Stopped on a double yellow

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DS usually walks to school. Today it was chucking it down, so I drove him. Stopped briefly on double yellows outside the school. NOT on the zigzags. No kerb markings or other signs. As far as I know it's fine to stop (not park) on a double yellow, to let passengers out.

Was there 30 seconds. Stopped, DS got out, I left.

As I was pulling back out, man on bike shouts through my window "Do you know it's f*ing double yellows?". I reply "Yes thank you, I was letting a passenger out". He swears at me again and cycles off.

I'm not doing any thing wrong, am I?

Fair play to the cyclist riding in the pouring rain ☔️

My understanding is you can drop off on double yellows, but personally I wouldn’t as the double yellows are there for a reason as it’s likely an awkward place to pull over.

I do wonder whether you pulled out safely though as if you were pulling out and a bike went past it obviously wasn’t clear to be pulling out and the cyclist probably said that as he was frustrated at your lack of awareness.

😂😂😂😂 a responsibility to get our kids to school not soaked lol

I walked whatever the weather my parents just got me a waterproof

The rain doesn’t kill you

I walked whatever the weather my parents just got me a waterproof

OP used the car as a waterproof, its expensive but its what most people seem to do now. If you have ever wondered why the roads are more congested during rain - this is the answer, many that normally walk or cycle, hop in the car and drive instead.

Good point, I am definitely a fair weather cyclist :)

Arguing with the man would be classified as waiting, so I'm afraid you broke the law after all.
Hand yourself into the Police.

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I walked too and yeah I walked in the rain but if it was very heavy rain my parents phoned me a taxi. My kids walk or cycle but if it's torrential rain or a gale I drive them in and before I had a car I forked out a fortune for taxis on days the weather was too rough to walk. They do have waterproofs that are meant to be super duper 10,000ml, keep you dry no matter how heavy the rain is waterproofs, but in reality they're no use in heavy rain, after 5 minutes they start to soak through. Sending them into school in wet clothes and them having to sit in class soaking and shivering would be miserably uncomfortable for them, could make them ill and would be neglectful imo 🤷 so yeah, we have a responsibility to not do that. The school would probably have words if I did do that.

It’s already been established on this thread that you can drop off, pick up and load unload whilst on double yellows.
Including arguing with people who don’t understand what double yellows are
Nothing wrong with that

I was being a clown and stretching the facfs because OP was pulling off when she was arguing, but despite your post I still think (how I wanted to type 'I remain convinced', so I sort of have) that arguing with someone whilst stationary would be seen by the Costabulary as waiting.

You do you.

I was trying to be funny and I fell flat on my face.

Can you do that on a yellow line?

I did my theory test recently and it came upa lot, it’s fine to drop off and pick up, no waiting or parking

I did my theory test recently and it came upa lot, it’s fine to drop off and pick up, no waiting or parking

I did my theory test recently and it came upa lot, it’s fine to drop off and pick up, no waiting or parking

I did my theory test recently and it came upa lot, it’s fine to drop off and pick up, no waiting or parking

Phew! 2 years later we have a definitive answer (x 4).

This thread is an incredible window into reading comprehension levels.

I did my theory test recently and it came up a lot, it’s fine to drop off and pick up, no waiting or parking

Haha the number of people who are wrong but insist they are right!

Single or double RED lines indicate stopping is restricted.

Yellows restrict parking (or “waiting”)

OP is correct.

I don’t get why mine is the first zombie reply, it came up on active threads for me. Oops