pay a levy based on how polluting their vehicle is.

Roads and infrastructure are paid for out of general taxation and driving is actually subsidised in terms of how much tax is collected to how much tax is spent.
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Oh i love the (non-existent) Road Tax line :-)
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
Road Tax hasn't been a thing since 1937. Vehicle owners (myself included) pay a levy based on how polluting their vehicle is.

Roads and infrastructure are paid for out of general taxation and driving is actually subsidised in terms of how much tax is collected to how much tax is spent.
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I know. Doesn’t stop people saying cyclists should pay it though!
 
bluealf said:
I am sure somebody will indulge you now.

The cyclist part of this change isn't the big thing for me, as I stated earlier it is just common sense driving of not cutting somebody up that you can see or have likely already overtaken 100 yards down the road, maybe I'm not so keen on the cycling in the middle of the road part, only due to the smart arse cyclist who will think it is his right to cycle dow the middle of the road for 8 miles with a million cars stuck behind him, rather than just taking control of the road at an oncoming junction to protect themselves, untaxed cunts :)
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The middle of the lane is considered the 'prime' position for cyclists. The reasons I would ride prime is at pinch points where it their isn't enough rood to overtake me safely whether I'm over to the left or the in the middle of the lane. Also approaching junctions where it gives drivers at the junction a better chance of seeing me and also discourages drivers turning left from cutting me up. The other reason is to stay out of the 'door zone', where you can get hit by drivers/passengers opening their doors without looking. At all other times I will ride about 1.5m from the edge of the road, far enough out from the detritus, mud and crumbling drain covers.
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
The middle of the lane is considered the 'prime' position for cyclists. The reasons I would ride prime is at pinch points where it their isn't enough rood to overtake me safely whether I'm over to the left or the in the middle of the lane. Also approaching junctions where it gives drivers at the junction a better chance of seeing me and also discourages drivers turning left from cutting me up. The other reason is to stay out of the 'door zone', where you can get hit by drivers/passengers opening their doors without looking. At all other times I will ride about 1.5m from the edge of the road, far enough out from the detritus, mud and crumbling drain covers.
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We have all had that happen, I hit one that hard I thought I had broken my leg, the line of the door went down my thigh and past my knee, I was taken to hospital in an ambulance and never regained the feeling in my leg for 4 hours, it was just a very very dead leg lol
 
RandomJ said:
Better set off an hour earlier for work then if we're all going to be stuck behind cyclists riding at 1mph in the middle of the road with no hope of getting enough clearance to overtake them.
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Oh yay cunting cyclists slowing the rest of us down coz they like to feel trendy
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
Cards on the table: I am a pedestrian, cyclist and driver (I've driven Cat's B, C1E, D1E) so I have a good spread of experience of road use, both in the UK and overseas. I passed my test in 91, but I've ridden cycles on the road from the age of about 10.

The highway code is a quasi-legal document which details guidance as to the interpretation of the law laid down in the Road Traffic Act 1988. The proposals are nothing new. More of a rewording to clarify the hierarchy of responsibility and it makes perfect sense. Too often drivers put their convenience ahead of the safety of more vulnerable road users by behaving irresponsibly. They seem to forget that the people outside of their 5-star NCAP safety bubble are actually incredibly vulnerable. EVERYONE shares the space and nobody has any more entitlement to be on the road than anyone else (although uninsured drivers can f*ck right off). It's only right that the more vulnerable road users be protected from potential harm from vehicles which have the ability to do more damage.
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Riding anything on the roads requires common sense, a commodity often lacking in too many people, and if people drive, cycle, jaywalk without using more than a modicum then they run the risk of prosecution if they cause an accidentl
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
I don't think the new rules give pedestrians carte blanche to just cross the road regardless of what's coming. The new rule merely states that they should be given priority to cross the road when clear to do so. Same with green traffic lights and motorists. Green does not automatically mean go, it means 'proceed with caution'.
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It says that now, at junctions a vehicle must allow a pedestrian to cross if they’re waiting. If they’re already crossing then yes that is common sense to allow them to cross so no change there. I already sometimes allow pedestrians to cross if they’re waiting and it is safe for them to do so but they are not always in the best position to know if it’s safe. Add into that the varying speeds of pedestrians approaching junctions on the pavement, those stood around having a chat, deciding which direction to go etc. It’ll be fun but there will be fatalities in my opinion.
 
Bill Hicks done a good routine about pedestrian right of way.
 
domalino said:
When do you think the high water mark was?
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Hard to tell and quantify, I suppose. But it seems that there are so many oddball rules coming in at the moment, or in the last few years, that they are starting to outweigh any technical and medical advances.
 
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