Bus lanes & Double yellows

The sign on the left there indicates that a (with-flow) bus lane coming up. With-flow lanes are dedicated bus lanes allowing buses to move freely with the main flow of traffic. That’s good news for the bus because he will not be held up by the traffic and good news for us too because we won’t get stuck each time it comes to a bus stop. If you can have a WITH flow bus lane then, as with all things in life, you can have an opposite which, in this case,  is the CONTRA flow, as the name cleverly suggests, buses run contrary to the main flow of traffic.

Observe a bold white line on the road separating the bus lane from the main traffic lane like two naughty boys on the back seat of a car. Any solid line marked on the road must not be crossed whilst a broken line should only be crossed if unavoidable.

Our road networks are a treasure trove of signs and road markings, some of the most common road markings you will come to know very well as you search for a place to park are the infamous single yellow and double yellow lines. With the volume of cars now on UK roads parking is often very competitive and is perhaps the single biggest argument in favour of alternate transport when going to town. Although, for the sake of the theory test, the biggest argument for leaving the moter at home is the environment. Where double yellow lines are in place you may not wait (at any time). If you are caught by a traffic warden in a double yellow zone then your best chance of escaping a fine is to quickly open your boot and start throwing things out in the hope the warden may thinks you are loading/unloading (which is acceptable). Alternately you could grab a passing pedestrian and ask them to step into your car, your warden may just buy into your story that you stopped to pickup/dropoff a passenger (also allowable) (Just make sure the passing pedestrian is not a child if you don't want to invite trouble much bigger than a mere parking ticket). In order to remember the rule with single yellow lines you can assume the exact same rules apply as with double yellows but with the following difference. You will usually see a yellow information plate stating the times when these 'no waiting' rules apply such as 8am - 6pm. Outside of these times the local council cordially invite you to wait to your hearts content. For a fantastic visual aid to help you remember these and other urban clearway signage you may (but only if you want to) check out 'The Demon Road: A Theory Test Novel' at www.facebook.com/TheoryTestNovel

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