On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 18:50:18 +0000, Tim+ wrote:

It was surprising how much some of the group did not know, for example
it was commonly believed that your exit had to be clear before entering
a box junction when turning right.

To be fair, it's a very poorly worded section of the HC and it's little
wonder people are unsure about it.

"You MUST NOT enter the box until your exit road or lane is clear.
However, you may enter the box and wait when you want to turn right,
and are only stopped from doing so by oncoming traffic, or by other
vehicles waiting to turn right."

Seems clear enough.

I think most people "play safe" by assuming the the first sentence
applies to all situations.

I have a horrible suspicion many of our fellow road users just go "Oooh.
Yellow box. Pretty. Wonder what it means?", then stop and stare at it,
with some then trying to chew it gently.