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Old May 15th 07, 07:03 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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I thought that this:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../npolice15.xml
"Police 'forced to target trivial offences"

Goes nicely opposite:-

"Motorists forced to cross double white lines to overtake
cyclists."



Lack of integrity outstanding all round I say.

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Old May 15th 07, 08:10 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 15 May, 19:03, wrote:
I thought that this:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...07/05/15/npoli...
"Police 'forced to target trivial offences"

Goes nicely opposite:-

"Motorists forced to cross double white lines to overtake
cyclists."

Lack of integrity outstanding all round I say.


The story does not particularly refer to motorists or cyclists as in
your post, but talks of a wider problem with the police/law.

It is fascinating the sh!t that is churning right before us..

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Old May 15th 07, 11:02 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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wrote in message
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I thought that this:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../npolice15.xml
"Police 'forced to target trivial offences"

Goes nicely opposite:-

"Motorists forced to cross double white lines to overtake
cyclists."



Legit if the cyclists were travelling below 10mph, as is with a horse or
road roller

Niall


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Old May 15th 07, 11:38 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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"Niall Wallace" wrote in message
...
wrote in message
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I thought that this:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../npolice15.xml
"Police 'forced to target trivial offences"

Goes nicely opposite:-

"Motorists forced to cross double white lines to overtake
cyclists."



Legit if the cyclists were travelling below 10mph, as is with a horse or
road roller

And if the cyclist was travelling more than 10mph, motorists are still not
forced to cross the double white lines, they can wait until the lines become
broken....

Sheesh...the paranoid conspiracy theorists read too much into the news....


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Old May 16th 07, 02:04 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 15 May, 23:38, "vernon" wrote:
"Niall Wallace" wrote in message

...



wrote in message
roups.com...
I thought that this:-


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...07/05/15/npoli...
"Police 'forced to target trivial offences"


Goes nicely opposite:-


"Motorists forced to cross double white lines to overtake
cyclists."


Legit if the cyclists were travelling below 10mph, as is with a horse or
road roller


And if the cyclist was travelling more than 10mph, motorists are still not
forced to cross the double white lines, they can wait until the lines become
broken....

Sheesh...the paranoid conspiracy theorists read too much into the news....- Hide quoted text -


I'll confess to paranoid but not to the latter:-)


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Old May 16th 07, 09:14 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Tue, 15 May 2007 23:38:08 +0100, "vernon"
wrote:


"Niall Wallace" wrote in message
...
wrote in message
oups.com...
I thought that this:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../npolice15.xml
"Police 'forced to target trivial offences"

Goes nicely opposite:-

"Motorists forced to cross double white lines to overtake
cyclists."



Legit if the cyclists were travelling below 10mph, as is with a horse or
road roller

And if the cyclist was travelling more than 10mph, motorists are still not
forced to cross the double white lines, they can wait until the lines become
broken....

Sheesh...the paranoid conspiracy theorists read too much into the news....

Is it not the overtaking, regardless of whether the double white lines
are crossed or not, that is the offence?


Pete
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Old May 16th 07, 10:39 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Peter Grange wrote:
Is it not the overtaking, regardless of whether the double white lines
are crossed or not, that is the offence?


Yes, it is indeed not the overtaking that is the offence.

HC rule 141:
You MUST NOT overtake
* if you would have to cross or straddle double white lines with a
solid line nearest to you (but see Rule 108)

HC rule 108:
Double white lines where the line nearest you is solid. This means you
MUST NOT cross or straddle it unless it is safe and you need to enter
adjoining premises or a side road. You may cross the line if necessary
to pass a stationary vehicle, or overtake a pedal cycle, horse or road
maintenance vehicle, if they are travelling at 10mph or less.

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Old May 16th 07, 10:59 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Peter Grange wrote:

Is it not the overtaking, regardless of whether the double white lines
are crossed or not, that is the offence?


No. You can overtake so long as you don't cross the line. There are
many roads with a double white line and that have plenty of width to
allow safe overtaking. Sometimes the double white lines are not
central, but divide the road one-third two-thirds, to allow overtaking
up-hill, but not down-hill, and such like.

--
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