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Lane Bus: tagging roads around the world since 1940

I always read it as ‘lane bus’ the same as I read ‘way give’ on the road, too. Interestingly, the first bus lane was built in Chicago in 1940. The first bus lane in the UK was on Vauxhall Bridge…

General rules in the Highway Code

The Highway Code has some general driving advice in Rule 160. Once your vehicle is moving you should keep to the left, unless road signs or markings indicate otherwise. The exceptions are when you want to overtake, turn right or…

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Pedestrian crossings and islands

Highway Code rules 18 to 30 cover rules for using pedestrian crossings and islands, and rules 191-199 cover rules for drivers using crossings. Drivers Don’t park on a crossing or in the area covered by the zig-zag lines, and don’t…

Fill in the correct height. Or be electrocuted

This sign we spotted in Sydney could have a shocking conclusion [pun intended]. As far as we can find out (with a quick search), the maximum height for a vehicle working around powerlines in Sydney is 4.6m, but we couldn’t find…

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Road Works: What are the rules?

As we have a million pot holes in the UK, there are always road works going on somewhere on at least a minor scale. Unfortunately, despite 150 years of paving roads we haven’t figured out a more durable way, so…

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Warning: elephant trainers ahead

That would give them something to shovel. This sign is an Australian road works sign we spotted in Sydney. If you’re driving around road works in the UK remember to keep your speed down. Bet you don’t get all these…

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Stop unfashionably short trousers

These aren’t hipster-style drainpipes, and we definitely should stop unfashionably short trousers! This sign looks like it’s preventing a fashion crime, but it’s actually for a pedestrian crossing with a compulsory stop. The stop is for the junction just after the crossing. Of…

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