[IanMSpencer]

There is the published Highway Code, but after some years, we all realise that there is a real Highway Code that is shared between drivers.

I think it is important for safety that the true highway code is properly documented.

Perhaps you can help.

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[IanMSpencer]

(Inspired by jollygoodvelo)

(Inspired by jollygoodvelo)

256 Use of SatNav

Any directions given on a SatNav override any signage you may see carelessly dotted around the sides of the road (e.g. speed limits, one way streets, no U-turns, no right turns, closed roads, cyclists, ignore SatNav signs, maximum height signs for HGV drivers) regardless of when the SatNav was last updated.

If directed by a SatNav to make a turn and you happen to be in the wrong lane, it is best to make a quick dive across other traffic without signalling to avoid inconveniencing them. If your SatNav is slow to update, weave randomly from lane to lane until it has caught up.

If you miscount your exits on a rouandabout, and are about to exit early, you may swerve violently back onto the roundabout without cancelling any indicators, remembering that any entering traffic must give way to the right and should be accounting for any bizarre driving that other road users make, so it is all their fault if you crash.

When fitting a SatNav to the windscreen ensure it is fitted close to your line of vision to avoid you needing to take your eyes off the road. Taxi drivers should consider fitting their fare meters and mobile phone holders in similar position to minimise the impact of any distractions.

If the SatNav falls off the windscreen, you MUST immediately retrieve it from the passenger footwell, have a good look around the car to locate it before taking both hands off the wheel for safety while you lean over and retrieve it.

 

[Anonymous]

I love that they’ve gone to

I love that they’ve gone to the trouble of adding that for a vehicle that doesn’t and may never exist, but haven’t managed to stop people driving around at night with their sat-navs on full brightness right in front of their faces.

[Spangly Shiny]

Pump truck maybe?

Pump truck maybe?

[IanMSpencer]

I’m contemplating the

I’m contemplating the psychological dmage of being less right than The Sun 

[brooksby]

PRSboy wrote:

Fandangled Teslas etc can park themselves remotely via an app.

They also have a special ‘Audi mode’ where they drive around like *&$!!%%@!

[PRSboy]

Fandangled Teslas etc can

Fandangled Teslas etc can park themselves remotely via an app.

[quiff]

The Sun is right(!) Reg 110

The Sun is right(!) Reg 110(5A) re: handheld device parking was inserted by the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2018/592. The 2003 amendments were when Reg 110 (re: mobile phone use generally) was first inserted.  

[chrisonabike]

I find it sad how many people

I find it sad how many people just don’t know about this important yet underappreciated rule.  Only two people got it right on my street today (collage below taken at same time and stitched together).

[wycombewheeler]

Pavement parking

Pavement parking

a single yellow line denotes that motor vehicles should be parked with two wheels on the pavement and two wheels on the road, while a double yellow line denotes that all four wheels should be on the pavement before leaving the vehicle.

[IanMSpencer]

If you have just overtaken a
If you have just overtaken a cyclist at or approaching traffic lights and the lights are at red, you MUST:

* drive into the ASL and a bit further to make sure the bastard can’t get in front again.

* If no ASL is available or you are further back in the queue, wedge your tyres firmly against the kerb to make sure there is no room for the little bastard to squeeze through. You should ignore any cycle lane markings for this manoeuvre.

[IanMSpencer]

It was added to the HWC in
It was added to the HWC in 2018 (source The Sun!). Reading around it seems that BMW and others have been experimenting with last mile parking solutions (the UK seems to have settled on the last 6m as a compromise). Seeing how Tesla have progressed, that 6m might be optimistic.

I’m not 100% convinced on that 2003 date in legislation, I may have misread the reference on my phone, it seems too soon.

[chrisonabike]

Paging James Bond in 1997…

Paging James Bond in 1997… (Apologies, one of the worst IMHO)

[ShutTheFrontDawes]

Exactly. What mobile phone
Exactly. What mobile phone and car combination exists where you can park your car using your mobile phone? And why on earth was it legislated for back in 2003?!

[IanMSpencer]

Checking the legislation, it
Checking the legislation, it was amended in 2003.

(2) In regulation 110 (mobile telephones) after paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) A person does not contravene a provision of this regulation if, at the time of the alleged contravention—

(a)that person is using the mobile telephone or other device only to perform a remote controlled parking function of the motor vehicle; and
(b)that mobile telephone or other device only enables the motor vehicle to move where the following conditions are satisfied—
(i)there is continuous activation of the remote control application of the telephone or device by the driver;
(ii)the signal between the motor vehicle and the telephone or the motor vehicle and the device, as appropriate, is maintained; and
(iii)the distance between the motor vehicle and the telephone or the motor vehicle and the device, as appropriate, is not more than 6 metres.”.

I know that we all bitch about motorists who don’t know the Highway Code, but hands up who knew of this one?

[quiff]

In a similar vein, this is

In a similar vein, this is genuinely part of the HWC (albeit there are no cars currently meeting the definition):

While a self-driving vehicle is driving itself in a valid situation, you are not responsible for how it drives. You may turn your attention away from the road and you may also view content through the vehicle’s built-in infotainment apparatus, if available.

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