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From: Man at B&Q on 10 May 2010 06:47 On May 10, 10:26 am, "Zimmy" <z...(a)y.x> wrote: > "ChelseaTractorMan" <mr.c.trac...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:ougfu5l0gudta55bcn67sdogui5np3geq3(a)4ax.com... > > > On Sun, 9 May 2010 10:33:21 -0700 (PDT), FrengaX > > <hnkjqr...(a)sneakemail.com> wrote: > > >> Why inconvenience > >>themselves and me when there's absolutely no need? > > > It produces a calm polite atmosphere on the roads, lets have more > > "unnecessary" courtesy. > > No it doesn't. What gives any road user the right to override the highway > code? The give-way lines are positioned there for a reason. Letting someone out is not overriding the highway code. If you think it is, then you need to read it again, carefully this time. MBQ
From: Brimstone on 10 May 2010 07:12 "Bernard" <bernard.x.ramsden(a)btinterent.x.com> wrote in message news:4padnVMrofbzRHrWnZ2dnUVZ7qOdnZ2d(a)bt.com... > > "ChelseaTractorMan" <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > news:d1hfu5l0rdfp68vsc28u154293m5if4ror(a)4ax.com... >> On Sun, 9 May 2010 19:06:53 +0100, Halmyre <no.spam(a)this.address> >> wrote: >> >>>A variation on that is that the car in front is slowing down to turn >>>right, and actually >>>stops to let somebody else turn right from the side street. >> >> thus making it easier for them to turn in afterwards. > If the car waiting to turn right out of the side road is positioned > correctly, And "if" it isn't?
From: Mr. Benn on 10 May 2010 09:34 "Man at B&Q" <manatbandq(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e418e573-04b8-4349-b436-82fad75624c6(a)n15g2000yqf.googlegroups.com... > On May 9, 6:06 pm, "Mr. Benn" <nos...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> "John" <Who90nos...(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message >> >> news:2FBFn.13490$rS7.214(a)newsfe05.ams2... >> >> >> >> >A bloke stopped his car to wave someone out of a filling station - in >> >doing >> >so, he blocked the path of a car that was turning out of the other side >> >of >> >the road to tuck in behind him - which blocked my path travelling in the >> >opposite direction (on a clear road). He had stopped about 30 feet short >> >of >> >the car that he wanted to allow out of the filling station and became >> >abusive when I beckoned for him to pull forward a bit. >> >> > Why don't these good natured drivers use their rear view mirrors before >> > changing the priorities of the road? >> >> > Similar things happen regularly near a busy traffic light controlled >> > junction. Someone near the front of the platoon of cars let though by >> > the >> > traffic lights will decide to stop to let someone out of a side turning >> > (traffic light avoidance rat-run) - leading to cars being caught in the >> > junction when the lights change. Again - a bit of sense and use of the >> > mirror might lead to them deferring their good deed. >> >> I had some woman driving in front of me at about 30mph perform (almost) >> an >> emergency stop to let someone else out of a side road, not realising that >> several cars behind her had to brake rather sharply. > > If they were keeping a suitable distance, and being observant, there > would be no need for any sharp braking. She went from 30 to zero in a matter of seconds. She was stationary, there was no way I could also become stationary without braking! And the same applied to the cars behind me.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 10 May 2010 10:23 On Mon, 10 May 2010 14:34:22 +0100, "Mr. Benn" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >She was stationary, there >was no way I could also become stationary without braking! "oooooh yes there is!" :-) -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: Man at B&Q on 10 May 2010 11:29
On May 10, 2:34 pm, "Mr. Benn" <inva...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > "Man at B&Q" <manatba...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in messagenews:e418e573-04b8-4349-b436-82fad75624c6(a)n15g2000yqf.googlegroups.com... > > > > > On May 9, 6:06 pm, "Mr. Benn" <nos...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> "John" <Who90nos...(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message > > >>news:2FBFn.13490$rS7.214(a)newsfe05.ams2... > > >> >A bloke stopped his car to wave someone out of a filling station - in > >> >doing > >> >so, he blocked the path of a car that was turning out of the other side > >> >of > >> >the road to tuck in behind him - which blocked my path travelling in the > >> >opposite direction (on a clear road). He had stopped about 30 feet short > >> >of > >> >the car that he wanted to allow out of the filling station and became > >> >abusive when I beckoned for him to pull forward a bit. > > >> > Why don't these good natured drivers use their rear view mirrors before > >> > changing the priorities of the road? > > >> > Similar things happen regularly near a busy traffic light controlled > >> > junction. Someone near the front of the platoon of cars let though by > >> > the > >> > traffic lights will decide to stop to let someone out of a side turning > >> > (traffic light avoidance rat-run) - leading to cars being caught in the > >> > junction when the lights change. Again - a bit of sense and use of the > >> > mirror might lead to them deferring their good deed. > > >> I had some woman driving in front of me at about 30mph perform (almost) > >> an > >> emergency stop to let someone else out of a side road, not realising that > >> several cars behind her had to brake rather sharply. > > > If they were keeping a suitable distance, and being observant, there > > would be no need for any sharp braking. > > She went from 30 to zero in a matter of seconds. The same could be true if a child had run out in front of her. > She was stationary, there > was no way I could also become stationary without braking! You said "several cars behind her had to brake rather sharply". That implies they were to close in the first place. MBQ |