Driving in the wet.
Discussion
A Lorry Driver writes:-
"As we are all aware, it's rained quite heavily for the last week or so and the roads are pretty sodden. Large puddles of standing water seem to be everywhere, often adjacent to bus stops, pavements, pedestrian crossings etc. Obviously it's terrifically funny to steer through these filthy puddles at high speed to create a massive bow wave, thereby soaking to the bone the children waiting for the school bus or the pensioner on his way to the Post Office. Someone has now told me that this amusing jape is against the law and I can be reported for it. Some folk obviously have no sense of humour, but is this correct, could I be prosecuted? If so, it's just political correctness gone mad.
"As we are all aware, it's rained quite heavily for the last week or so and the roads are pretty sodden. Large puddles of standing water seem to be everywhere, often adjacent to bus stops, pavements, pedestrian crossings etc. Obviously it's terrifically funny to steer through these filthy puddles at high speed to create a massive bow wave, thereby soaking to the bone the children waiting for the school bus or the pensioner on his way to the Post Office. Someone has now told me that this amusing jape is against the law and I can be reported for it. Some folk obviously have no sense of humour, but is this correct, could I be prosecuted? If so, it's just political correctness gone mad.
It's not PC gone mad at all; it's being prosecuted for being a complete and utter arse.
Next time you're en route to a job interview/wedding/wake, Mr Lorry Driver, I'll make sure to soak you through to the skin. Bonus points for ruining any documentation, paper money and mobile phone you may be carrying.
I love a good splash in a puddle, but soaking pedestrians just marks you out as being a bit of a
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Next time you're en route to a job interview/wedding/wake, Mr Lorry Driver, I'll make sure to soak you through to the skin. Bonus points for ruining any documentation, paper money and mobile phone you may be carrying.
I love a good splash in a puddle, but soaking pedestrians just marks you out as being a bit of a
. Edited by CommanderJameson on Tuesday 5th December 15:20
When I was a nipper I remember a local tool hire truck swerving to to through a puddle and soaked one of my brothers. My parents reported it to the police and they took it quite seriously, came round and took a statement etc. Dont know if there was any result but suspect his boss gave him a rollocking...
many moons a go as a slighty intoxicated student someone in a porsche soaked me and my mates by purpose driving through a very large puddle on edge of road/next to pavement. He thought it was very funny - could see him laughing in his mirror. Unfortunately the traffic lights further up the road were on red. He did have a very nice porsche.
Moving on, i always take care to avoid puddles if i can see pedestrians, because a) it is nasty to soak them, and b) illegal!
Moving on, i always take care to avoid puddles if i can see pedestrians, because a) it is nasty to soak them, and b) illegal!
andy zarse said:
Good. Cos such a bastard in a lorry soaked me to the bloody skin last night. I've got his number so I have!
You may need to report it pretty quickly then. Not sure if the 24 hour rule applies in this type of case though, butbest do it while it's still fresh in your mind.
Amazing how many people stand at the roadside by a puddle and then "tut" when they get splashed. In the past wet weeks I have seen the situation several times in London. The stupidest was a chap waiting to cross the road just a few yards from a set of pedestrian lights. Jumping over a large puddle, he dashed across to the centre line ahead of an on-coming car. A wave of schadenfreude swept over me as a wave of water swept over him - Streaky
I was once watching a large group of pedestrians standing by a puddle. A car went past and splashed them, cue much consternation and general tutting. But no movement. Another car went past, again splashing them, cue raised fists and shouting. Then a lorry went past causing a massive bow wave to roll over them, soaking from head to toe, but amazingly no-one moved. Then it was my turn to drive past........
andy zarse said:
Good. Cos such a bastard in a lorry soaked me to the bloody skin last night. I've got his number so I have!
You may need to report it pretty quickly then. Not sure if the 24 hour rule applies in this type of case though, butbest do it while it's still fresh in your mind.
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NOIP rule applies if they are to take action
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Good. Cos such a bastard in a lorry soaked me to the bloody skin last night. I've got his number so I have!
You may need to report it pretty quickly then. Not sure if the 24 hour rule applies in this type of case though, butbest do it while it's still fresh in your mind.
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NOIP rule applies if they are to take action
dvd
andy zarse said:
Good. Cos such a bastard in a lorry soaked me to the bloody skin last night. I've got his number so I have!
You may need to report it pretty quickly then. Not sure if the 24 hour rule applies in this type of case though, butbest do it while it's still fresh in your mind.
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NOIP rule applies if they are to take action
dvd
Good. Cos such a bastard in a lorry soaked me to the bloody skin last night. I've got his number so I have!
You may need to report it pretty quickly then. Not sure if the 24 hour rule applies in this type of case though, butbest do it while it's still fresh in your mind.
...............................................................................
NOIP rule applies if they are to take action
dvd
ohopkins said:
I was once watching a large group of pedestrians standing by a puddle. A car went past and splashed them, cue much consternation and general tutting. But no movement. Another car went past, again splashing them, cue raised fists and shouting. Then a lorry went past causing a massive bow wave to roll over them, soaking from head to toe, but amazingly no-one moved. Then it was my turn to drive past........
If the choice is hit the oncoming traffic or soak the pedestrian = I'll choose to soak someone rather than harm more people. Having said this I will certainly work hard as a driver to avoid soaking anyone. Its common sense and a bit of give and take that's necesary. Pedestrians can help themselves to stay dry.
However - were this lot in a queue, say, at a bus stop? Hard to move from that position...
Don said:
ohopkins said:
I was once watching a large group of pedestrians standing by a puddle. A car went past and splashed them, cue much consternation and general tutting. But no movement. Another car went past, again splashing them, cue raised fists and shouting. Then a lorry went past causing a massive bow wave to roll over them, soaking from head to toe, but amazingly no-one moved. Then it was my turn to drive past........
If the choice is hit the oncoming traffic or soak the pedestrian = I'll choose to soak someone rather than harm more people. Having said this I will certainly work hard as a driver to avoid soaking anyone. Its common sense and a bit of give and take that's necesary. Pedestrians can help themselves to stay dry.
However - were this lot in a queue, say, at a bus stop? Hard to move from that position...
Its very easy to move from that position- just takes a bit of common sense:
In Africa, an ingenious method of catching monkeys is to put a ball of sugar or a tasty treat inside a hole in a hollow tree.
The monkey smells or sees the tasty treat and puts its hand inside to grab it, but when he goes to get his hand back out he finds that with his hand as a fist around the treat his hand will not fit back out of the hole, and thus he will be stuck there strugging. Apparantly the monkey will spot its potential captors some from behind a rock, calmly walk up to it, and grab it - and still it is too stubborn to let the treat go and remove his hand from the tree and escape without it.
How many times did the people get splashed before someone decided to queue somewhere else......?
Driving without due care and consideration for other road users is the offence and according to The Road Traffic Act 1988:-
If a person drives a motor vehicle on a road without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road, he is guilty of an offence.
Endorsement Offence Code CD30 Driving without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other road users Penalty 3-9 points.
If a person drives a motor vehicle on a road without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road, he is guilty of an offence.
Endorsement Offence Code CD30 Driving without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other road users Penalty 3-9 points.
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