Horses on roads

[spookly]

lyonspride said:

You'll find they're doing it deliberately, there's a certain breed of horse rider, they don't need to work, they're bored, and they like to go out in rush hour to cause agro in their "Polite" vests. I personally think the RSPCA should take their animals off them, because they're putting them into a stressful situation with passing cars, buses, trucks, motorbikes and a lot of impatient drivers.

Exactly.

They could ride their nags in a nice field out in the country somewhere. Or very early before there is any chance of traffic. But riding them during morning commute times on a busy road in town is just knobbish behaviour. They aren't a particular menace to me as I work from home. They just slightly delay me taking my dogs to the park.

[spookly]

DoubleD said:

A minute or two almost daily, so lets be generous and call that 10 minutes a week. Hardly the end of the world is it.

To me, no, not really. But for anyone who is in a hurry to get to work/school or wherever I'm sure it would be more annoying. They often leave quite a tailback in both directions which takes a while to clear.

How'd you like it if I waited for you to leave for work every day and then slowly walked along in front of your car.... I bet you'd get tired of it quite quickly. The only difference is they're doing it on horses.

[DoubleD]

spookly said:

DoubleD said:

A minute or two almost daily, so lets be generous and call that 10 minutes a week. Hardly the end of the world is it.

To me, no, not really. But for anyone who is in a hurry to get to work/school or wherever I'm sure it would be more annoying. They often leave quite a tailback in both directions which takes a while to clear.

How'd you like it if I waited for you to leave for work every day and then slowly walked along in front of your car.... I bet you'd get tired of it quite quickly. The only difference is they're doing it on horses.

I have enough patience to cope with other people doing other things. A couple of minutes doesn't spoil my day.

[Pica-Pica]

spookly said:

lyonspride said:

You'll find they're doing it deliberately, there's a certain breed of horse rider, they don't need to work, they're bored, and they like to go out in rush hour to cause agro in their "Polite" vests. I personally think the RSPCA should take their animals off them, because they're putting them into a stressful situation with passing cars, buses, trucks, motorbikes and a lot of impatient drivers.

Exactly.

They could ride their nags in a nice field out in the country somewhere. Or very early before there is any chance of traffic. But riding them during morning commute times on a busy road in town is just knobbish behaviour. They aren't a particular menace to me as I work from home. They just slightly delay me taking my dogs to the park.

Oh dear! My precious road.

[av185]

Why is it though that horse riders are not compelled to clear up their animals st bearing in mind it is usually at least 200 times the volume of dogs st and even more hazardous to road users?

[spookly]

Pica-Pica said:

spookly said:

lyonspride said:

You'll find they're doing it deliberately, there's a certain breed of horse rider, they don't need to work, they're bored, and they like to go out in rush hour to cause agro in their "Polite" vests. I personally think the RSPCA should take their animals off them, because they're putting them into a stressful situation with passing cars, buses, trucks, motorbikes and a lot of impatient drivers.

Exactly.

They could ride their nags in a nice field out in the country somewhere. Or very early before there is any chance of traffic. But riding them during morning commute times on a busy road in town is just knobbish behaviour. They aren't a particular menace to me as I work from home. They just slightly delay me taking my dogs to the park.

Oh dear! My precious road.

Not what I'm saying at all.

Just pointing out the inconsiderate behaviour. If more people were as inconsiderate as people riding nags around town then the roads would be gridlocked. I'm sure it isn't great for the horses either.

[Lindun]

Is there any legislation about old people driving on roads? Are they allowed anywhere they like?

Just wondering, as I keep seeing a couple of biddies clogging up the roads in the morning when I'm off to drive. I have no idea why they'd want to be driving in the middle of a town, and also nowhere near a place suitable for old people to go to play bridge or crown green bowls

I assume they are allowed to despite the silliness of it not being a particularly enjoyable place to drive, or that they hold up all the morning traffic on a moderately busy road.

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Is there any legislation about lorries on roads? Are they allowed anywhere they like?

Just wondering, as I keep seeing a couple of them clogging up the roads in the morning when I'm off to walk my dogs. I have no idea why they'd want to be in the middle of a town, and also nowhere near a place suitable for lorres to go for deliveries.

I assume they are allowed to despite the silliness of it not being a particularly enjoyable place to be, or that they hold up all the morning traffic on a moderately busy road.

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Is there any legislation about cars on roads? Are they allowed anywhere they like?

