Anyone else see this as a bad idea???

[xX-Alex-Xx]

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/highway-code-rule-change-giving-22507719

https://i2-prod.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/article22507651.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Screenshot-2021-12-18-at-170140.png

So now you're gonna have to wait for a clueless pedestrian to cross first (almost guaranteed they won't know the new rules and will be stood there waiting for you), and while you're now stopped in the main road there's a much higher likelyhood of you getting slammed by the car behind you.

Either that or (as I've seen a lot in North America), pedestrians will just assume right of way is an invisible shield and will just walk out into the road without looking and get creamed....
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DILLIGAF

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Madness, and now pedestrians will have even less motivation to walk the short distance to a pedestrian crossing.

(Kerb, not curb. Honestly the standards of journalism these days.)

[A100man]

Yeah, forget the first one. Most peds cross the road without looking anyway.

The second is interesting however. as someone who spends more time on a push bike than a powered version.

On one 1/2 mile straight stretch of my commute where the 40mph limit is mostly ignored. Riding close to the nearside puts you in pot-hole and drain grid territory, plus you get the twats that overtake while parallel to a vehicle in the opposite direction which can be quite uncomfortable. Taking up the middle of the lane would be preferable, however it will likely get you subject to much abuse for the car fraternity, hmm..
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Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[Easy-X]

TBF this is mostly how it is in the City with the clueless tourists, both on foot and on Boris' Bikes.
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[ThunderGuts]

I actually thought the first rule was already a thing? Maybe I've been swearing at cars erroneously all these years while in pedestrian-mode.

On the cycle thing, I do get that - I've been side-swiped because someone overtook and cut left on a junction like that. If I rode in "primary" position I'd have likely avoided that situation. More abuse yes, but you know the old saying: "words will never hurt me, but a 2 tonne SUV with squash my noggin" or something like that.
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TG.

[Nobby the Bastard]

The second one has always been a thing. If there isn't anywhere to be safely overtaken I've always moved to the middle of the road to prevent temptation.

The first one seems soewhat pointless. The fact it's only whilst turning onto a minor road means there is less traffic trying to get in or ouit of it.
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Sprint ST 1050

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[Polarbear]

Replace said grey car with
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQqXU0mrrouLmiWXcqkdiHpUQewKJPetHIl-w&usqp=CAU
and they may be less inclined to lane hog.
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[Pete.]

Imagine how impossible the Wolf Simpson types are going to be now!
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[stinkwheel]

It does also say:

[ThunderGuts]

[xX-Alex-Xx]

[stinkwheel]

[ThunderGuts]

[Keithy]

[Diggs]

The first one is barking mad. We'll get pedestrians stepping out and getting squashed, and the driver/rider will get the blame.

The second one is what sensible push-bikers do nowadays, and rightly so. When I used to ride a push-bike, I'd sit further out than many drivers liked for the same reasons I used to tell people when I used to do CBT training:

1. If you are slow but far out, people will think about overtaking you rather than simply going past and forcing you into the gutter.

2. If you ride out, you aren't in the gutter and the carriageway is less pot-holed and covered in shite.

3. If you ride out, you have that extra split second to react if anything jumps into the road.

4. If you ride out, you can move laterally so people pulling out of junctions ahead of you can see you coming.

Own your road-space and live!
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[stinkwheel]