Yellow Box Junction - PCN Advice sought

kmb500

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

Do us all a favour and stop driving until you've taken some lessons and passed your tests - theory and practical.

No wonder roads are congested and there are accidents...

I passed my test first time thank you very much, but I live in the countryside and not sure I've ever driven at one of these junctions.

BeenThroughItAll

kmb500 wrote: »

I passed my test first time thank you very much, but I live in the countryside and not sure I've ever driven at one of these junctions.

Do they not bother telling you to read the Highway Code in the countryside?


The fact you've admitted to seeing them and not knowing what they mean suggests you never bothered. Or do they print a special 'Bumpkin' edition which misses out all the bits of the HC that deal with those pesky cities and 'big' roads?

kmb500

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

Do they not bother telling you to read the Highway Code in the countryside?


The fact you've admitted to seeing them and not knowing what they mean suggests you never bothered. Or do they print a special 'Bumpkin' edition which misses out all the bits of the HC that deal with those pesky cities and 'big' roads?

So you can recite every line of the highway code? Nerd.

Aylesbury_Duck

kmb500 wrote: »

I passed my test first time thank you very much, but I live in the countryside and not sure I've ever driven at one of these junctions.

Ah, you must have one of those rural-only licences. Sorry to have misjudged you. I've got the urban licence instead, so I sympathise with your naivety because I wouldn't know what a cattle grid looks like, let alone how to use one.

If you ever need to upgrade your licence to include urban driving, you'll have to read the supplementary sections of the Highway Code that cover more than lanes and tracks, and pass the test on tarmac roads.

Ebe_Scrooge

kmb500 wrote: »

So you can recite every line of the highway code? Nerd.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that any driver can recite the entire highway code. But all drivers should know the important parts, particularly things that would be a failure on the test.


Personally, I've never understood these red light thingies, or those signs with a number 30 in the middle, but I just ignore them so it's never a problem.

kmb500

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

I don't think anyone is suggesting that any driver can recite the entire highway code. But all drivers should know the important parts, particularly things that would be a failure on the test.


Personally, I've never understood these red light thingies, or those signs with a number 30 in the middle, but I just ignore them so it's never a problem.

That's my point, should know the day-to-day rules but honestly no I'm not ashamed of not remembering the rules for a particular instance that I may run into once a year or so.

BeenThroughItAll

kmb500 wrote: »

So you can recite every line of the highway code? Nerd.

Did I say that?


Pretty sure I didn't. Let me just check.

Do they not bother telling you to read the Highway Code in the countryside?


The fact you've admitted to seeing them and not knowing what they mean suggests you never bothered. Or do they print a special 'Bumpkin' edition which misses out all the bits of the HC that deal with those pesky cities and 'big' roads?

Nope. Definitely didn't. Just suggested you read the HC. It's really not hard to remember the simple bits like, I don't know... how junctions of all kinds work, what speed limits apply, how to use roundabouts, etc. But I guess in 'the countryside' you won't need to worry about a lot of that.


What's really weird is that I remember enough of the HC from the last time I read it (only a couple of years ago, I do actually look at newer versions when they come out as I believe in lifelong learning) to be able to operate my vehicles in both urban and rural environments, although those big black and white things which make a 'moo' sort of noise did once block a road in front of me and I didn't know what to do, as they weren't mentioned in it.

BeenThroughItAll

kmb500 wrote: »

That's my point, should know the day-to-day rules but honestly no I'm not ashamed of not remembering the rules for a particular instance that I may run into once a year or so.

Only last month, you posted this:

Hi, I am 20 and trying to move out from my parents at some point in the summer.

If I allow for you perhaps turning 21 in the meantime, that means you can't have done your driving test more than four years ago at a maximum.


If at the age of 20 you can't remember a few simple rules for more than a few years, you really should seek advice from a neurologist.

Ebe_Scrooge

kmb500 wrote: »

That's my point, should know the day-to-day rules but honestly no I'm not ashamed of not remembering the rules for a particular instance that I may run into once a year or so.

Are you saying you never drive into a town at all ? Where did you take your test ? Personally I've never driven in London, but I've come across yellow box junctions in pretty much every town or city I've ever driven in. Things like red routes or congestion charge zones I can well believe are pretty much exclusive to London or major cities - but yellow boxes are used everywhere.

BeenThroughItAll

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Are you saying you never drive into a town at all ? Where did you take your test ? Personally I've never driven in London, but I've come across yellow box junctions in pretty much every town or city I've ever driven in. Things like red routes or congestion charge zones I can well believe are pretty much exclusive to London or major cities - but yellow boxes are used everywhere.

Last year, he lived in Cambridge.

I am very pleased with my salary as it's a lot more than most people my age get. But I live in Cambridge which is an extremely expensive area.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=70951573&postcount=5


Cambridge, as I'm sure you're aware, (and indeed, rural Cambridgeshire, where I once lived) is a hell of a lot less 'countryside' than County Durham, where I live, in a rural area. I'm also a lot older, but I still have sufficient faculties to remember what a box junction looks like and means.


I suspect the story fits the thread content, rather than the facts.