Don't Blame the Motorists !
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I am sick of hearing on TV and in the media that speeding motorists are the cause of childrens deaths on the roads.
We should be educating the children not to play or run out into the roads without looking where they are going !
When I was a kid, we had Tufty and The Green Cross Code to warn us of the dangers of crossing roads.
What are the Government doing now to educate the kids ??? NOTHING !!!
We should be fining pedestrians for not crossing the road in a safe place ( jaywalking ) as this is an offence in many European countries.
>>> Edited by ledfoot on Wednesday 28th May 18:31
We should be educating the children not to play or run out into the roads without looking where they are going !
When I was a kid, we had Tufty and The Green Cross Code to warn us of the dangers of crossing roads.
What are the Government doing now to educate the kids ??? NOTHING !!!
We should be fining pedestrians for not crossing the road in a safe place ( jaywalking ) as this is an offence in many European countries.
>>> Edited by ledfoot on Wednesday 28th May 18:31
how about making jay walking an offence like it is on the continent.
Still remember being the only person to cross a road in Austria when there was nothing coming.
Only to be told by an Austrian that they fine jay walkers.
I stopped doing it but no because of teh fine but because I felt really awkward being the only one to cross when 20 or so people wern't
Still remember being the only person to cross a road in Austria when there was nothing coming.
Only to be told by an Austrian that they fine jay walkers.
I stopped doing it but no because of teh fine but because I felt really awkward being the only one to cross when 20 or so people wern't
This is something ive been saying for a long long time.
There was a twat on the boobtube earlier saying about how we need these cameras to "alter drivers behaviour".
He then went on to proudly tell everyone what a complete fcukwit he is by saying that he allows his kids to play in the road, and that drivers should slow down!!!
What does this tell us about the kind of thicko's we're up against?
This fcuk you attitude they throw at us is getting on my pip old beans.
I PAY for the use of the road, im gonna dam well use it an all. If some little beast thinks he can play on the carriageway with complete safety, and his 86 Iq'd daddy does too, then im afraid he'll get a little splattered when he runs into the front of my larger than him vehicle! And ill prpbably back up to make sure i got the wnaker! Nature! I love it!
There was a twat on the boobtube earlier saying about how we need these cameras to "alter drivers behaviour".
He then went on to proudly tell everyone what a complete fcukwit he is by saying that he allows his kids to play in the road, and that drivers should slow down!!!
What does this tell us about the kind of thicko's we're up against?
This fcuk you attitude they throw at us is getting on my pip old beans.
I PAY for the use of the road, im gonna dam well use it an all. If some little beast thinks he can play on the carriageway with complete safety, and his 86 Iq'd daddy does too, then im afraid he'll get a little splattered when he runs into the front of my larger than him vehicle! And ill prpbably back up to make sure i got the wnaker! Nature! I love it!
Here here deltaf. I live on a 30mph road and have to frequently stop and wait for the little "skateboarding" fcukers round my area to get the hell out of the road, doing it on purpose to wind drivers up, that is, until the other night when I happened to have the window down and heard the little shits hurling abuse at me as I drove off, after waiting for about 20 secs for them to get outta the way. I think a new approach is necessary, put it this way, im not stopping anymore and thanks for the tip about reverse, hadnt thought of that....
llamekcuf said: I live on a 30mph road and have to frequently stop and wait for the little "skateboarding" fcukers round my area to get the hell out of the road
Is this a new thing, do you think? We live on a cul-de-sac and I'm always going on about the fact that the local kids (reasonably pleasant ones at that) seem to have no idea about road sense at all. They see a car coming and really take their time about getting out of the way, and more often than not they'll just move to the side of the road rather than getting off it onto the pavement or green. They seem to have absolutely no concept of "big fast car meets small human body = splat".
Not to mention the goalposts some idiot parents have put on the green because the kiddies (aged up to about 16!!) can't cross the main road two minutes away to go to the football field...
Mind you, one of the fathers does play in the middle of the road with his kids.
llamekcuf said: Here here deltaf. I live on a 30mph road and have to frequently stop and wait for the little "skateboarding" fcukers round my area to get the hell out of the road, doing it on purpose to wind drivers up, that is, until the other night when I happened to have the window down and heard the little shits hurling abuse at me as I drove off, after waiting for about 20 secs for them to get outta the way. I think a new approach is necessary, put it this way, im not stopping anymore and thanks for the tip about reverse, hadnt thought of that....
Happened to me one time in one of the "darker" areas of Birmingham. I just took the skateboards off the little w*nkers and "accidentally" ran over them (all 4), never had any probs with that!!!
