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From: Adrian on 23 Dec 2009 15:09 Cynic <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>So enlighten me. > >>In what circumstances do _you_ think an alert and attentive driver can >>head blithely towards a low bridge in a vehicle that was almost >>certainly visibly tall when they got into it - without even the >>slightest expectation of "issues" crossing their alert and attentive >>mind...? > When their brain is busy processing a (perceived) higher-prority input. You mean "When the driver isn't looking where they're going"? I'm sorry, perhaps it was my fault. I didn't intend for "blind" to be taken _literally_.
From: Cynic on 23 Dec 2009 16:35 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:24:26 GMT, James Martin(a)hgvu.com wrote: >Two bridges one to the south and one to the north of me have claimed >many a roof of a Decker and a few high sided trucks besides and both >bridges are well signed , I put it down to driver incompetence and >nothing else . Do you feel that we should not take precautions to mitigate the effects of driver incompetance? -- Cynic
From: Cynic on 23 Dec 2009 16:36 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:20:38 +0000, Ian Dalziel <iandalziel(a)lineone.net> wrote: >>>>Maybe you should remove all the safety equipment from your car and fit >>>>a huge spike to the centre of the steering wheel. After all, provided >>>>you never make a mistake, you'll be no worse off. >> >>>What safety equipment? >> >>Are you not familiar with modern cars? > >I've seen some, thank you. Then perhaps you should look a bit closer and familiarise yourself with the plethora of safety equipment in them. -- Cynic
From: Cynic on 23 Dec 2009 16:39 On 23 Dec 2009 20:09:06 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>In what circumstances do _you_ think an alert and attentive driver can >>>head blithely towards a low bridge in a vehicle that was almost >>>certainly visibly tall when they got into it - without even the >>>slightest expectation of "issues" crossing their alert and attentive >>>mind...? > >> When their brain is busy processing a (perceived) higher-prority input. > >You mean "When the driver isn't looking where they're going"? No, I don't mean that. I'm sorry if my detailed explanation was too complex for you to understand. -- Cynic
From: Adrian on 23 Dec 2009 16:41
Cynic <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>Two bridges one to the south and one to the north of me have claimed >>many a roof of a Decker and a few high sided trucks besides and both >>bridges are well signed , I put it down to driver incompetence and >>nothing else . > Do you feel that we should not take precautions to mitigate the effects > of driver incompetance? Absolutely we should. Sack incompetent current bus drivers, and make sure incompetent potential drivers do not pass the PSV driving test in future. |