Re: When are you too old to drive?
04-12-2007, 02:28 PM
#46
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:52:35 +0000, Adrian wrote:
>> He stops and comes back to confront me....
>
> Not surprised. You've just committed criminal damage.
No he didn't. He overbalanced while trying to avoid a car being driven at
him and - most regrettably - hit it with the stick he was carrying.
officer.
Ian
>> He stops and comes back to confront me....
>
> Not surprised. You've just committed criminal damage.
No he didn't. He overbalanced while trying to avoid a car being driven at
him and - most regrettably - hit it with the stick he was carrying.
officer.
Ian
04-12-2007, 02:32 PM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
Ian Johnston (ian.groups@btinternet.com) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :
>>> He stops and comes back to confront me....
>> Not surprised. You've just committed criminal damage.
> No he didn't. He overbalanced while trying to avoid a car being driven
> at him and - most regrettably - hit it with the stick he was carrying.
> officer.
Ah, yes, of course...
Just like the tosser in the car didn't *deliberately* swerve at him -
heavens, no, why on earth would he do that? And, of course, he was coming
back to apologise when the nasty man threw stones at his car all
unprovoked.
like they were saying :
>>> He stops and comes back to confront me....
>> Not surprised. You've just committed criminal damage.
> No he didn't. He overbalanced while trying to avoid a car being driven
> at him and - most regrettably - hit it with the stick he was carrying.
> officer.
Ah, yes, of course...
Just like the tosser in the car didn't *deliberately* swerve at him -
heavens, no, why on earth would he do that? And, of course, he was coming
back to apologise when the nasty man threw stones at his car all
unprovoked.
04-12-2007, 04:57 PM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
Adrian wrote:
>
> D
> But he missed you.
>
> > I whacked the side of the guy's car.
>
> And that was ing stupid, too.
I suppose I could have just jumped off very narrow shoulder of the road and
let the get away intimidating. After all, he was was in a big metal
car and I apparently had no business being on the road.
> > He stops and comes back to confront me....
>
> Not surprised. You've just committed criminal damage.
And so has he. I am entitled to react.
> > Knowing that he he about to do something dumb to intimidate me, I
> > stepped back and picked up a handful of 3/4inch gravel off a driveway.
> > As the guy approached me he swung toward me. I guess he wasn't
> > expecting me to whip a handful of gravel at his car when he did that.
>
> Just as well he didn't lose control of the car, eh? Wouldn't *that* have
> been funny...?
Yes.
> I hope you're *really* proud of yourself...
Yes :-)
>
> D
> But he missed you.
>
> > I whacked the side of the guy's car.
>
> And that was ing stupid, too.
I suppose I could have just jumped off very narrow shoulder of the road and
let the get away intimidating. After all, he was was in a big metal
car and I apparently had no business being on the road.
> > He stops and comes back to confront me....
>
> Not surprised. You've just committed criminal damage.
And so has he. I am entitled to react.
> > Knowing that he he about to do something dumb to intimidate me, I
> > stepped back and picked up a handful of 3/4inch gravel off a driveway.
> > As the guy approached me he swung toward me. I guess he wasn't
> > expecting me to whip a handful of gravel at his car when he did that.
>
> Just as well he didn't lose control of the car, eh? Wouldn't *that* have
> been funny...?
Yes.
> I hope you're *really* proud of yourself...
Yes :-)
04-12-2007, 05:06 PM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
Dave Smith (adavidsmith@sympatico.ca) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :
>> > I whacked the side of the guy's car.
>> And that was ing stupid, too.
> I suppose I could have just jumped off very narrow shoulder of the
> road
You either needed to do that anyway, or you didn't need to do that at all.
After all, he missed you, didn't he?
> and let the get away intimidating.
Umm, yes.
What's to be gained from anything else? Oh, yeh, you left the whole mess
even more shaken...
>> > He stops and comes back to confront me....
>> Not surprised. You've just committed criminal damage.
> And so has he.
What property of yours did he damage?
> I am entitled to react.
No, you aren't. Not in law.
>> Just as well he didn't lose control of the car, eh? Wouldn't *that*
>> have been funny...?
> Yes.
Let's hope you'd have been laughing from your hospital bed, if he'd lost
control and hit you. Not from a coffin.
>> I hope you're *really* proud of yourself...
> Yes :-)
Like I said. ing stupid. The pair of you.
like they were saying :
>> > I whacked the side of the guy's car.
>> And that was ing stupid, too.
> I suppose I could have just jumped off very narrow shoulder of the
> road
You either needed to do that anyway, or you didn't need to do that at all.
After all, he missed you, didn't he?
> and let the get away intimidating.
Umm, yes.
What's to be gained from anything else? Oh, yeh, you left the whole mess
even more shaken...
>> > He stops and comes back to confront me....
>> Not surprised. You've just committed criminal damage.
> And so has he.
What property of yours did he damage?
> I am entitled to react.
No, you aren't. Not in law.
