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Old July 12th 09, 03:52 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Pip Ryder
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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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Old July 12th 09, 04:54 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Rob Morley
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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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Old July 12th 09, 06:58 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
mileburner
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"Phil W Lee" phil(at)lee-family(dot)me(dot)uk wrote in message
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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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Old July 12th 09, 09:06 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Tony Dragon
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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.



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Old July 12th 09, 09:07 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Just zis Guy, you know?[_2_]
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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.
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Guy
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Old July 12th 09, 09:08 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Happi Monday
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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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Old July 12th 09, 09:33 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Ian[_8_]
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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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Old July 12th 09, 09:34 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Ian[_8_]
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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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. :-\

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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Old July 12th 09, 09:45 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
John Dunlop
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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?

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Old July 12th 09, 10:31 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Keitht
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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.

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