Man fined after driving into his own driveway
in [UK Drivers]
|
Prev: The horrors of biofuels.
Next: Start/Stop "ECO" cars
From: Harry Bloomfield on 29 Apr 2010 16:30 Ian Jackson submitted this idea : > I think you're wrong. Many drivers would wait for a 'natural' break in the > traffic. It may never come. Others, after waiting for a reasonable time, > would say "Stuff this for a game of soldiers", switch on their hazard warning > lights, and slowly (ever so slowly) execute the reverse turn into the > driveway, regardless of what the passing traffic was doing. I certainly think > that I would. Even on a motorway you never get a continuous stream of vehicles, there are always gaps. More so on an urban road, when there are people turning on and off, pedestrians and lights. The gaps are always there, if you are brave enough to use them. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Ian Jackson on 29 Apr 2010 16:46 In message <mn.ed0a7da40d5e999d.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> writes >Ian Jackson submitted this idea : >> I think you're wrong. Many drivers would wait for a 'natural' break >>in the traffic. It may never come. Others, after waiting for a >>reasonable time, would say "Stuff this for a game of soldiers", switch >>on their hazard warning lights, and slowly (ever so slowly) execute >>the reverse turn into the driveway, regardless of what the passing >>traffic was doing. I certainly think that I would. > >Even on a motorway you never get a continuous stream of vehicles, there >are always gaps. More so on an urban road, when there are people >turning on and off, pedestrians and lights. The gaps are always there, >if you are brave enough to use them. > OK. The police had had time to go up the road for a mile, and come back. Mr Cannon was still waiting for a pause in the traffic. Why do you think he was still waiting? For fun? I would assume it was that a suitable gap had not yet occurred. And why would the police come back? Was it that "If that Cannon chappy is still there, waiting to do his reverse turn, we're going to nick him"? -- Ian
From: Harry Bloomfield on 29 Apr 2010 17:28 Ian Jackson explained on 29/04/2010 : > OK. The police had had time to go up the road for a mile, and come back. Mr > Cannon was still waiting for a pause in the traffic. Why do you think he was > still waiting? For fun? I would assume it was that a suitable gap had not yet > occurred. Or that he was not actually capable of making good use of those gaps which did appear. This I was unfortunate to twice get delayed behind two such drivers, where I counted at least seven good, safe opportunities to pull out at a junction. > > And why would the police come back? Was it that "If that Cannon chappy is > still there, waiting to do his reverse turn, we're going to nick him"? I suspect there was more to it than what was reported. I wonder if he is noted for causing such problems and regularly, which was why they stopped to warn him, then came back several minutes later? I make use of a certain private car park maybe once or twice a month, for just an hour or two. The last couple of times I used the car park I noticed a large Jag being parked by an elderly female. It took her over ten minutes to park the first time and a similar amount of time to park the second time, with lots of shuffling back and forth, during which time no one else could get in or out. I tend to notice these things and no doubt the police will too. Today I noticed another female in another car park, trying to park a series 7 BMW, next to me in the last bay in the row with 30 foot of space to the side of it. She stopped, applied the hand-brake and got out to review her position, then revise it five times - before finally abandoning it at an odd angle. Last week I saw a young lad in a Micra parallel park between two cars, where he had no more than 14" beyond his cars length to maneuver in. It took him ten minutes, but he did it without touching and perfectly square to the kerb when he had finished. People do vary considerable with their driving skills and competence, some really didn't ought to be allowed to drive, others ought to plan more to avoid situations they are not compentant in. The two females above ought to have planned to avoid the situations they struggled with, as should the guy in this case. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Ian Jackson on 29 Apr 2010 17:55 In message <mn.ed447da43fabe8d5.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> writes > > >I suspect there was more to it than what was reported. Aw, come on, Harry! I love these cases of apparent (or blatant) injustice, when some sage comments something like "There is probably more to this than meets the eye". Mr Cannon was penalised for 'disobeying a police officer'. No more, no less. The police didn't have the common sense (or couldn't be bothered) to help with his problem. -- Ian
From: NM on 30 Apr 2010 01:12
On 29 Apr, 22:55, Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjack...(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote: > In message <mn.ed447da43fabe8d5.106...(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry > Bloomfield <harry.m1...(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> writes > > > > >I suspect there was more to it than what was reported. > > Aw, come on, Harry! > > I love these cases of apparent (or blatant) injustice, when some sage > comments something like "There is probably more to this than meets the > eye". > > Mr Cannon was penalised for 'disobeying a police officer'. No more, no > less. How exactly is that traffic offence worded? |