The situations are totally different. And I don't think that I have conflated them. The power to stop and direct traffic, however, is conferred in law.mattheus wrote: ↑19 Oct 2022, 1:54pmDrivers using the wrong side of the road to save time, putting pedestrians and cyclists in dangerVorpal wrote: ↑19 Oct 2022, 12:42pm I agree that CyclingMikey goes over the top, directing traffic.
In older legislation, the power to stop and direct traffic was specifically a power granted to the police. The Traffic Management Act 2004 confers this power instead on a "traffic officer" and makes parallel changes to the Road Traffic Act 1988.
This power is granted through the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme, to DVSA, lollipop people, road race marshalls, local authorities, traffic management companies and others.
So, in theory, he could be granted to the power to direct traffic, but he does not currently have the legal power to do this.
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drivers being asked to stop by road race marshalls.
TOTALLY different situations! You conflating them is very unhelpful, Vorpal.
For what it's worth, I support what he is doing. I think that he does improve safety at this junction, and (as we have seen) at some risk to himself. If nothing else, his effort makes an important statement on the state of road safety in the UK.