>> Just as well he didn't lose control of the car, eh? Wouldn't *that*
>> have been funny...?
> Yes.
Let's hope you'd have been laughing from your hospital bed, if he'd lost
control and hit you. Not from a coffin.
>> I hope you're *really* proud of yourself...
> Yes :-)
Like I said. ing stupid. The pair of you.
04-12-2007, 07:38 PM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
Adrian wrote:
>
>
> > I suppose I could have just jumped off very narrow shoulder of the
> > road
>
> You either needed to do that anyway, or you didn't need to do that at all.
>
> After all, he missed you, didn't he?
We swerved toward me.
>
> > and let the get away intimidating.
>
> Umm, yes.
> What's to be gained from anything else? Oh, yeh, you left the whole mess
> even more shaken...
I walk down this road almost every day, and sometimes at night. He has not
dared to do it again. I don't know where you live, but around here, car
drivers are not allowed to threaten pedestrians like that.
> What property of yours did he damage?
>
> > I am entitled to react.
>
> No, you aren't. Not in law.
Yes, in law. He threatened me verbally, and then came back and threatened
me physically by swerving at me at high speed. That is assault, and I am
entitled to react. He got a handful of gravel thrown at his car and he
left. He used a 2,000 lb automobile to threaten me because I dared to walk
on the side of the road. I used a few ounces of gravel to ward him off.
Which do you figure used excessive force?
> >> Just as well he didn't lose control of the car, eh? Wouldn't *that*
> >> have been funny...?
>
> > Yes.
>
> Let's hope you'd have been laughing from your hospital bed, if he'd lost
> control and hit you. Not from a coffin.
I don't know where you got the impression that I was standing in the middle
of the road when I threw it.
>
> >> I hope you're *really* proud of yourself...
>
> > Yes :-)
>
> Like I said. ing stupid. The pair of you.
I guarantee you that he did not repeat that stunt.
>
>
> > I suppose I could have just jumped off very narrow shoulder of the
> > road
>
> You either needed to do that anyway, or you didn't need to do that at all.
>
> After all, he missed you, didn't he?
We swerved toward me.
>
> > and let the get away intimidating.
>
> Umm, yes.
> What's to be gained from anything else? Oh, yeh, you left the whole mess
> even more shaken...
I walk down this road almost every day, and sometimes at night. He has not
dared to do it again. I don't know where you live, but around here, car
drivers are not allowed to threaten pedestrians like that.
> What property of yours did he damage?
>
> > I am entitled to react.
>
> No, you aren't. Not in law.
Yes, in law. He threatened me verbally, and then came back and threatened
me physically by swerving at me at high speed. That is assault, and I am
entitled to react. He got a handful of gravel thrown at his car and he
left. He used a 2,000 lb automobile to threaten me because I dared to walk
on the side of the road. I used a few ounces of gravel to ward him off.
Which do you figure used excessive force?
> >> Just as well he didn't lose control of the car, eh? Wouldn't *that*
> >> have been funny...?
>
> > Yes.
>
> Let's hope you'd have been laughing from your hospital bed, if he'd lost
> control and hit you. Not from a coffin.
I don't know where you got the impression that I was standing in the middle
of the road when I threw it.
>
> >> I hope you're *really* proud of yourself...
>
> > Yes :-)
>
> Like I said. ing stupid. The pair of you.
I guarantee you that he did not repeat that stunt.
04-13-2007, 03:15 AM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
Dave Smith (adavidsmith@sympatico.ca) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :
>> > I suppose I could have just jumped off very narrow shoulder of the
>> > road
>> You either needed to do that anyway, or you didn't need to do that at
>> all.
>> After all, he missed you, didn't he?
> We swerved toward me.
Yes, dear. And you either needed to get out of his way or you didn't.
Since you apparently didn't dive for the ditch, but didn't get flattened,
then we can assume that it wasn't necessary.
<thinks>
You aren't actually under the impression waving your stick changed the
trajectory of his car, are you?
>> > and let the get away intimidating.
>> Umm, yes.
>> What's to be gained from anything else? Oh, yeh, you left the whole
>> mess even more shaken...
> I walk down this road almost every day, and sometimes at night. He has
> not dared to do it again. I don't know where you live, but around
> here, car drivers are not allowed to threaten pedestrians like that.
Nor here. Nor are peds allowed to belt cars with big sticks.
Perhaps he hasn't been down that road at the same time as you since?
Perhaps he wasn't a local?
>> >> Just as well he didn't lose control of the car, eh? Wouldn't
>> >> *that* have been funny...?
>> > Yes.
>> Let's hope you'd have been laughing from your hospital bed, if he'd
>> lost control and hit you. Not from a coffin.
> I don't know where you got the impression that I was standing in the
> middle of the road when I threw it.
I don't know where you got the impression that a vehicle stays in the
middle of the road when the driver loses control whilst swerving.
>> >> I hope you're *really* proud of yourself...
