Any driver on UK roads SHOULD have taken and passed a driving test, or are taking driving lessons.
During the "Learning Period" drivers are taught about consideration to everyone when out in a car.
That might mean giving space when passing a cyclist or horse, Looking out for pedestrian who may be crossing a road,
being considerate to other road users at any given time that might help someone else out.
Learners are NEVER taught to be inconsiderate to others, and part of the driving test is seeing that you understand who has priority,
driving as a defensive driver not a competitive one,
showing that you know the rules of the road and that what you know complies to the Highway Code.


When a driving examiner asks a learner to pull up alongside a kerb, they will ask them to
"find a safe place to pull up on the right or left hand side of the road"
When they use the word "SAFE" they mean SAFE, LEGAL AND CONVENIENT.

This means:-

NOT ON A BEND
NOT WITHIN 10 METRES OF A JUNCTION
NOT IN A HIDDEN DIP
NOT ON THE BROW OF A HILL
BEING REASONABLY CLOSE TO THE KERB
NOT ON DOUBLE YELLOW LINES
NOT WHERE THERE ARE PARKING RESTRICTIONS
NOT ON ZIG ZAG LINES
NOT OVER SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY
NOT ON A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
NOT ON THE PAVEMENT
NOT OPPOSITE A JUNCTION
NOT OVER A DROPPED KERB FOR PEDESTRIANS
NOT IN A BUS STOP
NOT OPPOSITE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WOULD RESTRICT OTHER CARS FROM PASSING
NOT ON KEEP CLEAR ZONES
NOT ON A SHCOOL ZONE
NOT IN A BOX JUNCTION

This list is not exhaustive but some of the most common areas where considerations should be made
to comply with the law and to NOT interfere or cause inconvenience to others.

Yet somehow it seems that once a learner passes the driving test, these rules no longer apply!!!!