In summary these detail that a footpath and a grass verge are part of a road. A road generally stretches between boundary fences or grass verges along its sides and this includes any pavements Bryant v Marx [] 96 JP and grass verges Worth v Brooks [] Crim LR Even if the grass verge is behind a safety barrier it is a road, if it is maintained by the highway authority as part of the public highway the reason for the crash barrier is for safety reasons and not to limit the road, Alun Griffith Contractors Ltd v Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency [] EWHC Admin , [] RTR 7.
Am I allowed to cross a double solid white line? You can cross double white lines — but only if the following four tests are met: Is it safe?
If you cannot see around a corner or over the brow of a hill or into a dip in the road you must not overtake. Is it necessary?
Could you wait for a short while and then cross when there is no double white line? This may be nothing more than a few seconds away. However, when it comes to deciding whether a road obstruction permits crossing double lines, the RMS states that 'drivers must consider if they have a clear view of oncoming traffic, if it is necessary and reasonable in all circumstances to cross the dividing line, and if it is safe to do so.
So, if you need to get around a fallen tree, a crashed vehicle or a broken down car - crossing unbroken lines would be considered legal. But if you're just wanting to get around a slower moving vehicle, or a vehicle stopped in a line of a traffic, it is illegal to cross a set of unbroken lines.
A fallen tree, crashed vehicle or a broken down car are considered legal obstructions, while a slower moving vehicle, or a vehicle stopped in a line of traffic aren't. But there a few circumstances where drivers are legally allowed to pass over the bold road marking. While a single broken line may allow you to cross or overtake, you are only allowed to overtake on double white lines to pass a stationary vehicle, or one travelling at 10 mph or less, according to the Highway Code.
And drivers may also legally cross over double centre lines if they need to turn into a property or side road, as long as it's safe. This would lead to the patently absurd situation that only the lanes left of the double white line could be used on the motorway or tunnel, even though all traffic is travelling in the same direction. As such, these particular brand of double white lines appear to have no defined basis in law, but can sometimes become legal such as in a tunnel where occasional two way operation may be permitted when a second parallel tunel is closed.
Hi I just wanted to ask a few questions about the double continuous white line with a dotted white lines at the centre what does that mean and why do they put those dotted white lines at the centre instead of not putting them at all Thanks. I was given a 12month ban and had to resit my test in full. I tried overtaking a heavy wagon but realised there was a vehicle coming down on the other side, so pulled back into my own lane behind the wagon.
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