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JdeBP<a href="https://cyberplace.social/@WiteWulf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WiteWulf</a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/@DJDarren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DJDarren</a> That would not completely protect the driver from the law, though, as the rules on video devices come from the same place as the rules on mobile 'phone use. Does it allow driver-viewable video with the ignition on?<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKLaw</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/motoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motoring</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a>

JdeBPThe <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a> recommends to slow moving large vehicles like caravans/steamrollers/tractors (Rule 169), and to cyclists (Rule 66) to let traffic that has queued up behind overtake when there's a clear stretch of road where it is possible for the queue to do so.Unlike some countries, all road users (pedestrians, motorists, cyclists, equestrians) share the roads equally in the U.K., and it is all about *everyone* giving consideration to others.No mode of transportation gives anyone a free pass to be inconsiderate; and I like how many points got squeezed into 6 minutes, here, from the student's incorrect mindset being challenged to the cyclists's poor consideration. Even moving around in one's seat to get a good view got a guest appearance.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcYvhfetLBI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcYvhfetLBI</a><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AshleyNeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AshleyNeal</a>

Rob<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7ezg8lv25o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7ezg8lv25o</a>Cycling, or parking further away and walking longer are also options.<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/carpark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#carpark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/rules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rules</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/highwaycode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#highwaycode</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/respect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#respect</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/consideration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consideration</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cstross</a> You know that it is a city when within mere seconds there is a delivery driver on a scooter whizzing through the just freed-up space. (-:<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@matt303" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@matt303</a> The thing that makes one think is the question:What does that sign say on the other side, and to whom is it saying it?<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RoadSigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RoadSigns</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a>

A.StringerIn <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Paris</a>, mayor <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AnneHidalgo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AnneHidalgo</a> has brought in so many <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/procycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#procycling</a> measures after her two terms in power that <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cyclists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cyclists</a> now outnumber <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/motorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#motorists</a> on journeys into the town centre, and most <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cars</a> have been banned in the central zone since 2022.‘Please don’t hit me!’ The battle between <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ebikers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ebikers</a> and other cyclists | Cycling | The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/15/please-dont-hit-me-battle-between-ebikers-and-other-cyclists" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/15/please-dont-hit-me-battle-between-ebikers-and-other-cyclists</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fifteenminutecities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#fifteenminutecities</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/emissionzones" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#emissionzones</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HighwayCode</a>

Creston UK City (Minecraft)SIGNS OF SURVIVAL is here (v0.1.0) We are proud to announce the Signs of Survival Update is here adding Signs, Weebols, Barriers, Wheelie Bin GUIs, Litter Bin & many more blocks. But this update has a huge upgrade from our previous versions, Survival is now playable, making it usable in your modpacks for Forge 1.19.2 or 1.20.2 along with NeoForge 1.20.6 We hope you have a wonderful time and any feedback for the pack is greatly appreciated. <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/Minecraft" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Minecraft</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/MinecraftMod" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinecraftMod</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/MinecraftModded" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinecraftModded</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/ModdedMinecraft" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ModdedMinecraft</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/Creaton" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Creaton</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/CrestonUKCityPack" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CrestonUKCityPack</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/CrestonUKCity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CrestonUKCity</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/MinecraftUK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinecraftUK</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/MinecraftUKCity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinecraftUKCity</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/UKCity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKCity</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/Modrinth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Modrinth</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/ModrinthMod" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ModrinthMod</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/MinecraftSurvival" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinecraftSurvival</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/MinecraftSurvivalMod" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinecraftSurvivalMod</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/MinecraftUKStreetSigns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinecraftUKStreetSigns</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/UKSigns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKSigns</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/UK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/UnitedKingdom" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/England" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#England</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/HighwayCode" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/RoadSigns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RoadSigns</a> <a href="https://app.southampton.social/tags/TrafficLights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrafficLights</a>

JdeBPHah! KITT does it again.In season 2 episode 3 towards the end, KITT does a racing start from some traffic lights to go and find a bomb planted by The Bad Guy, and drives straight towards a pedestrian who is already crossing the opposite side of the intersection. (One can see the extra panic and start running to avoid being run over by the stunt driver.)Think of all of the 1980s children who grew up with this rôle model of how a robot car protects human life.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/KnightRider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KnightRider</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a>

