Post #2345697

2026-04-17 12:54 UTC

@robpumphrey@mastodonapp.uk To be fair, that one's an advisory cycle lane, aka "chocolate teapot". Assuming[#] the car isn't parked but is loading/unloading, and is doing so outside the restricted times given by the single tick marks, the only thing it's doing wrong is driving on the pavement. [#] Yes, I get that that's a big assumption. #BikeTooter

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@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk 2026-04-17 13:10

@TimWardCam@c.im @robpumphrey@mastodonapp.uk I'm not sure the kind of commenters Rob is discussing can tell the difference between a chocolate teapot and a segregated well swept lane that I'd be prepared to use 😃 (ed: my poorly constructed point being that to Those Sort Of People all cycle lanes are the same and mandatory)

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@robpumphrey@mastodonapp.uk 2026-04-17 15:03

@TimWardCam@c.im Highway code rule 140: Do not drive or park in a cycle lane marked by a broken white line unless it is unavoidable. Rule 238: Double yellow lines indicate a prohibition of waiting at any time even if there are no upright signs. 2 minutes to go before the no loading restrictions are lifted. The solid white line on the other side of the road is a stop line for a traffic light, so also parked in a dangerous location (within 10m of a junction). (Rule 243) I guess taxi drivers are exempt from all of that.

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