Riding over chevrons?

Originally Posted by northwind

That was a good effort, and how many people got it? I'm so dissapointed.

I noticed the allusion to something or another but it was all a bit extreme for me...

[northwind]

Nice work!

[Kylie]

If they are chevrons then the line is solid. There are only broken lines when the lines are diagonal. So the question is inaccurate.

Well yeah, "Riding over white stripes" would have been a more accurate topic name but it didn't sound right. But it would have made Northwind's gag better.... Thinking about it, I wouldn't want to ride over the white stripes, I reckon I could get over Jack and probably Meg too but I reckon Meg's drumkit would do the bike some damage

Broken white line can be crossed. Where there is a long stretch of hatcing its room for safer overtaking but where traffic doesn't touch the hatching beware of all sorts of debris, it puncture territory.

Originally Posted by jonboy

I simply ride according to the conditions, and don't pay too much heed to the rules and regs - I don't mean that to sound arrogant, it's just that I believe common sense and experience should always prevail (officer ).


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ditto... Voted option 4 tho

i read the thread title as "riding over children"....... someting must be wrong with me!

Originally Posted by valleyboy

I cant remember... but Im sure its only the sheverons with solid white lines you arent allowed to cross.. those with broken lines can be crossed.. though watch out, as there may be a traffic island further or other obstruction ahead

Agreed. They're also often to make space for cars to pull into a "turning off" lane when turning right across a busy road. A lot of cars don't wait for that lane to arrive, but instead cut through the whole chevroned area to get into the turning lane quicker. As usual, be vigilant, ensure there are no coppers about and it's fine.

Just don't absolutely nail it through there, especially in the wet and don't brake hard on them either. There is very little grip.

I dont tend to do it in the wet anymore, as my new bike doesnt inpsire confidence while going over road markings for some reason..

[Kylie]

Accelerating over chevrons (as opposed to riding) ain't a good idea. Had a serious moment last month overtaking a lorry on some particularly bumpy lines. I opened the throttle and it was tank slapper city. Scary, not sure how I didn't come off, but I think the lorry driver enjoyed it....

Originally Posted by jonboy

I simply ride according to the conditions, and don't pay too much heed to the rules and regs - I don't mean that to sound arrogant, it's just that I believe common sense and experience should always prevail (officer ).


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Me too.