Right of way?

thelawnet

Just wondering what the rule is here.

I'm riding my bicycle along the right side of the road today, left side of the road is blocked with parked cars for school pickup, all facing forward.

One of the parked cars was signalling right, to turn around, I kept going, but she turned, so from being on the left side of the road, her cars was now at right angles across the road, so I had to stop. I then went round the back of the car.

No harm done, but just want to check that she is supposed to wait for me?

mikey72

A parked car should never pull out in front of passing traffic.
So yes she should have waited for you.

Sgt_Pepper_2

Yes, she was in the wrong. You had right of way.

thelawnet

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

Yes, she was in the wrong. You had right of way.

Is this in the Highway Code somewhere?

McKneff

I thought you were very nice to stop...:D

'part from that, her vehicle was bigger than yours;)

thelawnet

McKneff wrote: »

I thought you were very nice to stop...:D

'part from that, her vehicle was bigger than yours;)

Sure, but she'll know who's done it when she comes back tomorrow and finds her tyres have been let down. :rotfl:

Sgt_Pepper_2

thelawnet wrote: »

Is this in the Highway Code somewhere?

Get your copy out and have a read.

mikey72

I think she knows it, chances are she didn't see you, and wouldn't have done it if she had.

McKneff

Reminds me of a tale.

1 car park available, Old lady in a Mercedes, fur coat etc.
Young man, Nice looking, red convertable sports carcosts a fortune to run.

Both fight over the space and the young man wins it. He hops over the car door, smiles smugly at the old lady and says 'that', madam is what you can do when your young, fit and agile' Old lady just sets her car off, bashes the sports car, time and time again, its just a wreck.
She just looked at him smugly and said to him 'That, young man, is what you can do when you have money'

s_b

McKneff wrote: »

Reminds me of a tale.

1 car park available, Old lady in a Mercedes, fur coat etc.
Young man, Nice looking, red convertable sports carcosts a fortune to run.

Both fight over the space and the young man wins it. He hops over the car door, smiles smugly at the old lady and says 'that', madam is what you can do when your young, fit and agile' Old lady just sets her car off, bashes the sports car, time and time again, its just a wreck.
She just looked at him smugly and said to him 'That, young man, is what you can do when you have money'

yes i remember her
her cabbage nose cost her 3 weeks in hospital though
how she loved to drink through that straw

mikey72

s_b wrote: »

yes i remember her
her cabbage nose cost her 3 weeks in hospital though
how she loved to drink through that straw

Had him kneecapped later didn't she?
After paying "Betty" to look after him in prison?

(She was right about the money though)