Some confusion on the nomenclature of parts of the motorway (probably for the nerdier readers......)
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey- ... =hootsuite
A follow up question - what's the offence?
What verge?
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Re: What verge?
The offence, as any fule kno, is that of entering an area of chevrons bounded by a solid line (HC 130).
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Re: What verge?
I too see no verge (edge or border in my dictionary so I couldn't vote ).
In Chapter 5 of the Traffic Signs Manual, they call it a ghost island.
In Chapter 5 of the Traffic Signs Manual, they call it a ghost island.
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Re: What verge?
Strangely Brown wrote:The offence, as any fule kno, is that of entering an area of chevrons bounded by a solid line (HC 130).
Indeed. There didn't seem to be an emergency.
Nick
Re: What verge?
The meaning of a solid white line seems lost on a lot of drivers. I certainly never assume that others will not cross them.
Re: What verge?
sussex2 wrote:The meaning of the highway code seems lost on a lot of drivers. I certainly never assume that others will follow it.
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Re: What verge?
sussex2 wrote:The meaning of a solid white line seems lost on a lot of drivers. I certainly never assume that others will not cross them.
Perhaps if councils hadn't been so keen to slap them all over B roads in un-necessary places people would treat them with the respect and importance they originally were designed to convey.
Peter and the wolf!
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Re: What verge?
Most drivers seem to understand the double continuous when used down the middle of the road, with or without chevrons. When used on motorways as a merge separator it seems to cause confusion and is frequently treated as optional by the more progressive of our brethren.
Re: What verge?
Triquet wrote:Most drivers seem to understand the double continuous when used down the middle of the road, with or without chevrons. When used on motorways as a merge separator it seems to cause confusion and is frequently treated as optional by the more progressive of our brethren.
not sure there is any confusion - simply that people consider there to be little risk so ignore them - solid whites in the middle of a road mean going across into oncoming traffic - on a motorway they simply divide traffic travelling in the same direction, so less perceived impact
Alasdair
Re: What verge?
https://twitter.com/gmptraffic/status/9 ... 9417410565
So, driving on the verge then.
So, driving on the verge then.
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