Section 128 The Highway Code
Double white lines where the line nearest to you is broken. This means you may cross the lines to overtake if it is safe, provided you can complete the manoeuvre before reaching a solid white line on your side. White direction arrows on the road indicate that you need to get back onto your side of the road.
Section 129 The Highway Code
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, provided the road is clear, to pass a stationary vehicle, or overtake a pedal cycle, horse or road maintenance vehicle, if they are travelling at 10 mph (16 km/h) or less.
The above is also from the Highway Code and refers to what you can and can not do with a moving vehicle on a section of road marked with double white lines. The each section of the Code starts with the words "Double white lines" and then goes on to say what you can do if the broken line is on your side or the solid line is on your side. In both cases the Code calls them "Double White Lines". It therefore does not matter if the line on one side is broken and the other side is solid. If there are two of them running down the middle of the road then they are "Double white lines" and it is, as per section 240 The Highway Code, illegal to park next to them.
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Meanwhile here is a picture of a bus clearly parked in a coach bay.
7 comments:
Great picture of new Enviro 400 bus. Is that a satellite navigation device on the roof?!!!
Shiny new buses. Any destined for Torbay?
So what is the legal difference between a bus and a coach? Most legalistic things (eg driving licences, using outside lanes of motorways etc) refer to PCVs with more than a certain number of seats. So what defines a coach as able to use a "coach bay" when a bus can't? Or does the driver have to be over a certain weight, due to excess consumption of free meals at cafes, pubs and tea rooms?
Usually bus stops have "no stopping except local buses" on them to distinquish between coaches. Still it doesn't stop anybody!!
Aah nice pic. Not many pics of them yet. Saw 323 in Exeter today. The other 3 or 4 down Dawlish.
As far as I am aware there are none deasten for Torquay - atleast yet . Although there are 10 due from Manchester in the comign weeks.
Ah, Manchester. Where they buy loads of new buses, then buy loads more of the same type a year later and move all the original ones around!!
aye something like that. Mind you they always do have a variety of vehicles there, i mean they got b10m's with ps bodywork. Mercades minibuses as well as brand new 08 plated enviros!
A right selection :P
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