Poor driving from someone who should have known better.

[Racing roadkill]

Give way means give way ( to me ).

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HNTBOmcOTwM


This particular bit of infrastructure is not ideal, but if I’ve got my arm out to the right, it means they give way. It’s a good job I didn’t take it for granted he was going to give way.

 

[winjim]

I read that as both he and you give way to the cycle path that crosses the road, but he has priority over you as you're crossing his path.

 

[Twilkes]

Agree with the other poster's interpretation, the give way lines are for the crossing; you both had give way lines and the van had crossed theirs before you crossed yours so even with your interpretation there's no reason they should have stopped for you. It's a normal 'turn right when it's clear to do so' situation.

 

[Profpointy]

Sorry mate but looked more like bad cycling than anything wrong with the van driving

 

[Racing roadkill]

I read that as both he and you give way to the cycle path that crosses the road, but he has priority over you as you're crossing his path.

Nope. I give way to anyone turning in to the storage place on the left, if I’m going straight on. If I’m going across to the right, the traffic gives way to me. Everyone gets that wrong. The infrastructure isn’t brilliant, someone is going to get flattened sooner or later.

 

[AndyRM]

Total non-event.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Sorry mate but looked more like bad cycling than anything wrong with the van driving

yeah right. You need to brush up on your Highway Code.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Agree with the other poster's interpretation, the give way lines are for the crossing; you both had give way lines and the van had crossed theirs before you crossed yours so even with your interpretation there's no reason they should have stopped for you. It's a normal 'turn right when it's clear to do so' situation.

You’re wrong as well. It’s not rocket science. This is exactly what causes the issue.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Total non-event.

You wouldn’t think that if you got clipped by a bloody great van, getting it wrong.

 

[Twilkes]

Oh my god.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Oh my god.

Care to elucidate?

 

[Twilkes]

No because you've already made up your mind that you are correct.

 

[Spiderweb]

The van driver was in the wrong but like you said the infrastructure there is poor and quite confusing, if I’d have been driving the van and wasn’t familiar with the area I’m sure I could have made the same mistake.

I’m not sure it’s worth a complaint against the van driver, I think I would be complaining to council/highways to sort the infrastructure out, it’s an accident waiting to happen for sure.

 

[marzjennings]

I think you'll find the giveway signs at to give priority to crossing traffic. You were not crossing the road, you were assuming right of way to turn right to which you have none.

 

[Racing roadkill]

No because you've already made up your mind that you are correct.

Simple fact is, I am right. The design was intended as I explained, drivers continually get it wrong, that bit of infrastructure is getting a real reputation round here. I’m just glad I got an example of what’s wrong on camera, without getting killed.