Cambridge Traffic Regulation Orders

Map derived from OpenStreetMap. Licensed CC by-sa 2.0.

I have a collection of Traffic Regulation Orders relating to Cambridge, which I've acquired while trying to work out what the rules actually are where the signs get vague.

The following orders are “as amended” HTML versions that try to present the current state of the law. They use CSS trickery to implement the effect of amendments and make it possible, with some browsers at least, to see the effect of each amendment.

• The City of Cambridge Area Z (Consolidation) Order 1991
  • The County of Cambridgeshire (Northern Historic City Centre, Cambridge) (Pedestrian Zone and Peripheral Streets) Order 1993
  • Cambridgeshire County Council (Bridge Street Area, Cambridge) Order 1998
• The City of Cambridge Area A (Consolidation) Order 1993
  • The County of Cambridgeshire (Fitzroy Street and Burleigh Street, Cambridge) (Prohibition of Cycling) Order 1996
• The City of Cambridge Area B (Consolidation) Order 1993
• The City of Cambridge Area C (Consolidation) Order 1993
  • The County of Cambridgeshire (Cowley Road-Milton Road Bus Link, Cambridge) (Prohibition of Entry) Order 1993
  • The County of Cambridgeshire (Milton Road, Cambridge) (Bus/cycle Lanes, Mandatory Cycle Lanes, Dual Use Tracks and Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading) Order 1995
  • Cambridgeshire County Council (Cambridge Road, Milton and Cowley Road, Cambridge) (Prohibition of Driving) Order 2002
• The City of Cambridge Area D (Consolidation) Order 1993
• The City of Cambridge Area E (Consolidation) Order 1993
• The City of Cambridge Area F (Consolidation) Order 1993
• The City of Cambridge Area G (Consolidation) Order 1993
• The City of Cambridge Area H (Consolidation) Order 1993
  • Cambridgeshire County Council (Windsor Road) (Width Restriction) Order 2006

The map on the right shows roughly the area covered by some of the “Area” orders. The map doesn't tell the whole story, since some sections of road are covered by more than one order. The other orders cover small areas that should be obvious from their titles.

Parking in Cambridge is regulated by The City of Cambridge (Civil Enforcement Area) (Waiting Restrictions And Street Parking Places) Order 2008. This order consists of some text and lots of plans. The plans are based on Ordnance Survey mapping and hence aren't available here. The current text comes entirely from The City of Cambridge (Civil Enforcement Area) (Waiting Restrictions and Street Parking Places) Order 2008 (Amendment No. 05) Order 2008.

Traffic in various of Cambridge's parks is governed by a 1928 bylaw, but the City Council have told me that it doesn't apply to public footpaths across the parks.

There is a list of original orders from which I compiled the above.

Other legislation that's relevant:

• Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, under which TROs are made.
• The Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, which adds extra rules about the making of TROs by Local Authorities.
• The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Order 2005, which grants Cambridgeshire County Council free-standing rights to make certain provisions which have the force of TROs. The Council has stated that the provisions are as set out in Schedule 9 to the Order.

The code and data making up these pages are held in Bazaar. You can get your own copy by running

bzr branch http://bjh21.me.uk/traffic/

I claim no copyright in this page or any of the amended orders on it. Copyright in them is probably owned by Cambridge City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council. Copyright in the map is owned by its various contributors.