Just wondering, as I keep seeing a couple of them clogging up the roads in the morning when I'm off to speed and pull wheelies on my motorbike. I have no idea why they'd want to be driving in the middle of a town, and also nowhere near a place suitable for them to go for anything anywhere near as important as what I’m doing.

I assume they are allowed to despite the silliness of it not being a particularly enjoyable place to drive, or that they hold up all the morning traffic on a moderately busy road.

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Is there any legislation about slow drivers on roads? Are they allowed anywhere they like?

Just wondering, as I keep seeing a couple of slow drivers clogging up the roads in the morning when I'm off to have a noon. I have no idea why they'd want to be riding in the middle of a town, and also nowhere near anywhere as important as me.

I assume they are allowed to despite the silliness of it not being a particularly enjoyable place to ride, or that they hold up all the morning traffic on a moderately busy road.



In a nutshell. Nobody is as important as me and everyone needs to get off the road so I can do what I want, when I want

The above may well be tongue in cheek, but probably closer to the OP than he’d like to admit.

[CrutyRammers]

spookly said:

CrutyRammers said:

How long were you held up for? A minute? Two?

I wasn't moaning about me being held up in particular. But yes, probably a minute or two, but almost daily. Sometimes they end up with quite a tailback behind them.

The point being that just because it is legal doesn't mean that it isn't also profoundly antisocial. As I said before, I'd be more considerate than to do something deliberately, and on a regular basis, that holds up other road users.

"profoundly antisocial" Get a grip lad.
Ever go for a drive for leisure purposes? There are plenty who will say that you are being antisocial by doing that, contributing to pollution and noise and congestion. What you mean is, that you want everyone out of your way. Don't we all, but it aint gonna happen, we just have to play nice and share. Try it, it's not hard.

[4rephill]

spookly said:

......How'd you like it if I waited for you to leave for work every day and then slowly walked along in front of your car.... I bet you'd get tired of it quite quickly.........

Not really, I'd just apply a bit of simple logic, and leave for work earlier to avoid you - Hardly rocket science!

[yellowjack]

Initforthemoney said:

Don’t visit the new forest then op.

You might have a fit.

Horses. Cattle. Donkeys. Pigs even. Just stood in the road most of the time, with dopey Grockles parking in the centre of the carriageway to get out and "ooh" and "aah" over the "cute baby horseys". Then add the "swarms" of "lycra clad cyclo-terrorists" overwhelming tea rooms over the entire forest and the terminally stupid are blowing fuses, gaskets, and whatever else because they can't cope with the concept that not everyone lives life the same way they do.





Hey OP! Maybe the folk riding the horses in inappropriate places have been banned from driving, so they're riding to Waitrose for the weekly shop instead???

[Aluminati]

If it’s a couple of hot totties bouncing their buttocks in the saddle, perfectly acceptable in my opinion.

If it’s men riding, completely ignorant bds.

[spookly]

CrutyRammers said:

spookly said:

CrutyRammers said:

How long were you held up for? A minute? Two?

I wasn't moaning about me being held up in particular. But yes, probably a minute or two, but almost daily. Sometimes they end up with quite a tailback behind them.

The point being that just because it is legal doesn't mean that it isn't also profoundly antisocial. As I said before, I'd be more considerate than to do something deliberately, and on a regular basis, that holds up other road users.

"profoundly antisocial" Get a grip lad.
Ever go for a drive for leisure purposes? There are plenty who will say that you are being antisocial by doing that, contributing to pollution and noise and congestion. What you mean is, that you want everyone out of your way. Don't we all, but it aint gonna happen, we just have to play nice and share. Try it, it's not hard.

No. Not what I was getting at. It's the inconsiderate nature of doing it almost every day at peak traffic times in the middle of a town.

Am I bothered by the odd slow person slowing me down. Nope. I'm not a particularly impatient driver.

[spookly]

Aluminati said:

If it’s a couple of hot totties bouncing their buttocks in the saddle, perfectly acceptable in my opinion.

If it’s men riding, completely ignorant bds.

With these two the view definitely isn't that pleasant

[mygoldfishbowl]

spookly said:

Not what I'm saying at all.

Just pointing out the inconsiderate behaviour. If more people were as inconsiderate as people riding nags around town then the roads would be gridlocked. I'm sure it isn't great for the horses either.

They're called cyclists.

