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?

@Graciebobcat

'The OP didn't put anyone at risk, she momentarily delayed a cyclist'

Were you there? How do you know this for certain. Are you the OP?

Parking outside a school is putting children at risk because it obstructs their view trying to cross the road. My child still bears the pain of a selfish parent parking on yellow lines outside a school. It was 20 years ago. Yes it is a shame I doubt the OPs child will be fretting about getting wet in 20 years time.

We certainly don't know that any children were put at risk yet some posters have chosen to interpret it that way.

She didn't park, and it wasn't outside the school.

If it's unsafe to stop there and let a passenger out then they need longer zig zags, as it's legal to do it on yellow lines.

No, a red line means that. Lots of those red routes in London.

Cyclist here!

Infuriatingly, you are entirely in the right. Double yellows DO allow you to load/unload unless there are kerb blips.

i don’t like this rule, but you are 100% within the rules.

Of course it puts children at risk, if you can't see that I hope you don't drive.

On TV this morning they were reporting about not being allowed to drive along the road where there is a school and fines being handed out to people flouting the rule. I hope they bring that in round the country and protect children.

Next time buy him a good rain jacket. 1.5miles in the rain in perferctly possible with the right gear, both my DCs do this and not get wet even in heavy rain.

Their school is always emailing parents about legal, but inconsiderate, parking outside the school, citing the risks to the students arriving at school, so it is a thing.

Yes of course you were wrong. You don't go on them end of.

No parking or waiting. But dropping off/picking up briefly is all fine

Well the OP, who was there don't know if you were, said in her OP "Stopped briefly on double yellows outside the school."

How are your observation skills?

Their school is always emailing parents about legal, but inconsiderate, parking outside the school, citing the risks to the students arriving at school, so it is a thing

Well, of course. But the OP wasn't parking.

You weren't there either but you have projected an awful lot of information onto what the OP did. How are your reading skills?

Earlier this year I had a man come up to me and shout at me for parking on a single yellow line. Yelling about how everyone parks there and didn't we understand what yellow lines meant. 'Yes. the sign indicates that parking is not permitted between May and October, there are no restrictions at this time of year.' Weirdly, he still didn't back down and continued to shout at me as I walked away.

On TV this morning they were reporting about not being allowed to drive along the road where there is a school and fines being handed out to people flouting the rule. I hope they bring that in round the country and protect children.

I can't see that working unless its a no through road or there is a car park, drop off area or park and ride scheme so there is no need to drive up to or past the school.

My reading skills are great thanks, I actually managed to read that the OP parked outside the school Although I have to confess that wasn't difficult for most of us.

I had a woman yell at me for parking on a single yellow line with a newborn while I took DD1 into nursery, not blocking or obstructing anyone or remotely unsafe, and where you can park for half an hour. Some people are busybodies and idiots and women with young children are seen as fair game for unleashing their unhappiness and disatisfaction about life.

Schools usually have their own restrictions OP so you’ve probably broken them anyway regardless.

But obviously not right outside or there would have been zigzags. "Outside the school" can be an area of hundreds of metres.

ive let out people on doubles loads of times-theres a red route line in london that you definitely cant stop on at all

This link seems to indicate it is working in many places. http://schoolstreets.org.uk/where/

OK, by "outside" the school, I meant "near". Not on the zig-zags, which I made clear. But maybe 30 seconds walk to the school gate.

I should have put "near".

But this is not about the proximity to the school, it's about this cyclist swearing at me for being on the double yellows. If I'd been further away from the school he'd probably also have got angry.

Outside means hundreds of metres away? Right I'm sure the OP meant she was hundreds of metres away.

I suggest you read the update @Iwasafool