Yellow Box

[Dollie]

I have to enter a yellow box at traffic lights to turn right into my street, where I live. The motoring expert chappie in the Sunday Mirror says its a little known law, but you can actually sit in a yellow box whilst you wait to turn right, until there is a break in the oncoming traffic. I do this regularly, but my son says I should, on no account enter a yellow box if my exit isn't clear. he waits outside of it and only turns right when road is clear. Anyone have a view?

[Ethel]

Your son is wrong

"You should enter the box junction if you wish to turn right and your path is blocked by oncoming traffic.
It is OK for you to wait on the yellow criss-cross providing your exit road is clear."

http://www.2pass.co.uk/boxjunction.htm

Is there a prize? I'm partial to a refresher chew

[Dollie]

Thank you Ethel - sorry no prize but sending you a big kiss phaaawwwww !
Oh no....... think you've answered the wrong question !

[THECORBYLOON]

You finished yir question wi "Anyone have a view?" and that is what he/she has.......get it now?

[Brooksy]

It`s only a "little known law" because people have either forgotten their Highway Code or didn`t read it properly. In the early 70`s, green cover H/Codes (6p & 12p) Rule 74: one has been allowed to stop in the box waiting to turn right if your exit road or lane is clear,& you are waiting for oncoming traffic. However, this caused problems at some junctions because only one vehicle would get round each change of the lights, because the following driver regarded the 1st vehicle as blocking their exit from the box. So, in the 1978 (black & white cover, 25p) version, Rule 92 adds the words "or by vehicles waiting to make a right turn".
So, dear Dollie your beloved offspring is wrong (as are many other drivers one sees confused about this Rule.)
If a lot of vehicles turning left into your desired road blocked it for you while you were waiting, you haven`t committed an offence as long as your exit was clear WHEN you entered the box.

[Dollie]

I get it now Corby.......... tee hee.... silly me !

[sigma]

What did you're son say?