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Seriously, there are no rules, laws or codes to prevent you crossing on a red man - it is a perfectly legal thing to do. The red/green man is safety advice to pedestrians indicating when it is safe to cross. If it's clear and it's still on red, you are perfectly in your rights to cross if you...

You're confusing instructions on how to use a crossing with you suggesting there is some kind of rule or law that forces you not to cross on a red man. That simply doesn't exist, whether you find a link from Bedford Council, Lincoln or the Outer Hebrides! My goodness. :facepalm:

Sym - what are you going on about!? There is no rule in the Highway code preventing you from crossing on a red man. This signal is simply informing the pedestrian of the state of the traffic lights addressing the highway therefore confirming when it is safe to cross. The is no rule that...

you're not going to get this excuse for driving too close to a cyclist too many times! Monty Python anyone!?

Personally I think the proportion of cyclists who are twats is equal to the proportion of car drivers who are twats. Too many twats on the road regardless of mode of transport!!

As a cyclist, I get a bit f*cked off with other cyclists who pull up 3 or 4 abreast at lights like this. As we all pull off they'll try to cut in - effectively cutting up other cyclists. To me these boxes are for certain situations such as a right turn, or if there is a parked car or obstruction...