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ON APPEAL FROM CAMBRIDGE COUNTY COURT
Her Honour Judge Plumstead
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Strand, London, WC2A 2LL |
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B e f o r e :
LORD JUSTICE PATTEN
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LORD JUSTICE UNDERHILL
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JULIAN STARKS |
Appellant |
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CHIEF CONSTABLE OF HERTFORDSHIRE |
Respondent |
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Lord Justice Underhill :
"take notice and act on all the information available to you … [and in particular to] …
- adjust your speed and position to fit in with traffic positions
- be aware of the speed and position of all the road users around you."
Para. 185 of the Code reads (so far as relevant):
"When reaching a roundabout you should
- give priority to traffic approaching from your right, unless directed otherwise by signs, road markings or traffic lights
- check whether road markings allow you to enter the roundabout without giving way …"
Lord Justice Patten :
Lord Justice Moore-Bick :