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Annoying/Dangerous Drivers
Torque1
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@nobull
You must have had a particularly bad cop then. AFAIK riding/driving on chevrons is ok as long as they are not bordered by a solid white line, now that is illegal. A dashed line bordering the chevrons is advisory. Now I may be completely wrong but that is the way I remember being taught. Of course overtaking on chevrons in a car makes you a complete t**t, but on a bike
@Ralph
If you mean the second video then it was just annoying. The driver sprayed his windscreen but as usual his squirters were completely out of alignment and the water jet went straight over his roof and onto my visor. It is hard to see on the video as the sun was in front of me and my camera doesn't deal with that particularly well.
You must have had a particularly bad cop then. AFAIK riding/driving on chevrons is ok as long as they are not bordered by a solid white line, now that is illegal. A dashed line bordering the chevrons is advisory. Now I may be completely wrong but that is the way I remember being taught. Of course overtaking on chevrons in a car makes you a complete t**t, but on a bike
@Ralph
If you mean the second video then it was just annoying. The driver sprayed his windscreen but as usual his squirters were completely out of alignment and the water jet went straight over his roof and onto my visor. It is hard to see on the video as the sun was in front of me and my camera doesn't deal with that particularly well.
nobull
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@nobull
You must have had a particularly bad cop then. AFAIK riding/driving on chevrons is ok as long as they are not bordered by a solid white line, now that is illegal. A dashed line bordering the chevrons is advisory. Now I may be completely wrong but that is the way I remember being taught. Of course overtaking on chevrons in a car makes you a complete t**t, but on a bike
@Ralph
If you mean the second video then it was just annoying. The driver sprayed his windscreen but as usual his squirters were completely out of alignment and the water jet went straight over his roof and onto my visor. It is hard to see on the video as the sun was in front of me and my camera doesn't deal with that particularly well.
My bad, didn't realise the distinction! And yes, absolutely shockingly bad copper. Only one I've ever come across though thankfully, and nowhere near these parts, was up in Cumbria.
Torque1
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Just checked the GOV website for the highway code as I didn't want to be giving advice on a forum without knowing for sure.
So it does seem like it might be a bit of a gray area. I/you should not be overtaking on chevrons bordered by a broken white line unless it is necessary. Maybe plod would pull you up on a bad day, but the words should not rather than MUST NOT do convey the same meaning as advisory to me.
So it does seem like it might be a bit of a gray area. I/you should not be overtaking on chevrons bordered by a broken white line unless it is necessary. Maybe plod would pull you up on a bad day, but the words should not rather than MUST NOT do convey the same meaning as advisory to me.
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nobull
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Just watched DJPs video which led on to this one- https://youtu.be/diThhZ1v1Oc . Oh my god, what an idiot, pic of a wheelie to start (in isolation OK if done in a safe environment, but what follows just adds to it), then undertaking from behind a lorry & major road rage & chases a lone woman down. I'm no angel but this video is ridiculous, gives bikers a seriously bad name I think. Doesn't seem to have a very varied vocabulary either, if you know what I mean!