The registered keeper of the white Audi received a letter from the police, warning them that future allegations may result in prosecution if their driving does not sufficiently improve to avoid such complaints.
Cycle lanes are not extensions of Give Way road markings.
In order to improve driving standards and attitudes towards other road users, there needs to be a new law requiring all drivers to refresh their licence every five years, the same as HGV and forklift drivers.
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Rule 172 of the Highway Code:
The approach to a junction may have a ‘Give Way’ sign or a triangle marked on the road. You MUST give way to traffic on the main road when emerging from a junction with broken white lines across the road.
Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD schedule 9 parts 7 and 8