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Arno
Arno
Reading road markings
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01 May, 2019, 07:31:56 pm »
Dear Yacf-ers,
if you have a bit of time to spare to look at this section of East London road
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5836736,-0.0001291,3a,60y,351.25h,77.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snpKZgW5M8FCy3lubPL3ibQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
you will see a cycle lane crossing Woof Street near walthamstow.
The lane is marked by
elephant footprints
which I understand are just an indication of where the cycle path goes (highlighted in a blue blob).
There are also some widely spaced dashed lines (inside the red blobs) and a zebra crossing for pedestrians.
Does the traffic on wood street have any obligation to stop for cyclists on the cycle path crossing ?
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grams
Re: Reading road markings
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Reply #1 on:
01 May, 2019, 07:38:41 pm »
That’s a parallel zebra crossing. The cycle track is part of the zebra - note the location of the Belisha beacon. Cycling have the same rights as pedestrians:
https://therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2017/04/drawing-parallels.html?m=1
(Note that like for pedestrians, drivers are only obliged to stop *after* you’ve stepped/cycled off the pavement. Which is madness, but that’s what the rules say)
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Jaded
The Codfather
Formerly known as Jaded
Re: Reading road markings
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01 May, 2019, 10:57:58 pm »
(Not helpful)
That’s an extraordinary amount of paint on the road there.
Round here our road markings are done in tarmac colour.
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It is simpler than it looks.
Arno
Arno
Re: Reading road markings
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Reply #3 on:
03 May, 2019, 08:49:29 am »
Thanks for both replies. I thought the AI brain of a driverless car might be needed to decipher all the lines on time.
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Kim
Timelord
Re: Reading road markings
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Reply #4 on:
03 May, 2019, 02:20:29 pm »
I remain unconvinced that drivers pay much attention to paint on the road. Unless they're close-passing a cyclist to avoid crossing a white line.
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Quote from: Wowbagger on 04 December, 2021, 10:26:59 pm
Kim, you are very bad!
Arno
Arno
Re: Reading road markings
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Reply #5 on:
03 May, 2019, 07:07:06 pm »
'if in doubt, floor it' was the strategy adopted by one agitated gentleman at the (stiring)wheel or his ponderous vehicle last week at this spot. Makes you wonder sometimes between a driver and his car, who stirs who.
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HTFB
The Monkey and the Plywood Violin
Re: Reading road markings
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07 May, 2019, 01:39:21 pm »
Oh, are those a real thing? There's one newly appeared on my commute here:
https://goo.gl/maps/sy4vLT2JjBTEffag7
which I'd assumed was a frolic of Southwark's. It would be dangerous to ride across it assuming that road traffic -- even the cyclists -- would stop for you. It hasn't been at all obvious to me that I was meant to.
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