[Aluminati]

spookly said:

Aluminati said:

If it’s a couple of hot totties bouncing their buttocks in the saddle, perfectly acceptable in my opinion.

If it’s men riding, completely ignorant bds.

With these two the view definitely isn't that pleasant

Ahhh, complete bds then !

[The Wookie]

Lindun said:

Is there any legislation about old people driving on roads? Are they allowed anywhere they like?

Just wondering, as I keep seeing a couple of biddies clogging up the roads in the morning when I'm off to drive. I have no idea why they'd want to be driving in the middle of a town, and also nowhere near a place suitable for old people to go to play bridge or crown green bowls

I assume they are allowed to despite the silliness of it not being a particularly enjoyable place to drive, or that they hold up all the morning traffic on a moderately busy road.

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Is there any legislation about lorries on roads? Are they allowed anywhere they like?

Just wondering, as I keep seeing a couple of them clogging up the roads in the morning when I'm off to walk my dogs. I have no idea why they'd want to be in the middle of a town, and also nowhere near a place suitable for lorres to go for deliveries.

I assume they are allowed to despite the silliness of it not being a particularly enjoyable place to be, or that they hold up all the morning traffic on a moderately busy road.

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Is there any legislation about cars on roads? Are they allowed anywhere they like?

Just wondering, as I keep seeing a couple of them clogging up the roads in the morning when I'm off to speed and pull wheelies on my motorbike. I have no idea why they'd want to be driving in the middle of a town, and also nowhere near a place suitable for them to go for anything anywhere near as important as what I’m doing.

I assume they are allowed to despite the silliness of it not being a particularly enjoyable place to drive, or that they hold up all the morning traffic on a moderately busy road.

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Is there any legislation about slow drivers on roads? Are they allowed anywhere they like?

Just wondering, as I keep seeing a couple of slow drivers clogging up the roads in the morning when I'm off to have a noon. I have no idea why they'd want to be riding in the middle of a town, and also nowhere near anywhere as important as me.

I assume they are allowed to despite the silliness of it not being a particularly enjoyable place to ride, or that they hold up all the morning traffic on a moderately busy road.

In a nutshell. Nobody is as important as me and everyone needs to get off the road so I can do what I want, when I want

The above may well be tongue in cheek, but probably closer to the OP than he’d like to admit.

Or in 10-20 years...

“Is there any legislation about people driving old non-autonomous cars on roads? Are they allowed anywhere they like?

Just wondering, as I keep seeing a couple of blokes clogging up the roads in the morning when I'm sat in the back of my self driving Tesla off to costa for my morning low carbon soy milk latte. I have no idea why they'd want to be driving in the middle of a town, and also nowhere near a race track or suitable for people to go to and play with their smelly old fossil fuel burning cars giving us cancer

I assume they are allowed to despite the silliness of it not being a particularly enjoyable place to drive, or that they hold up all the morning traffic on a moderately busy road.”

A couple of ladies being inconsiderate on occasions is a small price to pay for not having yet another freedom removed, irritating as they might be. If it’s any consolation they would probably rather be riding down a nice quiet bridleway, and it’s likely an unfortunate practicality of where their horses are kept.

[yellowjack]

Is there any legislation about dog owners on roads? Are they allowed anywhere they like?

Just wondering, as I keep seeing a couple of cars with hounds in the back clogging up the roads in the morning when I'm off to ride my bike. I have no idea why they'd want to be driving through the middle of a town to get to the park. Can they not be forced to walk the dogs to a place suitable for dogs to go for off road exercise?

I assume they are allowed to despite the silliness of the back of a car not being a particularly enjoyable place for a dog to be cooped up, or that they hold up all the morning traffic on a moderately busy road.

[yellowjack]

mygoldfishbowl said:

spookly said:

Not what I'm saying at all.

Just pointing out the inconsiderate behaviour. If more people were as inconsiderate as people riding nags around town then the roads would be gridlocked. I'm sure it isn't great for the horses either.

They're called cyclists.

Cyclists causing gridlock?



Kind sir, please direct me to the nearest A&E department. I fear my sides may need stitching back up...

[mygoldfishbowl]

yellowjack said:

Cyclists causing gridlock?



Kind sir, please direct me to the nearest A&E department. I fear my sides may need stitching back up...

You being a silly cyclist I'm highly surprised you haven't found out where it is already.

[vtchequers]

Road users who dislike other road users???

Well I never!!