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From: Harry Bloomfield on 10 Dec 2009 14:33 Silk wrote on 10/12/2009 : > On 10/12/2009 18:15, Harry Bloomfield wrote: >> Silk pretended : >>> On 10/12/2009 17:29, Harry Bloomfield wrote: >>> Now I wonder which unlucky individual hit it? >>> >>> It had to be really. Are you not worried that this sort of thing is >>> becoming a bit of a habit? >> >> Er... What sort of thing? >> > > Not seeing stuff and running into it. I was simply a spectator to the event, it occurred on the opposite side of the road and beyond a barrier. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Keith on 10 Dec 2009 14:57 On 10 Dec 2009 at 17:29, Harry Bloomfield wrote: > Now I wonder which unlucky individual hit it? > > It was still dark and the bin being dark brown would make it almost > invisible to someone doing the limit down that road. There is a school of thought that says that drivers should be able to stop in the distance they can see to be clear. If you're driving on an unlit road on dipped headlights, this is as far as the light reaches. If you're driving on a straight road on a bright day and can see for miles, you can drive as fast as you like as long as you can see your path will be clear (no hidden side turnings, etc.) What has the limit got to do with anything in either case? It's just a number on a stick.
From: Keith on 10 Dec 2009 15:02 On 10 Dec 2009 at 19:53, Harry Bloomfield wrote: > I tried to catch the attention of the reversing driver and others > coming up behind him with - arm signals, which was really all I could > safely do. Arm signals - very useful in the dark. Why not flash your headlamps? > There was no opportunity to make a 999, as I had not yet by > that time set my phone up and the queue I was in, started moving > immediately. 999 is an emergency number. You should not call it for frivolous reasons.
From: Harry Bloomfield on 10 Dec 2009 15:15 Keith expressed precisely : > Arm signals - very useful in the dark. Why not flash your headlamps? Which would not be able to be seen, due to a centre barrier. > >> There was no opportunity to make a 999, as I had not yet by >> that time set my phone up and the queue I was in, started moving >> immediately. > > 999 is an emergency number. You should not call it for frivolous > reasons. You think that such a call would have been frivolous? 999 is the correct number to ring when you are mobile. Thumbing through the Yellow Pages for an alternative emergency number whilst driving is definitely frowned upon. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Silk on 10 Dec 2009 15:16
On 10/12/2009 19:33, Harry Bloomfield wrote: > Silk wrote on 10/12/2009 : >> On 10/12/2009 18:15, Harry Bloomfield wrote: >>> Silk pretended : >>>> On 10/12/2009 17:29, Harry Bloomfield wrote: >>>> Now I wonder which unlucky individual hit it? >>>> >>>> It had to be really. Are you not worried that this sort of thing is >>>> becoming a bit of a habit? >>> >>> Er... What sort of thing? >>> >> >> Not seeing stuff and running into it. > > I was simply a spectator to the event, it occurred on the opposite side > of the road and beyond a barrier. You implied that it was you who hit it. |