If you walk in the road....
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.... the inevertable is going to happen, you get hit.
Was driving through a stretch of road just outside Abingdon when I approached a bridge with a path next to it.
A teenage lad was walking on my side of the road but not on the path with his mate who was walking ON the path, as far as I can see there was plenty of room for him to walk beside or even behind.
As I drove past the lads, SMACK goes my mirror only nudging it slightly... I got him on the wrist, he can't of hurt it that badly as when I looked at my rear view mirror the cock gave me the middle finger.
If the road was a bit wider I might have been able to move away to midle of the road by a few feet but I couldn't especially with on coming traffic.
Was driving through a stretch of road just outside Abingdon when I approached a bridge with a path next to it.
A teenage lad was walking on my side of the road but not on the path with his mate who was walking ON the path, as far as I can see there was plenty of room for him to walk beside or even behind.
As I drove past the lads, SMACK goes my mirror only nudging it slightly... I got him on the wrist, he can't of hurt it that badly as when I looked at my rear view mirror the cock gave me the middle finger.
If the road was a bit wider I might have been able to move away to midle of the road by a few feet but I couldn't especially with on coming traffic.
Hmmm. I am not going to pass judgement as I'm sure plenty of others will be along to do that shortly.
But what I will say is that in principle I totally agree with you. It's jay-walkers in London who I love the most though...the ones who cross the road even though the little red man is lit up and the big green light for the traffic is on....yeah, you f
kers make eye contact with me...that's right, I'm only driving a small car...then you step out into the road....no, I'm not braking, yes that's my engine roaring as I drop two gears and point it at you.
RUN RABBIT, RUN!!!!
But what I will say is that in principle I totally agree with you. It's jay-walkers in London who I love the most though...the ones who cross the road even though the little red man is lit up and the big green light for the traffic is on....yeah, you f
kers make eye contact with me...that's right, I'm only driving a small car...then you step out into the road....no, I'm not braking, yes that's my engine roaring as I drop two gears and point it at you. RUN RABBIT, RUN!!!!
Some of the Reading chavs are excellent for this. Will literally just walk out when the light for the car is on green, usually pushing their horrible offspring in a pram to make way for them.
I guess the only plus side is that if they do it to the wrong person or someone that is not paying attention one day, it will help cull their breeding pool a little.
I guess the only plus side is that if they do it to the wrong person or someone that is not paying attention one day, it will help cull their breeding pool a little.
Coming from Bowness upto Windermere there is a little uphill stretch which is 2-way with cars parked on one side.
The road is quite tight anyway and the pavements not overly wide, in summer when the place is packed people are always stepping onto the road without looking to 'overtake' people and the ammount of times I have seen them clipped by bus,lorry, big van wing mirrors is stupid.
The road is quite tight anyway and the pavements not overly wide, in summer when the place is packed people are always stepping onto the road without looking to 'overtake' people and the ammount of times I have seen them clipped by bus,lorry, big van wing mirrors is stupid.
For those like me who have nfi what you lot are on about... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-106761...
Doniger said:
Hmmm. I am not going to pass judgement as I'm sure plenty of others will be along to do that shortly.
But what I will say is that in principle I totally agree with you. It's jay-walkers in London who I love the most though...the ones who cross the road even though the little red man is lit up and the big green light for the traffic is on....yeah, you fkers make eye contact with me...that's right, I'm only driving a small car...then you step out into the road....no, I'm not braking, yes that's my engine roaring as I drop two gears and point it at you.
RUN RABBIT, RUN!!!!
....ah the joys of trying to get across Oxford Street in the cab with the "lemming-like" tourists oblivious to absolutely everything......a good lean on the horn and a steely stare always does the trick....but the looks one gets are quite amazing.....tossas.But what I will say is that in principle I totally agree with you. It's jay-walkers in London who I love the most though...the ones who cross the road even though the little red man is lit up and the big green light for the traffic is on....yeah, you f
kers make eye contact with me...that's right, I'm only driving a small car...then you step out into the road....no, I'm not braking, yes that's my engine roaring as I drop two gears and point it at you. RUN RABBIT, RUN!!!!
ShadownINja said:
For those like me who have nfi what you lot are on about... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-106761...
Walking on the M23... should of expected to be hit, idiot.mercfunder said:
XitUp said:
Same thing happened to me on the M23 today.
Not being a kiljoy, but that's a pretty sick "joke".There's a family grieving their child today, hope tragedy never visits you mate.
t parents for not teaching the lad to not walk on motorways.I feel really bad for the people who hit him. It must be terrible to kill someone through no fault of your own.
The 'cross right in front of you with evils' situation is of particular annoyance: typical tracksuit wearing 'rude boi' teens, trousers around their knees, walking with a spastic gait as though they've suffered a stroke. More often than not, hitting (and killing) said individual would be a favour to society.
Wycombe83 said:
As I drove past the lads, SMACK goes my mirror only nudging it slightly... I got him on the wrist, he can't of hurt it that badly as when I looked at my rear view mirror the cock gave me the middle finger.
We had a lady who came to A&E after a council truck's door mirror struck her on the head at low speed. Suffered a base of skull fracture.turbolucy said:
/standard PH reply
Would you have done the same if it was a child walking along? Yes? You're a bad man. What about a horserider? THINK OF THE HORSES AND THE CHILDREN!!
/out
I hate horses on roads. They should be in fields not trotting up the highways with tailbacks of cars while they throw wobblys across the road with some poor young lass on the back.Would you have done the same if it was a child walking along? Yes? You're a bad man. What about a horserider? THINK OF THE HORSES AND THE CHILDREN!!
/out
I hate them personally and the sooner they are banned the better, or tax the b
ds that would soon stop them. In fact while I am having a little rant about stupid things, tax caravans too.Its mostly Women that ride horses anyway, hence they probably dont understand that roads were built by the Romans for cars!
Austin.J said:
ShadownINja said:
For those like me who have nfi what you lot are on about... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-106761...
Walking on the M23... should of expected to be hit, idiot.mercfunder said:
XitUp said:
Same thing happened to me on the M23 today.
Not being a kiljoy, but that's a pretty sick "joke".There's a family grieving their child today, hope tragedy never visits you mate.
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