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Old 6th August 2020, 08:14   #1
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Default New highway code rules and consultation

please get involved and refresh yourself with an upto date Highway code

see this consultation
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-the-highway-code-to-improve-road-safety-for-cyclists-pedestrians-and-horse-riders/summary-of-the-consultation-proposals-on-a-review-of-the-highway-code

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Old 6th August 2020, 12:16   #2
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Can't help smiling at the advice to cyclists to, "ring their bell or call out politely".

Now that will be the day !!

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Old 6th August 2020, 12:41   #3
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I read this waffle, and lost the will to live. Too long and woolly by far. Just like the virus instructions, this needs to be concise and clear - some hope.
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Old 6th August 2020, 13:33   #4
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I read this waffle, and lost the will to live. Too long and woolly by far. Just like the virus instructions, this needs to be concise and clear - some hope.

Couldn't agree more......all looks like waffle & I almost fell asleep trying to read it.


Whatever happened to good old fashioned plain English I wonder.
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Old 6th August 2020, 13:39   #5
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“Cyclists should look out and be prepared to stop for pedestrians “!

Like that’s ever going to happen - more like be prepared to yell abuse at pedestrians.
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I'm more than a little concerned about this one:

"....Rule H2: Rule for drivers, motorcyclists, horse riders and cyclists.....At a junction you should give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross a road into which (my highlighting) or from which you are turning...."

Erm...I'm happily driving along a road and want to turn off it. So now I have to be a mind reader and worry about having the vehicle behind colliding in to me when I leave my car out in the main road 'cus I'm giving way to a pedestrian.

Or am I missing something somewhere .


I'm more for "Choices lead to consequences." If I chose to walk across a road when there's a vehicle turning into it then the consequences are down to me, not someone else trying to second guess what I'm going to do.


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Old 6th August 2020, 21:05   #7
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Not read it but, is there anything about ‘cyclists must stop at red traffic lights’ .And Where was the ‘cyclist’s must not ride up onto the pavement’. No?
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Old 7th August 2020, 04:32   #8
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Can't help smiling at the advice to cyclists to, "ring their bell or call out politely".

Now that will be the day !!
I do, and I slow down and give people a smile and a wave as I pass them
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Old 7th August 2020, 08:26   #9
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I'm more than a little concerned about this one:

"....Rule H2: Rule for drivers, motorcyclists, horse riders and cyclists.....At a junction you should give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross a road into which (my highlighting) or from which you are turning...."

Erm...I'm happily driving along a road and want to turn off it. So now I have to be a mind reader and worry about having the vehicle behind colliding in to me when I leave my car out in the main road 'cus I'm giving way to a pedestrian.

Or am I missing something somewhere .


I'm more for "Choices lead to consequences." If I chose to walk across a road when there's a vehicle turning into it then the consequences are down to me, not someone else trying to second guess what I'm going to do.


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got a feeling it is already give way to pedestrians crossing the road.
If you slow down enough before turning, the car behind will also slow, if you try to take the corner at "speed" they will follow at speed.


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Old 7th August 2020, 08:27   #10
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Not read it but, is there anything about ‘cyclists must stop at red traffic lights’ .And Where was the ‘cyclist’s must not ride up onto the pavement’. No?
what does existing highway code say on these two points?

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