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Passing stationary / parked cars
When cycling on small roads in residential areas, you often get a
situation where one side of the road is blocked by parked cars and there is only enough room for one vehicle to pass. Who has right of way in this situation? I've heard two contradictory opinions. a) The vehicle that is on the same side of the road as the parked car must give way to oncoming traffic, as passing the parked car would result in travelling on the wrong side of the road. b) Both vehicles have equal right of way, the one that reaches the gap first has priority. Which of these is correct? |
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On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:52:41 +0100
Pip Ryder wrote: When cycling on small roads in residential areas, you often get a situation where one side of the road is blocked by parked cars and there is only enough room for one vehicle to pass. Who has right of way in this situation? I've heard two contradictory opinions. a) The vehicle that is on the same side of the road as the parked car must give way to oncoming traffic, as passing the parked car would result in travelling on the wrong side of the road. b) Both vehicles have equal right of way, the one that reaches the gap first has priority. Which of these is correct? I've always taken the former to be the case, and there's a woman in a Volvo who owes me a door mirror as a result of me being right and her being wrong. :-\ |
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"Phil W Lee" phil(at)lee-family(dot)me(dot)uk wrote in message ... Pip Ryder considered Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:52:41 +0100 the perfect time to write: When cycling on small roads in residential areas, you often get a situation where one side of the road is blocked by parked cars and there is only enough room for one vehicle to pass. Who has right of way in this situation? I've heard two contradictory opinions. a) The vehicle that is on the same side of the road as the parked car must give way to oncoming traffic, as passing the parked car would result in travelling on the wrong side of the road. b) Both vehicles have equal right of way, the one that reaches the gap first has priority. Which of these is correct? a) and make sure you take the centre of the remaining lane unless you are forced to take evasice action. I have always taken b) to be the case. Whoever got there first. On a practical basis this works fine as if there is not enough room for two "whoever got there last" is forced to give way. There is also the "give way to uphill traffic rule" HC 155 although this directly relates to single track roads the same principle applies and is common courtesy. A cyclist also needs to take the centre of lane to ensure that traffic does not overtake, and that oncoming traffic yields to them (whether they had the right of way or took it anyway). |
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Pip Ryder wrote:
When cycling on small roads in residential areas, you often get a situation where one side of the road is blocked by parked cars and there is only enough room for one vehicle to pass. Who has right of way in this situation? I've heard two contradictory opinions. a) The vehicle that is on the same side of the road as the parked car must give way to oncoming traffic, as passing the parked car would result in travelling on the wrong side of the road. b) Both vehicles have equal right of way, the one that reaches the gap first has priority. Which of these is correct? I was always taught & believe that it is custom that you give way if your side of the road is blocked, the only exception being on a hill where it is custom to give way to uphill traffic. -- Tony Dragon |
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On Jul 12, 6:58*am, "mileburner" wrote:
When cycling on small roads in residential areas, you often get a situation where one side of the road is blocked by parked cars and there is only enough room for one vehicle to pass. Who has right of way in this situation? I've heard two contradictory opinions. a) The vehicle that is on the same side of the road as the parked car must give way to oncoming traffic, as passing the parked car would result in travelling on the wrong side of the road. b) Both vehicles have equal right of way, the one that reaches the gap first has priority. Which of these is correct? I have always taken b) to be the case. Whoever got there first. On a practical basis this works fine as if there is not enough room for two "whoever got there last" is forced to give way. I think you are wrong. If one vehicle can proceed on its own side of the road and the other has to cross to the opposite side to pass, it would be odd, I think, if the vehicle proceeding in lane did not have priority. I will acknowledge, though, that a good many drivers behave as if the vehicle passing the parked car has priority. -- Guy |
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Pip Ryder wrote:
When cycling on small roads in residential areas, you often get a situation where one side of the road is blocked by parked cars and there is only enough room for one vehicle to pass. Who has right of way in this situation? I've heard two contradictory opinions. a) The vehicle that is on the same side of the road as the parked car must give way to oncoming traffic, as passing the parked car would result in travelling on the wrong side of the road. b) Both vehicles have equal right of way, the one that reaches the gap first has priority. Which of these is correct? You have RoW on the left side of the road, |
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"Pip Ryder" wrote in message ... When cycling on small roads in residential areas, you often get a situation where one side of the road is blocked by parked cars and there is only enough room for one vehicle to pass. Who has right of way in this situation? No-one. I've heard two contradictory opinions. a) The vehicle that is on the same side of the road as the parked car must give way to oncoming traffic, as passing the parked car would result in travelling on the wrong side of the road. b) Both vehicles have equal right of way, the one that reaches the gap first has priority. Which of these is correct? Neither, but (b) is closer.... do not put your vehicle (whether AF432 or pushbike) into any situation you cannot see yourself getting it out of. IOW - if theere is already something in the gap, coming towards you, then wait for the gap to clear - whichever side it's on. Not HC, but CS. -- Ian |
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message news:20090712045428.3182b3b8@bluemoon... On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:52:41 +0100 Pip Ryder wrote: When cycling on small roads in residential areas, you often get a situation where one side of the road is blocked by parked cars and there is only enough room for one vehicle to pass. Who has right of way in this situation? I've heard two contradictory opinions. a) The vehicle that is on the same side of the road as the parked car must give way to oncoming traffic, as passing the parked car would result in travelling on the wrong side of the road. b) Both vehicles have equal right of way, the one that reaches the gap first has priority. Which of these is correct? I've always taken the former to be the case, and there's a woman in a Volvo who owes me a door mirror as a result of me being right and her being wrong. :-\ No. You pay for your OWN door mirror if you are sufficiently haemophrenic to try and assert a non-existant "right". :0) |
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Pip Ryder:
When cycling on small roads in residential areas, you often get a situation where one side of the road is blocked by parked cars and there is only enough room for one vehicle to pass. Talking about tight squeezes, yesterday, one car overtook another as I was cycling towards them. Didn't have time to get off, just breathed in. The day before, the same happened, except the cars came from behind. Question is, do you want to see it coming? -- John |
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Pip Ryder wrote:
When cycling on small roads in residential areas, you often get a situation where one side of the road is blocked by parked cars and there is only enough room for one vehicle to pass. Who has right of way in this situation? I've heard two contradictory opinions. a) The vehicle that is on the same side of the road as the parked car must give way to oncoming traffic, as passing the parked car would result in travelling on the wrong side of the road. b) Both vehicles have equal right of way, the one that reaches the gap first has priority. Which of these is correct? Outside my house it's usually the one who gives in first. Though that can take a while as by then traffic has backed up behind each vehicle and no-one is prepeared to engage reverse gear as that is not contining on thier journey. When it's a pig-heaed idiot that decided that two buses are easier to reverse than one car -- it can take some time. And yes, it is a residential road that is wide enough to park cars on either side but then not wide enough for two-way traffic in most places. Some helpful person also decided to put not one but two bus routes on the same road. Not sure if there is a law that covers it --if there is then no-one round here has heard of it. -- Come to Dave & Boris - your cycle security experts. |
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