Yet another dangerous car model.
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From: Doug on 21 Apr 2010 02:30 On 20 Apr, 08:32, MrBitsy <ray.keat...(a)infinity.com> wrote: > On 20/04/2010 06:55, Doug wrote:> A driver should not drive too fast in the > > presence of VRUs and should always be able to stop in time to avoid > > killing them. Drivers kill VRUs but VRUs do not kill drivers. > > VRUs are soft, vehicles hard. So not only should drivers show relevant > caution, VRUs should act as the party who is going to suffer the worst > injuries in a collision. > So in other words, VRUs should knuckle under to the brute force of drivers and always do as they are told or else? Drivers, OTOH, must never be obstructed from passing and repassing at speed on 'their' roads which they have bought and paid for, allegedly. What a lovely world we all live in! > > I crossed the road at a crossing in West Hampstead the other day. The > woman in front of me crossed when she had a green light. She was almost > hit by the cyclist from the right who didn't stop, while I waited for it > to pass. Our view to the left was blocked by a bus, so I stopped half > way so I could check around the bus - the woman never slowed down or > looked left. > Yeh and for every one of your anecdotals about cyclists there must be dozens about drivers doing something utterly stupid and much more dangerous to others. -- UK Radical Campaigns www.zing.icom43.net A driving licence is a licence to kill.
From: Brimstone on 21 Apr 2010 03:54
"Doug" <jagmad(a)riseup.net> wrote in message news:083aa734-b096-4f9a-8f1c-bd9ead3dafae(a)u21g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... > On 20 Apr, 08:32, MrBitsy <ray.keat...(a)infinity.com> wrote: >> On 20/04/2010 06:55, Doug wrote:> A driver should not drive too fast in >> the >> > presence of VRUs and should always be able to stop in time to avoid >> > killing them. Drivers kill VRUs but VRUs do not kill drivers. >> >> VRUs are soft, vehicles hard. So not only should drivers show relevant >> caution, VRUs should act as the party who is going to suffer the worst >> injuries in a collision. >> > So in other words, VRUs should knuckle under to the brute force of > drivers and always do as they are told or else? Drivers, OTOH, must > never be obstructed from passing and repassing at speed on 'their' > roads which they have bought and paid for, allegedly. > > What a lovely world we all live in! >> >> I crossed the road at a crossing in West Hampstead the other day. The >> woman in front of me crossed when she had a green light. She was almost >> hit by the cyclist from the right who didn't stop, while I waited for it >> to pass. Our view to the left was blocked by a bus, so I stopped half >> way so I could check around the bus - the woman never slowed down or >> looked left. >> > Yeh and for every one of your anecdotals about cyclists there must be > dozens about drivers doing something utterly stupid and much more > dangerous to others. > You didn't actually read and comprehend that did you Doug? If you had you would have understood that it was a pedestrian who was being careless of her safety. |