Flashing blue lights: should I stop?

derrick

Lum wrote: »

Example two is actually a dual carriageway to the north, but single to the south.

Example one is spot on though.

None of those roads are DC.

Example one road name A6 Garstang Road

Example two road name A6063 Deepdale Road.


I travel those roads regularly, they are not DC.

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sarahg1969

derrick wrote: »

None of those roads are DC.

Example one road name A6 Garstang Road

Example two road name A6063 Deepdale Road.


I travel those roads regularly, they are not DC.

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I think some posters are confused as to what a dual carriageway is.

sarahg1969

Lum wrote: »

Example two is actually a dual carriageway to the north, but single to the south.

Example one is spot on though.

It can't be a dual carriageway in one direction and not the other.

derrick

sarahg1969 wrote: »

It can't be a dual carriageway in one direction and not the other.

I think they mean the road going at right angles to the ones I posted, i.e. Blackpool Road going South to North is DC on the approach to the lights, SC across the junction, it does actually do this, if you go into Google street mode you can see it more clearly, but it is not the direction I mentioned.


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JimmyTheWig

6am wrote: »

I guess it was a habit to take the same position when the road was empty.

And presumably you can see why this habbit meant the police car couldn't be sure what you were doing and so couldn't safely overtake on the left?

Lum

Deepdale road, to the north of the junction listed above has a long separator, far too big to be an island.

Here is a Google streetview of it. If you go a bit further north it reverts back to single carriageway again, but between those two lets of lights it's a dual.

The map markings on Google reflect this as well.

derrick

Lum wrote: »

Deepdale road, to the north of the junction listed above has a long separator, far too big to be an island.

Here is a Google streetview of it. If you go a bit further north it reverts back to single carriageway again, but between those two lets of lights it's a dual.

The map markings on Google reflect this as well.

Apologies, you are right, I had assumed, (wrongly), that you where talking about Blackpool road that does do so, I do travel those roads, but not often that actual way so forget about the separator at that point, although coming from the opposite direction it is SC 2 lanes then 3 lanes with a right turn filter.

Main point is, contarary to bigji, this happens an a lot of roads.

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victor2

From direct.gov.uk:

A dual carriageway is a road which has a central reservation to separate the carriageways.

It refers to the road in its entirety and is nothing to do with the number of lanes in each direction.

6am

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

And presumably you can see why this habbit meant the police car couldn't be sure what you were doing and so couldn't safely overtake on the left?

Here is a more detailed description of the road.

There is a single lane which splits into two lanes
- then there is a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights
- then junction with traffic lights (and third lane for cars turning right)
- then second pedestrian crossing with traffic lights
- then "keep clear" area where it is possible to turn left and right
- then my junction with traffic lights (and third lane)
- then roundabout which leads to dual carriageway

All this at short distance from each other. The good opportunity to take the lane is when single lane splits into two.

Even if there is no traffic and I drive in the left lane there are 3 traffic lights at short distance which I need to pass. The traffic can theoretically quickly build up while I wait. It is safer in my opinion to stay in the right lane from the start.

Therefore the answer to your question is that my habit does not have any impact on police decision to undertake. On one hand it may help them. If they drive here regularly they will know that people take the right lane if they are going to turn right. On other hand they cannot be sure that I know my way around the area. I should have indicated.

derrick

6am wrote: »

Here is a more detailed description of the road.

There is a single lane which splits into two lanes
- then there is a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights
- then junction with traffic lights (and third lane for cars turning right)
- then second pedestrian crossing with traffic lights
- then "keep clear" area where it is possible to turn left and right
- then my junction with traffic lights (and third lane)
- then roundabout which leads to dual carriageway

All this at short distance from each other. The good opportunity to take the lane is when single lane splits into two.

Even if there is no traffic and I drive in the left lane there are 3 traffic lights at short distance which I need to pass. The traffic can theoretically quickly build up while I wait. It is safer in my opinion to stay in the right lane from the start.

Therefore the answer to your question is that my habit does not have any impact on police decision to undertake. On one hand it may help them. If they drive here regularly they will know that people take the right lane if they are going to turn right. On other hand they cannot be sure that I know my way around the area. I should have indicated.

Any chance you could put a Google link up then we can see the road as it is? Any explanation however good cannot match a picture.

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