Drivers inability to judge time and distance.
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From: Harry Bloomfield on 2 Dec 2009 15:57 Ray Keattch explained on 02/12/2009 : > She was reading, opening a packet of fags, on the phone, unsure of her > location, looking at a map ... > > You do not know if she had trouble judging distance. Ray - would you stop in the centre of a road, any road, indicating right and stay there for 45 seconds - reading, opening fags, on the phone, or map reading? I certainly would not, it is a very dangerous thing to do and why have her indicator running for all of that time? Safety was in making right turn, where she could have quite safely stopped for just as long as she wanted. There was a well marked lay bye 30 yds ahead of her and to her left, hence no reason to even stop on the road at all. There was no evidence of any of those activities or distractions as I passed and as soon as I had passed, she made the right turn. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Ray Keattch on 2 Dec 2009 18:09
Harry Bloomfield wrote: > Ray Keattch explained on 02/12/2009 : >> She was reading, opening a packet of fags, on the phone, unsure of her >> location, looking at a map ... >> >> You do not know if she had trouble judging distance. > > Ray - would you stop in the centre of a road, any road, indicating right > and stay there for 45 seconds - reading, opening fags, on the phone, or > map reading? No, but there are plenty of drivers out there who would. > I certainly would not, it is a very dangerous thing to do and why have > her indicator running for all of that time? Safety was in making right > turn, where she could have quite safely stopped for just as long as she > wanted. There was a well marked lay bye 30 yds ahead of her and to her > left, hence no reason to even stop on the road at all. > > There was no evidence of any of those activities or distractions as I > passed and as soon as I had passed, she made the right turn. Stop thinking like a driver who cares for a moment :-) -- MrBitsy |