Cars parking in the cycle lane on a busy Road.

dandelionclock30

Near my home theres a very busy dual carriage way and as soon as your off the roundabout your onto it. When I'm on my bike I find that its really quite dangerous because lots of cars and vans are parking in the cycle lanes.These belong to local residents.
So basically you have to move out quickly and the cars coming off the roundabout dont always anticipate your move well.Basically its a bit dangerous really.
What I wondered is if I reported it to the local traffic police would they go out and have a word?. I'm obviously not going to say anything to the car owners myself as I will get verbal abuse. What would other people do?

System

What, if any, is the difference between parking on a road with and without a cycle lane? Unlike a bus lane there are no restrictions apart from the general issue of whether it can be classed as an obstruction and whether it is worth actioning

So basically you have to move out quickly

I think you need to anticipate more and start pulling out earlier rather than suddenly appearing from behind parked vehicles

dandelionclock30

Really? well thats not what the police said, they are going out to talk to the car owners this afternoon.
The cycle lane is there for cycles not for cars to park.

System

The cycle lane is there for cycles not for cars to park

Any highway is designed for vehicles to get from one place to another and not for parking


If the cycle lane does not have a TRO then they are purely advisory and it boils down to the gray area of obstruction of the highway

The_ICT_Engineer

It it is a dashed white line, it is then only advisory. It on the other hand the white line is unbroken, then no motorise vehicles are permitted in the line.

Norman_Castle

Highway code


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Cycle lanes. These are shown by road markings and signs. You MUST NOT drive or park in a cycle lane marked by a solid white line during its times of operation. Do not drive or park in a cycle lane marked by a broken white line unless it is unavoidable. You MUST NOT park in any cycle lane whilst waiting restrictions apply.
Law RTRA sects 5 & 8

dacouch

The_ICT_Engineer wrote: »

It it is a dashed white line, it is then only advisory. It on the other hand the white line is unbroken, then no motorise vehicles are permitted in the line.

There are plenty of cycle lanes with a solid line where loading is allowed

antrobus

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

....What I wondered is if I reported it to the local traffic police would they go out and have a word?. ...

Why are you wondering when you already know the answer?

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

...well thats not what the police said, they are going out to talk to the car owners this afternoon......

dandelionclock30

I wrote the first piece then thought about it and had a chat with the local police online and then posted my second comment.

Johno100

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

I wrote the first piece then thought about it and had a chat with the local police online and then posted my second comment.

In the space of 30min of an Easter Saturday, I'm calling BS.

dandelionclock30

No its true , its called live chat with the police and I had to wait a couple of minutes for someone to answer.
Why would Easter Saturday be a busy time for the police? Its not Christmas or new Year is it? lol.