A motorcyclist appealed against his conviction for having overtaken a line of vehicles driving down the outside of dashed white lines, only returning to the nearside when the lines became solid. He said that there was no white arrow painted to indicate the requirement to return to the nearside.
Held: The signage did not meet the staututory description and was ineffective to create the restriction. It was not lawfully placed on the road. The appeal succeeded.
Citations:
[1990] RTR 621, (1990) 154 JP 837, [1989] 87 LGR 748
Statutes:
Road Traffic Act 1972 22, Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 65, Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1981 No 859 of 1981 42
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Road Traffic
Updated: 11 September 2022; Ref: scu.251552