Twank Plod/Traffic whaimicallits
You know thoes young plods that dont know much that are put on traffic diverting jobs.
Well comming down Haymarket road its four lanes splitting into to directions 2 lanes 2 ways. Usaly the traffic backs up on the left side to go around trafalger so usaly peeps come up in the middle and filter to the front.
The silly traffic whaticallhim refused me to filter saying it was ilegal as i was going over a hatched area, i stressed to him that it was not acording to the highway code as the hatched area did not have solid lines around it and it was safe to go as the traffic was not moving. He wanted me to queue up behind all the traffic.
Had a little argument with him before he started to ignore me, he failed to realise he left his hand right infront of my mirror so when i pulled of he got a nice slap, not in the correct place though.
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Originally Posted by DfT
109: Areas of white diagonal stripes or chevrons painted on the road. These are to separate traffic lanes or to protect traffic turning right.
If the area is bordered by a broken white line, you should not enter the area unless it is necessary and you can see that it is safe to do so.
If the area is marked with diagonal stripes and bordered by solid white lines, you should not enter it except in an emergency.
If the area is marked with chevrons and bordered by solid white lines you MUST NOT enter it except in an emergency.
Laws MT(E&W)R regs 5,9,10 & 16, MT(S)R regs 4,8,9 & 14, RTA sect 36 & TSRGD 10(1)
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As per above highlighted text, shows that it was allowed as it was "safe to do so".
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