Driving rules that people seem to have forgotten
 

Giving way to people who are coming up hill
I always thought that if you were going down hill and someone heading up, if there was only room for one car you had to give way so that the driver coming up was able to continue.

White lines across junctions
This means that you have to stop and let the people travelling the other way have right of way. This applies at chicanes where there is a line at your side and none at the other, this means that they have the right of way and you have to stop.

Passing places
I always understood that you should move into the passing place if it is on your left hand side, so that the person continuing has right of way.

Giving way to the right at roundabouts
OMG, if you have no one to your right and there is a car at the junction on your left, you have right of way! Don't let them go first, it's your turn!!!

Right of way when there are parked cars
I might be wrong on this one, but I was told that if there is a line of parked cars then the centre of the road shifts so that two cars can pass each other. So, if there is a line of parked cars on one side and just one car obstructing the other side, it is the person driving on the other side who must stop and allow you right of way.

I don't drive much these days as I don't need too and there are times when I wish I didn't have to bother at all!!!!!

:mad:

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thats a myth regardless of who is going up or down a hill if your side of the road is blocked you wait, the person whos side is clear has right of way

i thoughtthe same as you until my driving instrtuctor told me off for giving way when i shouldnt have and even then i double checked with my friend who also is a driving instructor and was told teh same

no idea how these self made rules come to be but some people have it in tehri head that if they are going up hill they have right of way when they actually dont if its tehir side of the road thats blocked

as for roundabouts especially those mini ones i must admit i get a bit confused when all 4 directions have a car at them , you end up all looking at each other wondering whos gonna go for it first lol

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But if both sides of the road have cars blocking the way, then it is the one going up hill who has right of way.

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ahh but you didnt say that :D

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Well I always though you learned the Highway Code to pass your test then burnt it on the Bonfire of the Vanities:D

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I presume I was taught to drive at the same age as Gayle, and still follow the rules that were taught, and it drives me mad when others don't.

I blame computer games. People drive like idiots, not fearing the consequences of bad driving. If you crash, just restart the game!

I passed mt test in 1982, and there's a marked lack of courtesy, comparing then with now.

Happily it's still better driving here than in London...for the time being.

If you do happen to be at a roundabout whilst l'm there, and you don't indicate where you're going, I'll be the one giving you the finger.

;)

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only 1 driving rule= Get out of my way!:D

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We do!

:D

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oi both hands 10 to 2 pal :D

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My body clock has a third hand, just for this manouvre.

:D

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Standards have slipped ever since they dropped the rule about having a man walking infront of your car, waving a flag to warm others of your approach, and raising the speed limit to 5 mph.

:D

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I passed my test in 1967.
Only a few years later I had to drive to Manchester in the rush hour every day for 6 weeks for a work training course.
Towards the end of that 6 weeks I had got just as bad as those nasty drivers who 'cut you up'.
It was a case of survival.
I recall a particular journey when both myself and my passenger simultaneously extended our arms out of the window as we passed Strangeways.
Ever seen a mini with antlers?:D

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It is easier for the car going up hill to stop, gravity is on the cars side :rolleyes:

I usually find it is the other car that stops when they see me coming towards them aggressively :D

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A solid lie at a junction means you have to stop - A broken line means you have to give way.

Mini roundabouts are the same as large ones unless controlled by lights as are unmarked crossroads.

None of the above appear to apply to Blackburn Rd however.:confused::confused::D

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Or Ormerod Street either Beni:D

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Roughly the same time, I think it was about 1988 when I took my test. I wasn't in a hurry.

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Never thought about it that way Neil .. still your brakes should always be in tip top condition:D I was always taught to give way to drivers coming up a hill too ... just out of courtesy. Particularly bigger vehicles like buses and lorries so it doesn't stop their flow and would have to gain speed/power again on an incline which is more difficult for them.

I know they're always grateful. :)

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I always give way to buses and lorries too. That's because one of the first rules of driving I learned, 40 years ago, was "Never argue with anything a lot bigger than you are". It works. :)

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LOL .. that's another reason too.

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I've had my breaks tested, when Neil shot to turn out of his street. I just managed to turn the one fingered salute into a friendly wave, when l realised who it was.

:eek::D

I'm not complaing though, he drove very well when he brought me back from hospital.

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the biggest vehicle has right of way ...esp if it its got jacked up suspension, mud tracks and a gun rack ;) ;)

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Buses and lorries kate:eek::eek::eek: since when did they ever give you a choice:D

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You wouldn't believe how many people approaching from my right stop to allow me to pull out at the mini roundabout outside our house. They are designed so everyone knows who has right of way, and other drivers think they are being helpful when they are actually slowing everyone down. I'm not moving off if there's a risk of a collision where I'll be the one in the wrong.

It's better for the environment if you give way to people coming uphill. The one moving downhill have gravity to help them move off, while those doing the hill start has to use more fuel to fight it.

I tend to give way to buses either way, just because it will be more comfortable for the passengers than the stop/start - plus (along with trucks) the fuel they use to move off downhill is probably more than I use to move off uphill.

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screw the envioroment iv got places to be and cant be hanging around :D

cow farts cause just as much dammage apparently so im doing my bit by eating the cow :)

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Drivers not using their indicators, drives me mad. Also tailgating on motorways. And just to finish, drivers who can't use throttle control on m-ways, so always hitting the brakes in the fast lane.

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Fast lane?:confused::confused::confused::confused:

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try keeping left then after overtaking and you wont have that problem ;)

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Just a sign of the times i'm afraid isn't it, people are more ignorant these days than they've ever been, this will be reflected in more bad manners on the road as in every day life, lack of respect for others...we all know best attitude...its only going to get worse too!

Best Regards - Taggy

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The roads are more busy as well.

You also get some very poor drivers on motorways who sit in the middle or outside lane and never return to the left. i do a lot of motorway driving and see some really bad things. One thing that bugs me is people driving on sidelights. If you think it is dark enough to need lights then switch on your headlights.

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This particularly drives me nuts !!! I feel like screaming....

" I'm not Clairvoyant.....give me a clue witch way you're planning to go!!!!"

I'd also like to add that I would include a couple of expletives in that last statement !!!:o