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Old December 11th 18, 01:06 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Monday, December 10, 2018 at 6:47:56 PM UTC, Bod wrote:
On 10/12/2018 18:33, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
soup wrote:
On 10/12/2018 14:31, wrote:
Or driving through an amber light, for that matter?


Not at all illegal. The whole point of amber lights is as a warning
that the lights are about to change and if it is safer to drive on
than attempt to stop then do so.


I can't believe that you said that.



Amber means stop if you are able to.

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Bod


Obviously the numpty driver who rear ended the car in front due to him being on the phone would be exempt from an amber STOP light as he is too engrossed in his tiny mobile screen to even bother checking.
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Old December 11th 18, 01:08 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Monday, December 10, 2018 at 5:02:55 PM UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Do you remember this **** on a bicycle?


SNIPPED.

What has he got to do with a driver rear ending another car due to being on the phone?

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Old December 11th 18, 02:26 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 11/12/2018 06:04, Bod wrote:
On 11/12/2018 01:00, JNugent wrote:
On 10/12/2018 18:47, Bod wrote:
On 10/12/2018 18:33, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
soup wrote:
On 10/12/2018 14:31, wrote:
Â* Or driving through an amber light, for that matter?


Not at all illegal.Â* The whole point of amber lights is as a warning
that the lights are about to change and if it is safer to drive on
than attempt to stop then do so.

I can't believe that you said that.



Amber means stop if you are able to.


Wrong.

Amber means "stop, if that is the safer course of action".

https://mocktheorytest.com/resources/traffic-lights-uk/


What does it say?

Try to make your point for yourself. I have no intention of reading a
document which may or may not say what you may or may not be trying to say.
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Old December 11th 18, 02:45 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 11/12/2018 13:26, JNugent wrote:
On 11/12/2018 06:04, Bod wrote:
On 11/12/2018 01:00, JNugent wrote:
On 10/12/2018 18:47, Bod wrote:
On 10/12/2018 18:33, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
soup wrote:
On 10/12/2018 14:31, wrote:
Â* Or driving through an amber light, for that matter?


Not at all illegal.Â* The whole point of amber lights is as a warning
that the lights are about to change and if it is safer to drive on
than attempt to stop then do so.

I can't believe that you said that.



Amber means stop if you are able to.

Wrong.

Amber means "stop, if that is the safer course of action".

Â*
Â*
https://mocktheorytest.com/resources/traffic-lights-uk/


What does it say?

Try to make your point for yourself. I have no intention of reading a
document which may or may not say what you may or may not be trying to say.

What do the traffic light colours mean?

A red traffic light means stop at or behind the white line (or where
otherwise indicated). The white line is positioned so that pedestrians
have room to cross in front of the waiting vehicles without becoming an
obstacle to traffic travelling across the junction. The only time you
can go through a red light is if a police officer directs you to do so.
A red and amber light together still means stop – don’t pass through it
until green shows

*An amber light means stop if you are able to. The amber light usually
stays on for between 4-6 seconds to give all vehicles enough time to
stop safely*

A flashing amber light is shown at a pedestrian crossing. It means you
can go if it’s safe to do so (i.e. there are no pedestrians still crossing)

A green light means go if it is safe to do so (i.e. there are not
pedestrians crossing) and there is space for your vehicle on the other
side of the junction.
If the lights are out, proceed with caution as nobody has the right-of-way.

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Bod
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Old December 11th 18, 02:58 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 1:45:57 PM UTC, Bod wrote:

*An amber light means stop if you are able to. The amber light usually
stays on for between 4-6 seconds to give all vehicles enough time to
stop safely*


I have just checked the cyclist's video again and the driver DID stop well before the RED light, so no problem there, BUT after the lights went to green he shot off and crashed into the back of the car in front as he had wasted so much time arguing the toss with the cyclist at the lights.

SEE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ0x...A#action=share
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Old December 11th 18, 04:12 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 11/12/2018 13:45, Bod wrote:
On 11/12/2018 13:26, JNugent wrote:
On 11/12/2018 06:04, Bod wrote:
On 11/12/2018 01:00, JNugent wrote:
On 10/12/2018 18:47, Bod wrote:
On 10/12/2018 18:33, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
soup wrote:
On 10/12/2018 14:31, wrote:
Â* Or driving through an amber light, for that matter?


Not at all illegal.Â* The whole point of amber lights is as a warning
that the lights are about to change and if it is safer to drive on
than attempt to stop then do so.

I can't believe that you said that.



Amber means stop if you are able to.

Wrong.

Amber means "stop, if that is the safer course of action".
Â*
Â*
https://mocktheorytest.com/resources/traffic-lights-uk/


What does it say?

Try to make your point for yourself. I have no intention of reading a
document which may or may not say what you may or may not be trying to
say.

What do the traffic light colours mean?

A red traffic light means stop at or behind the white line (or where
otherwise indicated). The white line is positioned so that pedestrians
have room to cross in front of the waiting vehicles without becoming an
obstacle to traffic travelling across the junction. The only time you
can go through a red light is if a police officer directs you to do so.
A red and amber light together still means stop – don’t pass through it
until green shows

*An amber light means stop if you are able to. The amber light usually
stays on for between 4-6 seconds to give all vehicles enough time to
stop safely*

A flashing amber light is shown at a pedestrian crossing. It means you
can go if it’s safe to do so (i.e. there are no pedestrians still crossing)

A green light means go if it is safe to do so (i.e. there are not
pedestrians crossing) and there is space for your vehicle on the other
side of the junction.
If the lights are out, proceed with caution as nobody has the right-of-way.


"An amber light means stop if you are able to"

"If".

The rule calls for judgment on the part of the road-user (and, foir that
matter, on the part of anyone charged with enforcing traffic law). It is
not and cannot be a hard and fast rule.




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Old December 11th 18, 04:18 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 11/12/2018 14:48, TMS320 wrote:

On 11/12/2018 13:27, JNugent wrote:
On 11/12/2018 08:52, TMS320 wrote:
On 11/12/2018 01:01, JNugent wrote:
On 10/12/2018 19:56, TMS320 wrote:
On 10/12/2018 16:01, JNugent wrote:
On 10/12/2018 13:46, wrote:

Speed limits do not apply to cyclists save for a very few
exceptions.

The laws of physics and the anatomy of the human body, on the
other hand, always apply to cyclists, as difficult as some of them
find to accept that, especially when the risk accrues to other
people who are doing such outrageous such as walking out of the
garden gates onto the footway, or crossing the road.

I see. The consequence of a collision by a cyclist riding on the
pavement is now determined by the speed of another cyclist
travelling along the road. Is this your entry for a Nobel prize in
quantum physics?
Please do us a favour and hold your breath.

Are you trying for the Non Sequitur Of The Year prize?

It was a sarky reply to your effort.


A failed sarky reply, you mean.


Only if you explain the sequitur you attempted to make between riding a
bike on the road at a legal speed and a collision on the pavement by a
different person at a different time and place.


There was no conection between them except for the fact that they both
relate to recent(-ish) well-reported cases of (prosecuted) offences by
cyclists.

They were discrete examples of obvious danger to pedestrians caused by
cyclists, one of them a case of injury caused to a child on the footway
immediately outside a garden gate.

What on earth could make anyone normal think that one example was
directly connected to the other?

You are definitely still well in front of the field for Non-Sequitur of
the Year 2018. With only 20 days to go, any challenger would have to be
even more spectacularly wrong than you were, so it's looking as though
you have the title in the bag. Congratulations in advance.
 




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