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Title: High Way Code
Post by: hugh on January 29, 2022, 11:01:39 AM
From today you must open your car with your LEFT arm.
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Scrumpy on January 29, 2022, 11:52:56 AM

Yeah!! Right.!!
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Alex on January 29, 2022, 11:55:22 AM
You must have your dog secured in the back of the car too, or a £1,000 fine.
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Flying Bomb on January 29, 2022, 01:00:05 PM
Quote from: hugh on January 29, 2022, 11:01:39 AM
From today you must open your car with your LEFT arm.
Is that if your left handed? 
Right handed people need a TV licence.
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 29, 2022, 01:56:33 PM
Quote from: Flying Bomb on January 29, 2022, 01:00:05 PM
Is that if your left handed? 
Right handed people need a TV licence.
My gammy left arm can't reach the door - now what?
Mike
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: hugh on January 29, 2022, 04:28:33 PM
Some bright spark also decided cyclist should ride in the centre of the road and not to one side Yobs should have fun now riding round London holding up traffic and not be breaking the law :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: klondike on January 29, 2022, 05:34:03 PM
Quote from: Alex on January 29, 2022, 11:55:22 AM
You must have your dog secured in the back of the car too, or a £1,000 fine.
Does that mean I have to get one? Any tips on where or what sort?
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Scrumpy on January 29, 2022, 06:17:02 PM

Sitting here on the sofa I have gone through the actions of  parking up.. taking keys out of ignition and reaching for the door..
Hooray..!!! I already use my left hand.. Phew!!
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Alex on January 29, 2022, 06:35:07 PM
Quote from: klondike on January 29, 2022, 05:34:03 PM
Does that mean I have to get one? Any tips on where or what sort?
If you've got a dog   :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Jacqueline on January 29, 2022, 11:07:45 PM
We followed a cyclist the other day for a few miles at about 10mph on a main road full of bends with not many safe places to overtake, the tailback of cars was as far as you could see.

Now in these day of save the planet, save energy etc. is there any sense in cars and lorries chugging around behind  bikes using up far more more fuel than necessary?  now the new laws give priority to bikes to cause more polution, have those who made these laws thought this out properly?

Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 30, 2022, 02:49:31 AM
do they ever?
Mike
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: hugh on January 30, 2022, 06:50:49 AM
Don't forget at road junctions if people want the cross the road you must stop and let them. On a busy day you could waiting for quite a spell.
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 30, 2022, 07:07:48 AM
haven't seen the new wording yet, but has it been changed? Rule 170 in my copy - 2007 edition - states that a pedestrian who has started to cross at a junction has right of way. It does not say a motorist has to give way to someone waiting to cross. Rule 195 - Zebra crossings - makes it clear you must give way to a pedestrian ON the crossing but does NOT say you must give way to someone waiting to cross - although I always do so provided stopping is safe.
In a busy town centre having to give way to pedestrians apparently waiting to cross (bane of my life  -gossips near a zebra but with no intention of using it) could be a disaster - you see someone hovering at pavement, you stop - and get rear-ended
Mike
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: hugh on January 30, 2022, 08:47:02 AM
The new High Way Code came law this week Mike.
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: klondike on January 30, 2022, 08:49:23 AM
IME they often don't even look and will be crossing anyway. Run 'em over and it was probably classed your fault. Do from now and it will certainly be classed as your fault. I can't see it making a major change with pedestrians but bikes are a different matter and there will be problems for sure.
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 30, 2022, 08:53:49 AM
Quote from: hugh on January 30, 2022, 08:47:02 AM
The new High Way Code came law this week Mike.
is it on sale?
Mike
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Diasi on January 30, 2022, 10:08:50 AM
It's official, the motorist, who actually pays for the roads, has the least right to be on the road.
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Diasi on January 30, 2022, 10:15:07 AM
Quote from: Alex on January 29, 2022, 11:55:22 AM
You must have your dog secured in the back of the car too, or a £1,000 fine.

No, the dog can be on the rear or front passenger seat, but it has to be restrained by a seatbelt harness, which I use for our dog.

If you want to clip it to the seatbelt on the front passenger seat, you'll first need to disable the passenger airbag, because this could do your dog serious harm in a crash.
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Flying Bomb on January 30, 2022, 10:25:51 AM
Many rules in Highway Code are advisory only.
It is not a crime to break these but if you do and have an accident, that could be used as evidence against you.
The legal rules say, "YOU MUST......." Breaking these is a criminal offence.

That's how I understand the Highway Code.

Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 30, 2022, 10:29:07 AM
me too - although I haven't seen the new one yet
Mike
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Flying Bomb on January 30, 2022, 02:48:03 PM
The new Highway Code states it is illegal to have a
birthday party in the middle of the road..
It is permissible if  a street...(.Rule No  10.)
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: zoony on January 30, 2022, 02:49:28 PM
Unless you're on bicycles.. :grin:
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Alex on January 30, 2022, 02:53:53 PM
Quote from: Diasi on January 30, 2022, 10:15:07 AM

If you want to clip it to the seatbelt on the front passenger seat, you'll first need to disable the passenger airbag, because this could do your dog serious harm in a crash.

Which is probably why most people have their dog in the back.
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 31, 2022, 03:20:40 AM
Quote from: Alex on January 30, 2022, 02:53:53 PM
Which is probably why most people have their dog in the back.
Must admit it never dawned on me. Fleur always travelled on the front seat - until Veronica died, Fleur was on her lap, afterwards I clipped Fleur's lead to the seatbelt. She liked being in the car, but what she really loved was the motorhome, when she could down on all the lesser dogs in mere motorcars!
Mike
Title: Re: High Way Code
Post by: klondike on January 31, 2022, 09:35:47 AM
Dogs need clipping in somehow. It never occurred to me till I had to slam on my achors hard because somebody obviously missed seeing me and reversed out of a driveway into my path. Our remaining yorkie Tip shot from the rear seat into the back of my seat with quite a force. Luckily she was relatively unhurt but we at least clipped her in place after that.