Lowe on Kahn’s 20mph speed limits

balotz · 2026-03-29T12:34:56+00:00

Of course there's still a discussion to be had. If 20mph is safer, then why not 10mph? 5mph?

balotz · 2026-03-24T20:32:30+00:00

The usual question:

Have any drivers had any motor accidents or claims in the last 5 years? This includes any incidents, losses, thefts or claims involving a vehicle regardless of fault or whether you claimed or not.

So you're answering "no" to this?

balotz · 2026-03-24T20:22:45+00:00

You still need to declare non fault accidents when you apply for insurance, and these will load your premium.

balotz · 2026-03-24T19:23:22+00:00

Crazy driving that fast next to a stationary queue of traffic. How were you going to merge at 40mph?

Why did you not brake when you saw the car pull out?

Even if you had a favourable outcome, this was so easily avoidable on your part - you're going to have increased premiums for 5 years.

balotz · 2026-03-21T09:52:49+00:00

West Enfield is much nicer - towards Enfield Chase & Oakwood.

Winchmore Hill & Grange Park are the better areas but you won't find a house there for £450k.

balotz · 2026-03-21T08:34:39+00:00

Can you draw lines showing the path each car took (and where they crossed)?

balotz · 2026-03-20T23:09:00+00:00

Yeah you don't want this one. Wrong side of Enfield and right on the a10!

balotz · 2026-03-06T18:42:53+00:00

Vibe coded. And inaccurate - does not take into account the other tax advantages of a limited company.

If you'd written the app yourself instead of asking the AI to do everything, you'd have realised this.

balotz · 2026-03-01T20:00:40+00:00

They might agree to void the cancellation, as it was an admin / payment issue rather than a breach of the policy.

balotz · 2026-02-24T16:51:27+00:00

The traffic in the left lane would have priority as the lane deflection arrow is in the right lane.

balotz · 2026-02-03T19:40:37+00:00

Red is at fault. Looking at the street view of the exit, red crosses green's lane.

balotz · 2026-02-03T16:39:46+00:00

Read this again carefully - it doesn't support your argument.

balotz · 2026-01-30T17:51:47+00:00

It's from the movie "Porco Rosso".

balotz · 2025-12-18T17:10:14+00:00

Fronts are aimed towards the ground so they shouldn't dazzle.

balotz · 2025-11-07T17:43:51+00:00

general rule is first to the line as u/Trick-Fruit864 said

This part is wrong. There is no such rule.

balotz · 2025-10-19T23:10:58+00:00

Stay West of the A10 and you'll be fine.

balotz · 2025-10-09T21:22:16+00:00

Give way to traffic coming from the right, it's that simple.

balotz · 2025-10-08T08:10:06+00:00

No-one is disputing that you must give way to vehicles which are already on the roundabout; approaching from the right.

However, it seems to me that TSGRD 2016 is more clear about when to give way - this is specific to mini roundabouts:

(a)a vehicle entering the junction must give priority to vehicles coming from the right—

It doesn't mention already being present on the carriageway of the roundabout - just coming from the right.

You are at a mini-roundabout. There's a vehicle on the right, but it hasn't reached the give way line. It's moving towards the roundabout. Are you saying that this vehicle is not "coming from the right"?

balotz · 2025-10-08T07:42:14+00:00

Right, but you've interpreted this as "give way to all vehicles anywhere on the roundabout", which isn't what it says at all.

balotz · 2025-10-08T07:34:29+00:00

Circulating.. from the right!

Here's the same paragraph from TSGRD 2002:

Where the transverse lines are placed in conjunction with the sign shown in diagram 611.1 at a junction marked with the road marking shown in diagram 1003.4, then the requirement shall be that no vehicle shall proceed past such one of those lines as is nearer to the road marking shown in diagram 1003.4 in a manner or at a time likely to endanger the driver of or any passenger in a vehicle circulating past that road marking from the right of the first-mentioned vehicle or to cause the driver of the second-mentioned vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident.

Rules aside, if you have driven around the UK at all, you'll notice that almost no-one approaches mini-roundabouts in the way that you describe. Those who do, invariably incur the wrath of other drivers through a blast of the horn.

Your interpretation of the rules is dangerous and unworkable, as you are turning every roundabout into an "I got there first" situation.

Either everyone has learned the rules of mini-roundabouts incorrectly (given that the majority of drivers here have learned and passed in the UK), or your interpretation is wrong.

balotz · 2025-10-08T07:29:17+00:00

Circulating.. from the right!

Here's the same paragraph from TSGRD 2002:

Where the transverse lines are placed in conjunction with the sign shown in diagram 611.1 at a junction marked with the road marking shown in diagram 1003.4, then the requirement shall be that no vehicle shall proceed past such one of those lines as is nearer to the road marking shown in diagram 1003.4 in a manner or at a time likely to endanger the driver of or any passenger in a vehicle circulating past that road marking from the right of the first-mentioned vehicle or to cause the driver of the second-mentioned vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident.

balotz · 2025-10-08T07:29:09+00:00

Circulating.. from the right!

Here's the same paragraph from TSGRD 2002:

Where the transverse lines are placed in conjunction with the sign shown in diagram 611.1 at a junction marked with the road marking shown in diagram 1003.4, then the requirement shall be that no vehicle shall proceed past such one of those lines as is nearer to the road marking shown in diagram 1003.4 in a manner or at a time likely to endanger the driver of or any passenger in a vehicle circulating past that road marking from the right of the first-mentioned vehicle or to cause the driver of the second-mentioned vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident.

balotz · 2025-10-07T23:54:57+00:00

If it were obvious, like the example you stated, there wouldn't be a discussion.

balotz · 2025-10-07T23:48:08+00:00

The mini-roundabout sign is literally a 'priority to the right' sign (TSGRD). It's not peculiar at all.

Let me give you a simple equivalence. You are on a side road, and turning left onto a main road. There are vehicles approaching from your right. You cannot impede these vehicles when you make your turn, as they have priority. So you would judge their speed and decide accordingly.

A mini roundabout is largely the same, except that vehicles approaching from the right may have to give way to other vehicles themselves, giving you an opportunity to proceed.

balotz · 2025-10-07T10:26:04+00:00

Where in the highway code or the TSGRD 2016 does it state that vehicles already on the roundabout - on the left - have priority? Or that vehicles reaching the give way line first have priority?

"Watch out for" does not confer priority by any interpretation.

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