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A question re new cycle lanes (that perhaps @Clockwise knows the answer to); Where cycle lanes come to signalled crossing points (as per E&C), what is their legal status, as far as being part of the highway, and therefore the rules?
It depends entirely on the traffic order that was created to govern their operation. The signing and lining should correctly enable users to act in accordance with that order (effectively communicate the order). Segregated cycle tracks ('lanes' in law, although we tend to use 'tracks' to distinguish them from unsegregated lanes) should formally be part of carriageways, although they don't operate according to the same rules as carriageways adjacent to them, especially not for two-way tracks. So, yes, if there's a red traffic light, you should stop and stay stopped until it goes green. (The level of non-compliance, which tends to be even higher around segregated cycle tracks than in other traffic situations, is one of the problems with them.)
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A question re new cycle lanes (that perhaps @Clockwise knows the answer to); Where cycle lanes come to signalled crossing points (as per E&C), what is their legal status, as far as being part of the highway, and therefore the rules? The other day, I was waiting at the lights to cross and, weirdly for E&C, there was no road traffic approaching, yet I was sat at a red light. Eventually I just went across, but was I breaking the law? As a cyclist at a crossing, is my status no different to a pedestrian who may similarly cross if they deem the road to be safe, despite the crossing signal saying 'no'?
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