farmer1

"IT IS LEGAL for a motorcycle to use the chevrons because they are a vunerable road user"?

Thanks

Ian

OllyK

Which chevrons? Whether they have a broken white line edge or not is a bigger issue I would have thought

16vmarc

I thought chevrons were the rectangular measuring points??

GC8

Over one metre wide anyone can use them as they are to seperate traffic only; as told by a traffic police officer.

farmer1

The broken chevrons where they have robbed a lane to put a cycle lane and on the other side of the traffic lane there are chevrons.

NotoriousREV

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)

farmer1

Thanks

DaveD

iTrader: (2)

And that's the bit I don't get Does this imply that you can or can't overtake when there are diagonal stripes down the middle of the road?

It seems that these 'lane dividers' are becoming more and more comon (replacing traditional Hazard line markings), and the only thing I can see them used for is to discourage overtaking? But, if they are borded by broken white lines, then it is ok to cross & overtake?? It's even more confusing when they stick some of that red tarmac in there as well!!

NotoriousREV

As long as it's bordered by a broken white line and it's safe, go for it, IMHO

I should point out, I'm not a police ocelot of any kind, that's just quoted from the Highway Code.

boomer

NotoriousREV,

thanks for the heads-up on that one. It seems that the law has changed from that described in the 1996 (and earlier) Highway Code, which says that you SHOULD NOT enter an area of diagonals surrounded by an unbroken white line.

Wahey,

the motorist gains slightly more legal roadspace

mb

Jiggerypokery

Yes, it is ok to overtake on them in this case. I asked this question on 5ive-o last year.

DaveD

iTrader: (2)

Thanks. Obviously I'm only talking about where there is a long stretch of diagonal strips with no other hazard (such as a junction, or where it leads into a filter lane), where hazard lines would normally suffice.

Jiggerypokery

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