Yep but I was told by a community cycle lane group, Get ride of Island Bay Cycle Lane, we could and it unenforceable
OK, let's ignore the fact that the bike is probably moving off from the lights.
Let's say the bike is stopped where it is shown in the photo - first, the bike is stopped on the pedestrian crossing which is a sure way to be liked by pedestrians. Plus there's something in the road code about not stopping on ped crossings.
Also, has the bike legally entered the intersection against a red light as they have gone beyond the limit line beside the traffic light?
Many years ago probably not far from where that pic was taken, I saw a car stopped on a pedestrian crossing. The buzzer went for the peds and three, probably students, walked up and over the bonnet of the car wiithout breaking stride. I thought, "He won't do that again".
In case anybody feels that is diverting attention from the point, I'd say in my defence that I'm buggad if I know what the point of the thread is. There appears to be a picture of a motorcycle riding past a pedestrian crossing?
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not sure there is any actual law where you stop.Even a compulsory stop sign line is only a guide.But yeah stopping on a ped crossing will likely invite some attentiion from the police
No you can't. As always, refer to the Road User Rule -
3.2 (5) While a steady red signal in the form of a disc is displayed or 2 alternately flashing red signals in the form of a disc are displayed,—
(a) a driver of a vehicle facing the signal or signals must not enter the controlled area, but a cyclist may enter ahead of a marked vehicle limit line and stop behind a marked cycle limit line:
While "controlled area" is not defined it would be safe to assume it is the area beyond the limit line, which is defined thus -
Limit line means a line marked on the surface of the roadway to indicate the place where traffic is required to stop for the purpose of complying with a stop sign, give-way sign, pedestrian crossing, school crossing point, or traffic signal.
Not sure what the precedent code would be for that but if enough people did it then pedestrians would rightly complain and then it would be enforced. The point of the advanced cycle boxes it to get cyclists to the front of the traffic. To then have traffic stopping in front of them defeats the whole purpose so then you would have them complaining as well.
Can see why a community anti cycle lane group would suggest it.
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The important fact is that this photo is very valuable. It shows that psyclists' CAN come to a complete stop at a red light.
Since a pedestrian is headed across in front of them, presumably the light is red.
In the distance the light is presumably green and the motorcyclist is accelerating.
Motorcycles are allowed to use green painted roadways around city areas.
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