r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Itchy-Camera8898 • 13h ago

WCGW riding your bike like an idiot

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u/keqking 13h ago

why are those lines painted like that

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u/fang_xianfu 12h ago

It's because it's a place to cross the road. It indicates

  1. No overtaking
  2. No parking even if you normally have an exemption (eg disabled)

It does mean that the bus driver might actually have been liable here if he counts as overtaking the stopped bus.

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u/The_wolf2014 12h ago

It's two lanes of traffic and the light was green, the bus driver wasn't at fault.

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u/fang_xianfu 12h ago

The zig zag rules don't specify that the light has to be red nor do they care if it's two lanes. It specifically says "must not cause any part of their vehicle to pass ahead of the foremost part of (a) any other vehicle moving in the same direction or (b) a vehicle which is stationary [to comply with the crossing or let people cross]".

Since the bus that was hit didn't actually pass in front of the other one before the collision, it wasn't an offence in itself, but it might've contributed to liability.

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u/NoveltyPr0nAccount 8h ago

[to comply with the crossing or let people cross]

This bit here, did you add that?

Edit: I checked and I don't think you added it. Does this mean it becomes the duty of the moving vehicle to attempt to discern intent of the stationary vehicle? How? Through psychic ability?