Policing Advanced Stop Lines this morning.

[Pete.]

I saw the cops out in force this morning on Brixton Hill policing the cycle boxes/advanced stop lines. Odds-on they will be doing other areas too this this week as they seem to wait a while than have a little purge so keep those eyes peeled!
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Andy_Pagin]

I steer well clear of cycle boxes, full of bloody suicidal cyclists.
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[esullivan]

At every light I caught this morning, bar one, the cycle box was filled with a car, usually a van or minicab. I tucked in behind them.

The one light where this wasn't the case, a guy on a Triumph Bonneville waited in it. It was completely unnecessarily, IMO, because we were at the front of the queue. I stopped at the first line and he stopped at the second, as if that was where he was supposed to go. I see a lot of scooters do that too.

I will use them if it's safer (I won't be stuck next to a bus or lorry who can't see me), and take the hit if caught, but I don't see the reason to routinely use them.
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[monkeybiker]

Well look on the positives, must mean all the other crimes have been solved

[chris-red]

They've been doing it the last few days along commercial road, 3 cyclists blitzed through and were completely ignored by the plod.
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[tbourner]

Am I right in thinking the rules suggest pulling in behind the first car in the queue rather than filtering right to the front?
Also; can you not just say you crossed the first line when the light was amber, then it went red so you stopped at the next line
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[Rogerborg]

You must not overtake the closest (stopped) vehicle to a light controlled pedestrian crossing. You must not overtake at all when there are zig-zag lines. "Filtering" is overtaking. Such serious, very crime.

[Minty]

[iooi]

[ScottT]

Just point out it says (for those that still have them) bicycle on my tax disc, so i can use bicycle lanes etc.

[blackbosh]

er it went amber just as you were about to cross and you should sort of stop for ambers as well? running out of ideas haha

My friend does this religiously, like a filter was unsuccessful unless he was first away at the lights, I think fuck it if i get through on the next change jobs jobbed

[monkeybiker]

[mattyfattyboo...]

[Pete.]

Crossing either line under amber is only excusable if it was not possible without the risk of causing an accident. You're not at liberty to cross it just because it changes as you approach.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[iooi]

[civvy]

[Boris the spider]

Not enough cops in Edinburgh to bother with this low level shit.

Really not up there on the list of give a fuck stats.

Certainly wasn't for me when I was on response, as it's just that.

Response.

I use the cycle boxes all the time. Mon to Fri on my commute.

I'm faster off the line than a MAMIL on a fixie.
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