"Tom Crispin" <
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> On 27 Jun 2006 09:15:22 -0700, "Fod" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>If you are driving or cycling safely then you certainly won't be in the
>>way; if you trying to prevent an overtake on purpose then you are going
>>against the highwaycode.
>
> I tend to cycle in the primary position when approching road
> narrowings or width restrictions to prevent overtaking. If that goes
> against the highway code, then that section of the highway code is an
> ass.
Of course, what *some* on uk.tosspot tend to forget that motorists should
not be overtaking when it unsafe to do so. If there is not enough room to
overtake a cyclist without the cyclist supposedly 'getting in the way' then
simply they shouldn't be attempting to overtake the cyclist in the first
place, or the horse & rider, or the pedestrian, or other vehicle...
as in rule 139...
Overtake only when it is safe to do so. You should
*not get too close to the vehicle you intend to overtake
*use your mirrors, signal when it is safe to do so, take a quick sideways
glance into the blind spot area and then start to move out
*not assume that you can simply follow a vehicle ahead which is overtaking;
there may only be enough room for one vehicle
*move quickly past the vehicle you are overtaking, once you have started to
overtake. Allow plenty of room. Move back to the left as soon as you can but
do not cut in
*take extra care at night and in poor visibility when it is harder to judge
speed and distance
*give way to oncoming vehicles before passing parked vehicles or other
obstructions on your side of the road
*only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn
right, and there is room to do so
*stay in your lane if traffic is moving slowly in queues. If the queue on
your right is moving more slowly than you are, you may pass on the left
*give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders at least as much room as you
would a car when overtaking (see Rules 188, 189 and 191.
In the HC there's a handy hint in the form of a nice coloured drawing which
gives A Clue about how much room to give a cyclist when overtaking.
Surprising how many motorists seem not to have read the HC at all and think
the rules there are only for cyclists to adhere to...
Cheers, helen s
(pedestrian, cyclist & motorist)
