Priority rules when turning into a side road
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From: Nick Finnigan on 15 Jul 2010 12:28 Mortimer wrote: > > The "idiot blocking the junction" (B) could have left a gap, and then as > the car in front of him moved off and he started to move, a car could > have pulled out ahead of him from the side road. Being a lert can generally prevent that. > Here are a couple more situations: two cars approach a major road from > opposite directions on minor roads. Once the road is clear of traffic on > the major road, does the left-turning one have priority over the > right-turning one if they are both wanting to go in the same direction > on the major road? And if one wants to go straight ahead from one minor > road to the other, does he have priority over the one that wants to turn > right across the path of the straight-on car? Again, nobody has a defined priority (other than the give-ways). Often one lane on the main road clears before the other, and so one driver gets out first and the give-way rule applies.
From: Harry Bloomfield on 15 Jul 2010 13:11 boltar2003(a)boltar.world used his keyboard to write : > So knowing the highway code would prevent accidents? Really? How so? EVERYONE knowing the HC would help prevent many of them. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Harry Bloomfield on 15 Jul 2010 13:15 Mortimer submitted this idea : > And he was furious! He was flashing his lights and sounding his horn all the > way down the side road, and gesticulating at me. I don't know whether he > thought that *I* should have given way to *him*. You were in the right and had priority over him, he just did not understand that fact. Having said that, if his right turn situation was awkward I would very likely have given priority to him. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: AnthonyL on 16 Jul 2010 07:12 On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:23:11 +0800, The Peeler <peelingthe(a)invalid.admin> wrote: >On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:16:18 GMT, nospam(a)please.invalid (AnthonyL) >wrote: > >>On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:26:38 +0100, "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote: >> >> >>> >>>I believe that headlamp flashing has now been recognised as a legitimate >>>'after you' indication. >>> >>Where? When? >> >>Thanks > >Do you know anyone who flashes headlights for any other reason when >facing an oncoming car? You made a statement "recognised as a legitimate etc" and I merely asked Where and When this happened. I know what is common practice but that isn't what you said. Thanks -- AnthonyL
From: GT on 16 Jul 2010 09:57
"GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message news:4c3dc91f$0$21695$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > "Mortimer" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message > news:CZGdnZ05RvKZPaDRnZ2dnUVZ8jqdnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk... >> "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message >> news:4c3d9875$0$21714$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> "Mortimer" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message By the letter of the law, >>> you did have the right of way, but perhaps he was expecting the old >>> 'after you' guesture - you had only just started moving, so it wouldn't >>> have held you up or anything! He might have been sitting there waiting >>> for ages and was late for work etc etc. >> >> Whether I *should* have let him go first is another matter. The fact is >> that I didn't. In the absence of any clear signal from me (headlamp >> flashing, until someone comes up with a less ambiguous one) > > I believe that headlamp flashing has now been recognised as a legitimate > 'after you' indication. Appologies. It would appear that this is not recognised in the highway code as I thought it had. Rules in highway code: 110 Flashing headlights. Only flash your headlights to let other road users know that you are there. Do not flash your headlights to convey any other message or intimidate other road users. 111 Never assume that flashing headlights is a signal inviting you to proceed. Use your own judgement and proceed carefully. |