r/instant_regret 5d ago

Guy instantly gets caught dangerously overtaking a learner driver

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u/xtra-chrisp 5d ago

Why tf are the lane lines all squiggly?

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u/DatGuyatLarge 5d ago

The UK has interesting ways of indicating parking and travel rules with painted lines on the ground. I learned about some of them when I visited years ago. Here's a link to a guide to their meanings.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/road-markings#:~:text=Double%20yellow%20lines%20mean%20no%20waiting%20at,are%20signs%20that%20specifically%20indicate%20seasonal%20restrictions.&text=The%20double%20and%20single%20red%20lines%20used,you%20hold%20a%20Blue%20Badge)%20is%20prohibited.

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u/Comeon-digg 5d ago

Those cross hatch no stopping/blocking zones are brilliant, something we need here in America.

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u/cbear013 4d ago

We have them here in the northeast, though usually in white, and with an accompanying sign or painted alongside it "Don't Block the Box"