JMGS4 said:
llamekcuf said: Here here deltaf. I live on a 30mph road and have to frequently stop and wait for the little "skateboarding" fcukers round my area to get the hell out of the road, doing it on purpose to wind drivers up, that is, until the other night when I happened to have the window down and heard the little shits hurling abuse at me as I drove off, after waiting for about 20 secs for them to get outta the way. I think a new approach is necessary, put it this way, im not stopping anymore and thanks for the tip about reverse, hadnt thought of that....
Happened to me one time in one of the "darker" areas of Birmingham. I just took the skateboards off the little w*nkers and "accidentally" ran over them (all 4), never had any probs with that!!!
You hooligan you!
When I was a kid, we had Tufty and The Green Cross Code to warn us of the dangers of crossing roads.
What are the Government doing now to educate the kids ??? NOTHING !!!
Umm, hate to pour cold water but ...
There's a program of half a dozen road safety eductaion packs, to go through with your children, teaching them all about road safety - not just crossing it, but walking alongside it, where is and isn't safe to play, etc etc.
I think it's sunk in ... it does require parents to take the time to go through with their kids though, but that was true with the Tufty club as well (I seem to remember ...
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JohnL said: There's a program of half a dozen road safety eductaion packs, to go through with your children, teaching them all about road safety
What good is that ?? Most of the kids these days can't read or spell, so they aren't going to be reading any packs..
Kids are only interested in computers and TV.... so any education needs to be done on these formats.
>> Edited by ledfoot on Thursday 29th May 20:03
There was a news report (Or poss a Police/Scamera/Reaction type prog) recently about kids getting involved in a speeding campaign. The plod would pull the speeder over (fair enough its outside a school) and the kids would give them a lecture. I kept hoping one of the drivers would ask the kid back "So, what's the Green Cross Code?...You don't know, well fcuk off."
Would never have made the final edit tho.
Would never have made the final edit tho.
I was in the Tufty club - can anyone remember the song? I can. Never got run over either - or ran out in front of a car so it worked for me. 
BRING BACK TUFTYAt age 7, i was very nearly a roadkill statistic myself.
At that age, i was about as aware of traffic, as a fcuking hedgehog.
So no surprises when one day, i come flying out of the school gates to be confronted with an empty school crossing, and i just blitzed out across it....right into the path of a double decker.
I just carried on not really seeing what it was id just done and what had nearly just done me.
It wouldnt have been the drivers fault,he wasnt speeding and he was right on the ball that day, it would have been my fault.
I didnt look, i nearly by inches paid for it, the fcuking hard way.
So all these speed kills shitheads, safety scamera w*nkers and other "know it alls" like spn, who think they know what a brush with the dark side is all about, and what the causes are, they, can shut the fcuk up. Ive been there, i survived it, but only cos some bus driver was looking at the goddamed road, and NOT his bloody speedo!
At that age, i was about as aware of traffic, as a fcuking hedgehog.
So no surprises when one day, i come flying out of the school gates to be confronted with an empty school crossing, and i just blitzed out across it....right into the path of a double decker.
I just carried on not really seeing what it was id just done and what had nearly just done me.
It wouldnt have been the drivers fault,he wasnt speeding and he was right on the ball that day, it would have been my fault.
I didnt look, i nearly by inches paid for it, the fcuking hard way.
So all these speed kills shitheads, safety scamera w*nkers and other "know it alls" like spn, who think they know what a brush with the dark side is all about, and what the causes are, they, can shut the fcuk up. Ive been there, i survived it, but only cos some bus driver was looking at the goddamed road, and NOT his bloody speedo!
WELL PUT,DELTAF!! during the time that i was at secondary school (dinosaurs ruled the earth and 'fire' was a figment of a twisted imagination....or in other words 1984-1989) i can only remember 2 accidents happening between motor vehicles and my miopic fellow students. one was when one of my classmates was pushed infront of a 223 bus(he got a broken arm) and the other was a girl who decided to cross the uxbridge road/the greenway junction whilst the traffic lights were green,right in front of a white cortina (she got 2 broken legs)
to be honest,we had more injuries during our rugby lessons!(broken bones were commonplace!),even though we had 2 rat-runs right past the school (the greenway and cleveland road....anyone who went to brunel university will know exactly the places i am on about),speeding cars and parents parked all over the place but we learned a thing called 'the green cross code'-look right,look left,look right again and if its safe to cross,walk but dont run.........how are hedgehogs singing 'king of the road' supposed to get the message accross????
>> Edited by cortinaman on Friday 30th May 01:15
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