Dirty Harry said:
Ah, the lad's getting the major points of his defence in early, I wonder of he's sought 'legal advice' ?
Poor sod has dug a hole for himself...
Police have released extracts from his highway code book that he bought from a white van man at the offie..
The Highway Code 2012
(Revised edition)
(or "How To Drive in the UK Once You've Passed Your Test")
(First published online in March 2004. By me.
Accept no imitations!)
1.General
1.YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON ON THE ROAD. Everyone else should give way to you.
2.Town Driving
1.Junctions. The following is particularly useful when stopped at traffic lights. If you are turning left or right, DO NOT INDICATE UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE STARTED TO TURN. This is particularly important if there is a motorcycle next to you. Please note that all motorcyclists are psychic; they know exactly what you are going to do next.
2.Hatched areas at box junctions: always enter the hatched area at a junction, whether your exit is clear or not. If carefully timed, this causes all other traffic to wait for you (see rule 1.1)
3.Traffic lights. The best time to go through a junction controlled by traffic lights is when they are about to turn red. With practise, you should be able to achieve the ultimate goal, which is to pass the point of no return just as the lights go green for crossing traffic.
4.Speed cameras. Ignore these, they never contain any film anyway.
5.Emergency vehicles. If you hear and / or see an emergency vehicle approaching, IMMEDIATELY stop your vehicle no matter where you are. Emergency vehicles are designed to be able to swerve around you.
6.Turning a corner. When turning into a side street, make sure you aim for the middle of the road to allow yourself plenty of room. Any approaching traffic must give way to you, especially motorcycles.
7.Parking. When you have parked your vehicle, open your door when you are ready. For approaching cyclists, it is THEIR problem.
8.It IS permissible to perform a U-turn in a busy street. Approaching traffic must give way to you (see rule 1.1)
9.Joining a main road or motorway. Just join it, there is no need to bother about traffic approaching from your right.
10.Heavy Goods Vehicles / Buses. If these are indicating that they are going to turn LEFT, but move into the centre of the road, this means that the driver is going straight ahead. It is perfectly safe to move alongside them, taking the space they are leaving on their left.
11.Traffic circles / Roundabouts. If a lot of traffic is present on a roundabout because the exits are blocked for some reason, JOIN THE ROUNDABOUT IMMEDIATELY. This will ensure that you get a space, and prevents foolish drivers approaching from the right getting ahead of you. This can be achieved most effectively by trying to angle your vehicle so that you take up more than one lane. IGNORE the painted lane lines on the road surface; these were put there just to use up excess road paint.
12.Dropping off passengers / unloading. Always try to do this where the road is narrow and the traffic flow is heavy. Single yellow lines next to the kerb indicate a stopping zone. If there are double yellow lines, this means you may take twice as long.
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