Zigzag lines

[curryfishball]

Just wondering about overtaking/filtering through zigzag lines. Isn't that supposed to be illegal and you can get points from it?

Sometimes I see police riders do it as well so that makes me wonder even more.
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[Lawnie]

I've seen police cars doing what must have been 35-40mph in 30 zones, without any lights/siren. It just goes to show that we all break the rules in some way, whoever we are.

[Paddy Blake]

A cop stoped me for doing that,he called it an island(what are you
doing driveing on an island)he said, needless i had no idea what he
was talking about.But he let me go after i said sorry.

[bazza]

On a ped crossing with red/flashing/amber lights, you can filter up to, but not pass, the first car. When green, you can filter as normal.

On a zebra crossing, you can again filter up to the first car, but may not pass it until it has cleared the crossing.*






*You do not have to use this information, but it may harm your defence in court if you later rely on information you got off the Internet.
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[LUXY DJ]

always just depends on what kind pull you. i filter if its possible to do so regardless of what lines are there + you have to go that little bit more wider cause of SO many dickheads who just decide to swerve out abit to look down the road OR some wanting to do a U-turn cause they cant sit there no more! OR EVEN the nob heads who walk in between the cars to cross & forget to look on the assumption a bike might be coming down
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[bazza]

[LUXY DJ]

lol bazza i HAVE got loud pipe & these IDIOTS still somehow dont hear me
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[bazza]

[doggone]

Not sure what you mean by 'zigzag lines' - the ones on the side of the road at ped crossings:
You can filter past stationary cars but you aren't suposed to pass the car at the front.

Or maybe you mean hatched or chevron markings dividing lanes or oncoming traffic?
These you may not enter if the outline is a solid line.
Exceptions include overtaking stationary or very slow vehicles.
If the outline of the hatched area is broken, you may enter & use for overtaking, but with caution - these areas are there for good reason e.g. protecting right turning traffic.

If you have any sort of accident while crossing hatched areas you would need to prove that you had every reason to assume no danger was likely.

[LUXY DJ]

so are you allowed to go ROUND the crossing islands(little ones not traffic light ones) when you cant get through on your side of the road? cause iv done this many times cause some cars are right up against it so if its clear on other side i go round & im sure alot of bikers have done this cause iv followed & been followed round them
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[Johnny GSX-R]

I wouldn't risk going around the outside of the road bollard personally, although, if it has no keep left arrow or solid line across it i can't of a good reason not too You stumped me there 'LUXY'

As for Chevrons and ZigZags then 'DOGGONE' got it right.

[JonB]

What pisses me off about Zig-Zag lines at Pedestrian crossing are the 70 year old twats that insist on parking on them, when it is completely illegal and for good reason.
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[bazza]

[stinkwheel]

If a copper sees you driving round the outside of a traffic island, they will slap you with six points for driving without due care and attention faster than you can blink. They might even be able to make a case for dangerous driving.

[LUXY DJ]

just incase people are thinking of the wrong ones i mean these...



https://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_roads/documents/graphic/dft_roads_504795-4.jpg


cause you said about "keep left" sings,etc which these dont have nothing
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[Heckthusula]

I got 12 books thrown at me for riding around a bollard once, so I don't do it anymore, but on the way into the city every morning, the majority of other riders do it.

[bazza]

[Finglonga]

ZOOOOOM in of the offender.

https://moblog.co.uk/blogs/4532/moblog_ba529ca232d3b.jpg

Er....you don't mean go a round the speed hump do you?
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[LUXY DJ]

WHOOOPS!!!

thing is i know there on them but just didnt think about them as the "keep left" sign dunno why though

anyway yeah if theres to much traffic on "your" side & its stopping you from filtering down then iv gone round them loads of times & like i said iv followed & been followed past them so you telling me no one here has done this?
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[Finglonga]