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06-10-13, 04:09 PM | #11 |
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Re: Definition of a stationary vehicle
What you smashed up this time?
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06-10-13, 04:18 PM | #13 |
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All you needed was an open pipe and credit card size plate and you would have been target practice
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06-10-13, 06:43 PM | #14 | |
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Personally I would have no hesitation crossing a solid white line to filter past a marked Traffic car that was stationery in traffic, provided it was safe to do so. This point is fairly important, remember the lines are often there for a reason and if you did it over a blind brow or into a bend with no clear view then they would rightly be after you for careless/dangerous. I would suggest filtering to the front of the queue at a level crossing when the barriers are down and the 9:30 from Paddington is thundering past would be a safer bet. Take this advice on it's merits folks, deliberately provoking a traffic copper can be a bit fraught so be very sure of yourself first! |
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06-10-13, 06:53 PM | #15 |
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;Lozzo, he ain't a friend...that's something other people have.
RH I do appreciate the 'if safe' Si, you were correct, although I wasn't arguing, I did have the cavest this is what traffic told me' Everyone else, if you cross solids and get a tug, say "Red Herring said it was Ok if it's safe" ( but actually thanks for clearing it)
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Incidentally, if they pull out and follow you in order to give you the tug, and you're feeling particularly brave, ask them under what authority they did so, especially if they are single crewed. There is no exception in law for a police car to cross a solid white line either, the only one they can try and use is the "following direction by a constable in uniform" which is a bit awkward if they are on their own...... Of course your case is helped considerably if they reply "It was necessary to pass the stationery vehicles....." |
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Cheers guys, I like to know where I stand!
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stationary is a loose term. if on a mobile for instance i would expect to be in neutral and the handbrake on. if in a cue of traffic safe to say you can be in gear unless at the front of the cue. crossing solid whites lines when there is a cue of very slow or stationary traffic with a clear view ahead is safe and i would say fine to do so. anyway wont matter what you do these days if they think they can get a tug they will. you cant argue as officers only interpret the law and that is why we have judges to determine if you have in fact broken the law. yes it's a bit silly and in some circumstances common sense should prevail. |
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Not to be confused with one of these - which is a stationery vehicle
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