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Who should 'give way' ?
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I hold the view that, if one is on a hill in a country lane, it is the vehicle going up that should reverse (roll backwards) to let the other one pass.
What, if any, is the recognised procedure.?
Ron.
What, if any, is the recognised procedure.?
Ron.
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Yes there is.... I didn't think there was...
Rule 155
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Single-track roads. These are only wide enough for one vehicle. They may have special passing places. If you see a vehicle coming towards you, or the driver behind wants to overtake, pull into a passing place on your left, or wait opposite a passing place on your right. Give way to vehicles coming uphill whenever you can. If necessary, reverse until you reach a passing place to let the other vehicle pass. Slow down when passing pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.
Yes there is.... I didn't think there was...
Rule 155
155
Single-track roads. These are only wide enough for one vehicle. They may have special passing places. If you see a vehicle coming towards you, or the driver behind wants to overtake, pull into a passing place on your left, or wait opposite a passing place on your right. Give way to vehicles coming uphill whenever you can. If necessary, reverse until you reach a passing place to let the other vehicle pass. Slow down when passing pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.
Sorry joggerjayne... I can't really comprehend your reply. Surely a car going backwards downhill is harder to control than a vehicle which is proceeding forwards downhill. My past actions have been on the basis (as indicated by Postdog) that it is easier to roll a car backwards downhill than to reverse uphill.
Ron.
Ron.
As I mentioned, I pretty sure this one is a historical leftover in the highway code.
The code was first published in 1938, and at that time getting most vehicles moving on a steep hill was all but impossible (anyone else on here driven a traction engine?) and trying to back a 10ton + vehicle with wooden brakes down a hill was not a safe thing to do.
Early heavy vehicle drivers would always ensure their route up a steep hill was clear before starting it and would often place a man at the top of the hill to ensure that nobody tried to come down the hill at the same time and if anyone turned up at the top of the hill they were required to give priority to the uphill travelling vehicle.
The code was first published in 1938, and at that time getting most vehicles moving on a steep hill was all but impossible (anyone else on here driven a traction engine?) and trying to back a 10ton + vehicle with wooden brakes down a hill was not a safe thing to do.
Early heavy vehicle drivers would always ensure their route up a steep hill was clear before starting it and would often place a man at the top of the hill to ensure that nobody tried to come down the hill at the same time and if anyone turned up at the top of the hill they were required to give priority to the uphill travelling vehicle.
I think joggerjayne is putting forward the best argument and, it may distress us chaps that she is a woman driver. Having said that, I would want it to be kept a secret that, personally, I think Viv is a better driver than I am and women are involved in less accidents than men who, have a macho attitude behind the wheel.
Ron
Ron
