Bus driver barges cyclist out of the way

[Drago]

What's the betting that they can't identify who was driving the bus..

Then the designated transport manager finds themselves up for prosecution. Not many TMs willing to risk a criminal record for some nob bus driver.

 

[Andy_R]

[QUOTE 4512852, member: 45"]What if I turn the engine off and coast?[/QUOTE]
It's still a motorised vehicle

 

[classic33]

What's the betting that they can't identify who was driving the bus..

Who was it signed out to and who authorised it? All kept on record.

 

[slowmotion]

That was a dreadful piece of driving. I would like to think that it wasn't deliberate. but it doesn't really matter either way. The driver shouldn't be behind the wheel of it.

 

[hatler]

It is an offence for a motor vehicle to overtake another motor vehicle which is moving, or any vehicle (motorised or otherwise) which is stopped, within the zigzags. 'Overtake' is defined by wheel position.

Hmmm. So in a world of self-drive cars, it would be possible to stuff up the traffic flow by parking on the zig-zags, and assuming (which doesn't seem unreasonable here) the self-drive cars have been programmed not to break the law, they would then not overtake the parked car.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Hmmm. So in a world of self-drive cars, it would be possible to stuff up the traffic flow by parking on the zig-zags, and assuming (which doesn't seem unreasonable here) the self-drive cars have been programmed not to break the law, they would then not overtake the parked car.

Never mind a world of self drive cars, if this is correct then any motorist is committing an offense as I did yesterday by overtaking a car that was parked within the zig-zag area, the car was parked half on half off the pavement within the zone. My thoughts were 'what a silly place to park' or words to that effect, legally what I should have done, was stop behind the car, which would have probably brought the whole town to a standstill.

 

[keithmac]

It's an offence to even stop on the zig zag lines (3 points), let alone park on them..

 

[ufkacbln]

My experience:

I was on a trike and stopped (in primary) at a crossing as I could see the someone about to cross

Muppet overtook me.

If I am a "vehicle" then he is committing an offence, if not then it was an acceptable manoeuvre

 

[mjr]

[QUOTE 4513364, member: 9609"]Has the following been superseded ?
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3113/regulation/28/made[/QUOTE]
I thought http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/schedule/14/part/5/paragraph/6/made superseded it.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

None of this has any relevance to a 'parked' vehicle if I understand the gibberish correctly.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

[QUOTE 4515139, member: 9609"]you are not allowed to overtake a staionary vehicle if it has stopped in compliance with the signals of the crossing, so presumably you are allowed to pass an illegally parked vehicle providing the lights are on green.[/QUOTE]
But do you presume correctly? What if the light is on red, are you allowed to proceed up to the white line or do you have to remain behind the parked vehicle until the light changes to green? What if the vehicle is parked facing the oncoming traffic, which part of the vehicle is then classed as the front?