Despite their clarity, some of the UK’s traffic signs are widely misunderstood – particularly those relating to cyclists. In cases where there is a solid white line (eg a bus lane or a mandatory cycle lane) then you are not allowed to cross it apart from exceptional circumstance (your lane is obstructed or to overtake a slow cyclist). Again that is exactly the same as for solid white lines on two way streets. Where cycle lanes are introduced, the absolute minimum width is 1.5 metres, but 2 metres is preferred and essential at higher speeds (exceptions to this may be necessary through protected cycle by-passes or to pass stationary traffic at junctions). Anything less than 1.5 metres (minimum) deprives cyclists of road space and encourages traffic to pass too close.

Cycle lanes are suggested for roads including Henley Road, Lower Galdeford, Station Drive, Old Street and Corve Street. You have to start somewhere and you have to keep moving, and we intend to keep building on this momentum. This is a wonderful way of trialling some contra-flow in the city with a view to rolling it out further down the line.” Green/yellow studs indicate temporary adjustments to lane layouts, e.g. where road works are taking place. However, the first priority Ludlow is to introduce cycle lanes along Sheet Road, to improve access between the town centre and the residential area to the east of the bypass.

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Laws MT(E&W)R regs 5, 9, 10& 16, MT(S)R regs 4, 8, 9& 14, RTA 1988 sect 36& TSRGD schedule 9 part 8 Rule 131 Inchicore Road, Dublin 8 (odd, non-segregated two-way cycle lane and west bound traffic lane for most of the road) Ludlow’s historic town centre could be closed to general traffic to improve facilities for pedestrians. You MUST NOT drive on or over a pavement, footpath or bridleway except to gain lawful access to property, or in the case of an emergency. Skids. Skidding is usually caused by the driver braking, accelerating or steering too harshly or driving too fast for the road conditions. If skidding occurs, remove the cause by releasing the brake pedal fully or easing off the accelerator. Turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid. For example, if the rear of the vehicle skids to the right, steer immediately to the right to recover.

Example, going down the hill on the one way system you can turn left into a two way street called st George's quay. Around the bend and a little bit further (until the pedestrian bridge mixed use route) there's a red cycle way marked on the left of the road. Today a guy was riding it against the flow. To me that is wrong because it's got a dashed line, it's part of the road and there's no markings informing users that it's use is 2 way. Plus it's narrow. watch out for signals given by other road users and proceed only when you are satisfied that it is safe

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There are others (that are probably intended to be cycle lanes) where they didn’t bother to mark it as a cycle lane. It might be ambiguous regarding which side of the line is the cycle lane (especially when you’re not near an end of it). And sometimes, there’s a marking, but only at an end, so pedestrians and cyclists only know which side is the cycle lane when they reach that end. Lane dividers. These are short, broken white lines which are used on wide carriageways to divide them into lanes. You should keep between them. Rule 132 You need to think of the one way restriction and the cycle lane separately. The one-way restrictions just restrict which way you can travel - not which part of the carriageway you must use. And in the UK there is no requirement to use cycle facilities. Vehicles, especially large vehicles may often need to reduce speed to navigate the contraflow system. ensure you keep a safe distance from the vehicles in front.

Other roads earmarked for segregated cycle lanes include Shrewsbury Road, Cheshire Street, Adderley Road, Smithfield Road and Frogmore Road.use any lights in a way which would dazzle or cause discomfort to other road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders do not allow yourself to become agitated or involved if someone is behaving badly on the road. This will only make the situation worse. Pull over, calm down and, when you feel relaxed, continue your journey. remember, large vehicles and motorcycles need a greater distance to stop. If driving a large vehicle in a tunnel, you should allow a four-second gap between you and the vehicle in front The traffic lane is one way and should be used by cyclists when traveling in the same direction as the general flow of traffic. The contraflow cycle lane allows cyclists to travel against the general flow of traffic. There is nothing to indicate the cyle lane is bi-directional. Just as you may be asked about the contraflow system during the theory test, you may also get questions about with-flow bus or cycle lanes.

And when a cyclist is riding on the road with other vehicles, everyone thinks that’s an anomaly and tries to correct that, saying that you are in the middle, this is not your place, if there is no cycle lane, maybe it said ‘go to the sidewalk’, etc, and you also think that you are not in the correct place, so you intend to go as close as possible to the left, trying not bothering the drivers, but instead, putting you on danger: ‘dooring’, close overtakes, dangerous gutter, appearing surprisingly to another driver that comes from a street or garage on your left… The bad news is that the majority of the cycle lanes don’t save you of these dangers, and can’t be better built due to space limitations. One big problem with contraflow lanes can be that they can be attractive to illegal parking if they are not robustly enforced. sharing the road with pedestrians, particularly children, older adults or disabled people, cyclists and horse riders, horse drawn vehicles and motorcyclists In all these cases the street should be thought of a normal two way street for vehicles that are exempt from the one-way restriction - and you would use it in the normal way. Unless there is a solid white line demarcating lanes any traffic may use any part of the carriageway if they need to say for overtaking, parking, etc in the same way as they would travelling on a normal two-way street, but you should follow the normal rules of the road which means driving/cycling on the left. High-occupancy vehicle lanes and other designated vehicle lanes. Lanes may be restricted for use by particular types of vehicle; these restrictions may apply some or all of the time. The operating times and vehicle types will be indicated on the accompanying traffic signs. You MUST NOT drive in such lanes during their times of operation unless signs indicate that your vehicle is permitted (see ‘ Traffic signs’).

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Laws TSf(EV)R, TSfP(W)R, TPSCP(S)R, S-f(PV)R, S-f(W)R& SP(CIMV)(S)A Mobile phones and in-vehicle technology Rule 149 Bus lanes. These are shown by road markings and signs that indicate which (if any) other vehicles are permitted to use the bus lane. Unless otherwise indicated, you should not drive in a bus lane during its period of operation. You may enter a bus lane to stop, to load or unload where this is not prohibited. Rule 142 For drivers, this sign warns of traffic merging from the left. For cyclists, there’s another meaning that isn’t listed in Know Your Traffic Signs: danger! The merging traffic is likely to be moving faster than you. If the icon on the sign is tilted 45 degrees left, it means ‘traffic merges onto main carriageway’, e.g. from a slip road onto dual carriageway. That’s even more hazardous. Cyclecrafthas good advice on how to deal with such junctions. Traffic officers have powers to stop vehicles on most motorways and some ‘A’ class roads, in England and Wales. If traffic officers in uniform want to stop your vehicle on safety grounds (e.g. an insecure load) they will, where possible, attract your attention by