JdeBPThis is how deep the rot goes.In season 2 episode 1 of Knight Rider, in the establisher shot for arrival in Las Vegas 5 minutes in, KITT cuts up a pedestrian who is on a crossing, when the two vehicles to its right have given way. This bad example set by a robot car that was programmed to protect people.So now you know which rôle model people have been following all of these years: It is KITT.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/KnightRider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KnightRider</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@aroundthehills" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aroundthehills</a> <a href="https://social.brainsys.com/@stuart" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stuart</a> It is because we rely upon a law from 1835, still.It legislates keep left for everyone except pedestrians, for highways; but a footpath (as opposed to a footway) that is shared use is not covered. A footway, the thing to the side of a road for pedestrians, counts as highway, as do bridleways. A path that isn't a road and is just for foot traffic is a footpath. Cycleways/cycle paths weren't invented in 1835. (-:<a href="https://legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4/5-6/50/section/5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4/5-6/50/section/5</a><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKLaw</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@aroundthehills" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aroundthehills</a> I walk on the left on shared paths, on the grounds that (some) cyclists ride in the left lane on carriageways and it seems easiest to employ the same keep left rule that non-pedestrians have to adhere to (HA1835). That said, some shared paths around my neck of the woods explicitly say which side should be <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/pedestrians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pedestrians</a> and which side <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/cyclists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyclists</a>. The fun ones are where the symbols have worn away years ago and only the regulars know which side is which.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKLaw</a>

JdeBPA fun fact has come up again:The part of the Highway Act 1835 that bans equestrians from riding on any footway is still in force. It's illegal to lead a horse along a footway, too.This is the very same law that prohibits cycling on footways.And that prohibits driving motor vehicles on them, for that matter.All in 1 sentence.<a href="https://legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4/5-6/50/section/72" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4/5-6/50/section/72</a><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/equestrianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#equestrianism</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AshleyNeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AshleyNeal</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cstross</a> The rozzers's Twitter post is cropped there.From hunting up the original image, it's visibly not even a motorized scooter. There's no transmission nor motor connected to either axle of the scooter, nor any transmission connected to the axles of the exercise machine.It's a plain human-propelled ("kick"/"push") scooter with an exercise machine on top. I'm guessing that it's just for sitting on whilst coasting.<a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/UKLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKLaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/scooters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scooters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/@jbenjamint" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jbenjamint</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://mstdn.social/@darkling" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@darkling</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@gulfie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gulfie</a> <a href="https://toot.cat/@woozle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@woozle</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cstross</a> The law specifically applies only to motorists. Here it is.<a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/part/VI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/part/VI</a>An equestrian charged for exceeding a 20mph speed limit on a carriageway would be a fun test case. But no equestrian would be mad enough to gallop on a carriageway and any Crown prosecutor having checked the law would refuse to prosecute.<a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/UKLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKLaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/equestrianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#equestrianism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/horses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#horses</a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@FourT4" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FourT4</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@robpumphrey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@robpumphrey</a> Plus, it is an apples to oranges comparison, as speed limits do not apply to cyclists. Nor to equestrians, nor pedestrians. Only motorists.<a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/section/86" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/section/86</a>One has to be very careful not to abuse statistics, anyway.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKLaw</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#statistics</a>

JdeBPI didn't take any pictures of the Great Progress across the country of The Chair That Is Too Big To Fit In A Car. There were lots of traffic jams, and 100% more <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/motorways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#motorways</a> than planned at the outset.Also an insane <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/StagecoachBus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StagecoachBus</a> driver that decided to undertake everyone on a 3 lane dual carriageway and merge, at speed, at the last minute at a lane 1 closure.I do have a couple of other pictures ready to go on PixelFedApp.UK when it comes back up, though.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WhiteVanMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteVanMan</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@HollieK72" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HollieK72</a> They're a regular thing in my neck of the woods.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/muntjacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#muntjacs</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@wood5y" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wood5y</a> More or less of a menace than the person apparently ambling up and down in lane 2 with a camera and a WhatsApp account?Even if it's a slip road rather than the main carriageway, which I suspect, the motorway prohibitions on pedestrians still apply all along the slip road.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BadJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BadJournalism</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@intheseheels" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@intheseheels</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Archie8" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Archie8</a> Indeed. 3 counties away earlier in the day I had enjoyed everyone, including an HGV, creeping past in 1st gear at the appearance of a Sudden Horse.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SuddenHorse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SuddenHorse</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@wood5y" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wood5y</a> I definitely wouldn't even attempt to drive a 7.5 tonne lorry up those steps, access or no. (-:<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HighwayCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HighwayCode</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Brizzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brizzle</a>

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