akirk wrote:I think misuse would have to be to use a lane for a non-intended purpose
e.g. cycle lane with car in it / hard shoulder for general driving / etc.
not using a lane and going around a roundabout following all the highway code
would be very surprised if that could stick!
Alasdair
I think you have to read the whole sentence to gain its intended meaning, not just one word. The whole sentence is:
"misuse of any lane (including cycling lanes) to avoid queuing or gain some other advantage over other drivers;"
Lane two is not generally regarded as being intended for use by anyone wishing to turn left. Hence the "misuse" of lane two if its use is intended to facilitate turning left. For the accusation to stick, the "misuse" must have the intention behind it to... "avoid queuing or gain some other advantage over other drivers". Which it does, viz. "avoiding a queue" of other vehicles waiting in turn to turn left.
If the action becomes too blatant and a bit notorious, by which I mean: if you do it every day; if a member of the public queuing to turn left sees you doing it regularly; if that member of the public takes umbrage; if other "left-turners" join in the ruse; and, if that member of the public complains to the local constabulary giving them registration numbers and descriptions of vehicles, the local constabulary might send someone to have a look and see if an offence of... driving without reasonable consideration , in this case queue jumping, is being committed.
Just a thought.