From: Mike P on 20 Nov 2009 04:21 On 19 Nov, 23:17, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1...(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Ray Keattch formulated the question : > > > It is not good to disregard what your observation is yelling at you - THIS > > DRIVER AHEAD MAY CHANGE INTO MY LANE WITH NO INDICATION. You make them aware > > of your presence and slow down if that is required. If you are concerned > > with traffic behind, give an early indication of your intent to slow. > > For someone who had already apparently made his mind up which way he > was going and had fully committed himself? Why? There was a large empty > space ahead of me, he could have changed his/her mind long before and > used that space. It was a nonsense to wait until I caught up then > swerve across into my path and across that white line. I was reasonably > satisfied he/she was going to remain in that lane. Why? He / She had given plenty of indication they were a fuckwit. Everything you did was incorrect. Mike P
From: Harry Bloomfield on 20 Nov 2009 11:38 After serious thinking Mike P wrote : > Why? He / She had given plenty of indication they were a fuckwit. > Everything you did was incorrect. You don't bring a very busy motorway to a crawl without much better evidence than that. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Mark on 20 Nov 2009 12:03 "Harry Bloomfield" <harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:mn.a3e67d9b643f638d.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk... > After serious thinking Mike P wrote : >> Why? He / She had given plenty of indication they were a fuckwit. >> Everything you did was incorrect. > > You don't bring a very busy motorway to a crawl without much better > evidence than that. > > -- > Regards, > Harry (M1BYT) (L) > http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk > > Indeed - looking at the evidence, balancing the pillock in front with the compound effect on the multiple pillocks behind of braking on the motorway is a master craft. Can't be seriously taught in a book. People unfortunately do not act like robots. In this case, a result which means no-one gets hurt is a good result. Someone will always put instictive driving desicions down though. (Do some people here work in Health & safety on the sly?)
From: Mark on 20 Nov 2009 12:04 "Harry Bloomfield" <harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:mn.a3e67d9b643f638d.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk... > After serious thinking Mike P wrote : >> Why? He / She had given plenty of indication they were a fuckwit. >> Everything you did was incorrect. > > You don't bring a very busy motorway to a crawl without much better > evidence than that. > > -- > Regards, > Harry (M1BYT) (L) > http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk > > PS well done
From: Mike P on 20 Nov 2009 12:11
On 20 Nov, 16:38, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1...(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > After serious thinking Mike P wrote : > > > Why? He / She had given plenty of indication they were a fuckwit. > > Everything you did was incorrect. > > You don't bring a very busy motorway to a crawl without much better I never said to bring it to a crawl. I said to give those behind some clue you might have to brake because of a fuckwit. Mike P |