Driver who was talking on her mobile phone

darich

scotsman4th wrote: »

Not only can you park opposite zig zags at a school, I dont believe theres anything in law to stop you parking ON them.
Strange but true.

Assuming you're not being facetious you might want to read highway code, rule no 191

"You MUST NOT park on a crossing or in the area covered by the zig-zag lines. You MUST NOT overtake the moving vehicle nearest the crossing or the vehicle nearest the crossing which has stopped to give way to pedestrians.
[Laws ZPPPCRGD regs 18, 20 & 24, RTRA sect 25(5) & TSRGD regs 10, 27 & 28]"

waynedance

I luv (ha) it when the spelling and grammar police get involved.................

I Do noT nEEd my posts marking, do you?

vaio

scotsman4th wrote: »

Not only can you park opposite zig zags at a school, I dont believe theres anything in law to stop you parking ON them.
Strange but true.

darich wrote: »

Assuming you're not being facetious you might want to read highway code, rule no 191

"You MUST NOT park on a crossing or in the area covered by the zig-zag lines. You MUST NOT overtake the moving vehicle nearest the crossing or the vehicle nearest the crossing which has stopped to give way to pedestrians.
[Laws ZPPPCRGD regs 18, 20 & 24, RTRA sect 25(5) & TSRGD regs 10, 27 & 28]"

Don’t all the laws you have quoted apply to pedestrian crossings and not schools (unless there also happens to be a crossing there)

I thought school zig-zags were enforced by a specific Traffic Order which only applies at certain times and must have regulation signs detailing these times.

vaio

vaio wrote: »

best not do this going past a school lest a startled driver lose control and mow down a bus queue of kids

Happychappy wrote: »

Now don't be too hasty !

If I can pick and choose the kids to go into the queue, it would actually be a public service and could potentially save the country millions

Nah, it’s a well know fact that any child killed by mobile using drivers or knife/gun wielding gangs is always either very gifted academically or a future world class sportsman.

Must be the patron saint of thick/wicked/normal kids keeps them away from car accidents and/or sharp things

Happychappy

vaio wrote: »

Nah, it’s a well know fact that any child killed by mobile using drivers or knife/gun wielding gangs is always either very gifted academically or a future world class sportsman.

Must be the patron saint of thick/wicked/normal kids keeps them away from car accidents and/or sharp things

:rotfl: :rotfl: true,just like very few scrotes who crash stolen cars at high speed, actually crash and burn....must be something in the quality of their patron saint;)

darich

vaio wrote: »

Don’t all the laws you have quoted apply to pedestrian crossings and not schools (unless there also happens to be a crossing there)

I thought school zig-zags were enforced by a specific Traffic Order which only applies at certain times and must have regulation signs detailing these times.

When I checked the highway code it simply mentioned zig zags. It didn't differentiate between those at schools or those at crossings.
Logically, I would agree that at certain times, zig zags at schools are redundant and you could park there.
But I wouldn't want to argue the toss with a cop if I ended up with points on my licence!

Rolandtheroadie

darich wrote: »

Assuming you're not being facetious you might want to read highway code, rule no 191

"You MUST NOT park on a crossing or in the area covered by the zig-zag lines. You MUST NOT overtake the moving vehicle nearest the crossing or the vehicle nearest the crossing which has stopped to give way to pedestrians.
[Laws ZPPPCRGD regs 18, 20 & 24, RTRA sect 25(5) & TSRGD regs 10, 27 & 28]"

It's not a crossing (although it may be used as a crossing point by a lollypop person).
With a little bit of research, parking CAN be restricted on them, but there must be signs stating when, and it is non endorsable (unlike failing to follow rule 191).
So rule 191 can be discounted totally.
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Parents-stick-car-parking-rules-outside-Bristol-school/article-1870340-detail/article.html Heres one where a council has made no parking on them manditory instead of advisory. Traffic wardens can NOW fine people for doing it. (at some Bristol schools anyway).
So basically, sometimes you can be fined, sometimes you cant, but you can never be issued with penalty points.

DCFC79

paulw98 wrote: »

Care to point out the incorrect spelling?

why is everything a spelling contest these days, i dont really care if my spelling is correct, i miss a letter off here and there so what

shandypants5 wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek: not while driving I hope?

nope, not done it for a couple of years

paulw98 wrote: »

I rest my case, what a hypocrite

as above

ady_j

Kilty wrote: »

:rotfl:.

When you say before the accident......... minutes? hours? days?

Proof of this?

Glad to be of assistance

The prominent Labour peer Lord Ahmed of Rotherham was jailed for 12 weeks today after admitting sending texts while driving shortly before his Jaguar ploughed into a stationary car on the M1, killing its driver.

He was sent straight to the cells from Sheffield crown court after a judge described his texting as "prolonged, deliberate, repeated and highly dangerous", even though it was not directly linked to the accident.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/25/lord-ahmed-dangerous-driving

DCFC79

ventureuk wrote: »

You live in the country..........

You need a hobby................

dont live in the country, ive already got hobbies so no need for more.

jaz wrote: »

In that case can I have your driving licence number, car registration and the time and date of this offence please? I think I need to report you to the plod for driving without due care and attention. That's if you haven't already turned yourself in, of course - you being such an upstanding member of the community.

never said i was an upstanding member of the community, if you read the first page you will see i said i wasnt perfect but then no ones is perfect.