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Path: num2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!num1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!number.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!postnews.google.com!u10g2000vbd.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Message-ID:  From: Nuxx Bar  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: Forced to use the primary position. Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 07:08:04 -0700 (PDT) References:    <422b45e8-88dc-4c8a-8d06-57c6b15417a6@f16g2000vbf.googlegroups.com>      <5s2dne7DyI54d4fXnZ2dnUVZ8gednZ2d@pipex.net>  <24KdnYpoKLVac4fXnZ2dnUVZ8tadnZ2d@pipex.net>  Lines: 47 Organization: http://groups.google.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 81.156.251.27 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: posting.google.com 1243346885 15622 127.0.0.1 (26 May 2009 14:08:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 14:08:05 +0000 (UTC) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: u10g2000vbd.googlegroups.com; posting-host=81.156.251.27; posting-account=7_6kYAkAAABD6HrjM0VxehwvZOKMxm4g User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.10) Gecko/2009042316 Firefox/3.0.10 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Bytes: 3299 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:704299

On May 26, 9:32=A0am, "Simon Mason"  wrote: > "JNugent"  wrote in message > > >> The Highway Code says: > >> 167 > >> DO NOT overtake where you might come into conflict with other road use= rs. > >> *In this case, overtaking a car on its left and then driving in a cycl= e > >> lane with cyclists in it would fall foul of this rule*. > > > Er... no, it doesn't. > > > It says: > > > > "167 > > > DO NOT overtake where you might come into conflict with other road > > > users [...]" > > > The rest of what you posted (the bit in between the asterisks as > > reproduced above in the quotation of your post) is simply your attempte= d > > interpretation. > > Yes, that was my and most people's interpretation of the rule which is bo= rne > out by drivers' keeping out of cycle lanes in the main part. > > > > > The HC rule is neutral as between overtaking on the left or the right. > > No it isn't. The HC says: > > 163 > a.. *only overtake on the left* if the vehicle in front is signalling to > turn right, and there is room to do so > a.. stay in your lane if traffic is moving slowly in queues. If the queue= on > your right is moving more slowly than you are, you may pass on the left. > > That is not neutral as you call it.

It's only advice: there's no "MUST" and no legislation referred to, as there always is when the Highway Code is talking about a legal requirement.