Yelloe box - new HC question

[mikeprice]

Hello all

 

Interesting point has been brought on 'another forum' relating to Yellow box junctions and pedestrians

 

The situation in question is this

 

a driver approaches a yellow box junction with the intention of exiting at road A

A that point the exit to road A is clear so they proceed across the box

 

after the car (might be a van, bike, lorry - lets just say car as an example) enters the junction a pedestrian comes to the kerb clearly wanting to cross at road A

 

we have to assume here that the intention of the pedestrian was not clear when the driver entered the box

 

so the car reaches road A

at this point the car in inside the box

 

the highway code says you cannot stop inside the box except if you are turning right and waiting for a gap but the exit is clear (or was when you started)

 

But the New Highway Code says that a car should wait for a pedestrian to cross when turning into a road

 

which seems contradictory

 

any ideas?

 

I presume it comes into the same category as turning right and waiting for a gap - but that is made clear whereas this is not

[andy_b]

Given the fact that the power to issue fines for box junctions is being delegated to local councils - the correct answer is whatever generates the most money

[Steve21]

Surely this is down to the wording, same with zebra crossing etc:

 

you should give way to pedestrians waiting to cross

you MUST give way when a pedestrian has moved onto a crossing

 

You MUST NOT enter the box until your exit road or lane is clear

 

In your example, box was clear when entering, so that rules that one off. It doesn't say about stopping as such does it? It's entry only the rule.

 

Then regarding stopping, it'd fall back to the top one regarding if they're started crossing or not

 

Steve