No respect for other people's property
- Thread starter Loz
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I think originally if they had one foot on the road you had to give way. If they were completely on the pavement the you could blast by!
I have always stopped and given way regardless. It doesn't inconvenience me. It may be different in a frenetic city with nob-heads speeding everywhere without a care but I have always managed it even on forays into cities. There is the rule of the road and there is common courtesy ( but that is in short supply in this modern world ).
Ah but in those days we were paying attention to what was going on around us, not updating our Facebook profile or trying to navigate the menu on the touch screen to turn the heated seat off!
Yep! In my day one farted to heat the seat! Nowadays, I heat the seat and get to enjoy the aroma again!
Actually, the new rules suggest the opposite, if you watch the video by the blackbeltbarrister in the other thread. I would like here so as not to cause more off topic discussion here.Not strictly true, it's recommended to ride in the centre of a lane to increase your safety at junctions. Riding in the centre of a busy road is unlikely to increase your safety
We received a few messages from farcebook so we know who they are and where they live. However, the boys are twins in a family of 6 kids not very well off as it happens, both parent are in low paid jobs, I know who they are now as they used to live up the end of our road and used to say hello on their way to school.
So in the grand scheme of things, I'll speak to the boys next time I see them out but won't take it to the parents as they can't afford to pay for the repairs.
I've still got my bike with downtube gear levers, simplex ones. On super record.
But in that image above, if I was approaching a junction and a car was there waiting to turn right, or left for that matter, I would wait behind, maybe left of the car if I wasn't going to be taken out in the left lane. But if you track stand behind the car you have a better chance of using the car to protect you then nipping up the left once you get onto the road you're turning in to.
But in that image above, if I was approaching a junction and a car was there waiting to turn right, or left for that matter, I would wait behind, maybe left of the car if I wasn't going to be taken out in the left lane. But if you track stand behind the car you have a better chance of using the car to protect you then nipping up the left once you get onto the road you're turning in to.
VW iD4, that should read ‘menus’
Exactly!
When I did my test in 1974 this was drummed into us during our driver training that the pedestrian always had right of way when turning left at a junction. I've always obeyed that rule but now thinking of it I took my test in Cyprus: so it may have been a local traffic rule.
But by getting an incident number by itself means you have reported it as an RTC, its been logged as an RTC and you have fulfilled the legal requirements of the Road Traffic Act and satisfied your insurers. Whether the police have the resources to fully investigate is something else. There may be little or nothing for them to go on !!
In my case Leicestershire police say it's their policy not to investigate an RTC, where no injury occurs or it is on private land: the significant cost to me and other victims is not taken into account. The 2nd time in a year they've done this and both times they had plenty of evidence, number plates, car make & model and description of driver with willing witnesses.
£1800 of damage to my fence and tax payer funded road signs in the 1st instance.
The lack of consistency across forces is also an element. For example Cambridgeshire police will contact the offending party and let them know that they have been witnessed & give them the opportunity to put it right.
But hey ho it's done now, my legal insurance are issuing legal proceedings (small claims court) cos they have failed to respond now to either his own insurance and 2 legal letters and we now await the outcome. i'd love to see his renewal quote
This thread reminded me of Ogmios School of Zen Motoring Youtubes, so I thought I'd have a look to see if there were any updates from the original 3 episodes -
Turns out he's been busy making a mini-series for BBC 3.
www.bbc.co.uk
Be more Zen gang!
Turns out he's been busy making a mini-series for BBC 3.
Zen Motoring - Series 1: 1. Scooter Boys
Former battle rapper Ogmios gives his guide to being a zen driver, mystical roundabouts, light creepers and scooter boys.
www.bbc.co.uk
Be more Zen gang!