>> > Yes :-)
>> Like I said. ing stupid. The pair of you.
> I guarantee you that he did not repeat that stunt.
So that's one wit that's learnt from it. Only one more to go.
like they were saying :
>> > I suppose I could have just jumped off very narrow shoulder of the
>> > road
>> You either needed to do that anyway, or you didn't need to do that at
>> all.
>> After all, he missed you, didn't he?
> We swerved toward me.
Yes, dear. And you either needed to get out of his way or you didn't.
Since you apparently didn't dive for the ditch, but didn't get flattened,
then we can assume that it wasn't necessary.
<thinks>
You aren't actually under the impression waving your stick changed the
trajectory of his car, are you?
>> > and let the get away intimidating.
>> Umm, yes.
>> What's to be gained from anything else? Oh, yeh, you left the whole
>> mess even more shaken...
> I walk down this road almost every day, and sometimes at night. He has
> not dared to do it again. I don't know where you live, but around
> here, car drivers are not allowed to threaten pedestrians like that.
Nor here. Nor are peds allowed to belt cars with big sticks.
Perhaps he hasn't been down that road at the same time as you since?
Perhaps he wasn't a local?
>> >> Just as well he didn't lose control of the car, eh? Wouldn't
>> >> *that* have been funny...?
>> > Yes.
>> Let's hope you'd have been laughing from your hospital bed, if he'd
>> lost control and hit you. Not from a coffin.
> I don't know where you got the impression that I was standing in the
> middle of the road when I threw it.
I don't know where you got the impression that a vehicle stays in the
middle of the road when the driver loses control whilst swerving.
>> >> I hope you're *really* proud of yourself...
>> > Yes :-)
>> Like I said. ing stupid. The pair of you.
> I guarantee you that he did not repeat that stunt.
So that's one wit that's learnt from it. Only one more to go.
04-13-2007, 11:05 AM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
Adrian wrote:
>
>
> Just like the tosser in the car didn't *deliberately* swerve at him -
> heavens, no, why on earth would he do that? And, of course, he was coming
> back to apologise when the nasty man threw stones at his car all
> unprovoked.
Did you get lost in the sequence of events? I did not throw stones the
stones at him when he came back. On his first pass he came barrelling by
at a high rate of speed and so close that I was able to make contact with a
short stick I was carrying. He had lots of room to move over. I did not.
There was a ditch and no real shoulder. I was walking two large dogs...
hard to get moved over. Perhaps I should have mentioned that he blasted his
car horn at me. Apparently he thought I had no business walking on the
road. I was dressed in light clothes carrying a flashlight which was
pointed at the ground and being moved about so that it would not be
confused for an oncoming vehicle. I was walking on the proper side of the
road, and in this country cars drive on the right, so pedestrians walk on
the left.
He came back and yelled and screamed at me for being on the road, and for
being on the wrong side of the road. I was a pedestrian on the edge of the
road, since there was no shoulder, and he apparently was too stupid to know
which side of the road pedestrians are supposed to use. He threatened me,
saying that if he say me on the road again he would run me over. Then he
took off, went a few hundred yards to the a driveway where he turned
around, then came at a high rate of speed and veered toward me. I did step
back, getting out of his way and whipping the handful of stones at his car.
Call a cop and see who would go to jail.
>
>
> Just like the tosser in the car didn't *deliberately* swerve at him -
> heavens, no, why on earth would he do that? And, of course, he was coming
> back to apologise when the nasty man threw stones at his car all
> unprovoked.
Did you get lost in the sequence of events? I did not throw stones the
stones at him when he came back. On his first pass he came barrelling by
at a high rate of speed and so close that I was able to make contact with a
short stick I was carrying. He had lots of room to move over. I did not.
There was a ditch and no real shoulder. I was walking two large dogs...
hard to get moved over. Perhaps I should have mentioned that he blasted his
car horn at me. Apparently he thought I had no business walking on the
road. I was dressed in light clothes carrying a flashlight which was
pointed at the ground and being moved about so that it would not be
confused for an oncoming vehicle. I was walking on the proper side of the
road, and in this country cars drive on the right, so pedestrians walk on
the left.
He came back and yelled and screamed at me for being on the road, and for
being on the wrong side of the road. I was a pedestrian on the edge of the
road, since there was no shoulder, and he apparently was too stupid to know
which side of the road pedestrians are supposed to use. He threatened me,
saying that if he say me on the road again he would run me over. Then he
took off, went a few hundred yards to the a driveway where he turned
around, then came at a high rate of speed and veered toward me. I did step
back, getting out of his way and whipping the handful of stones at his car.
Call a cop and see who would go to jail.
04-13-2007, 11:35 AM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
"Adrian" <toomany2cvs@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> Yes, dear. And you either needed to get out of his way or you didn't.
> Since you apparently didn't dive for the ditch, but didn't get flattened,
> then we can assume that it wasn't necessary.
Amazing how you can sit behind the desk and make these judgments. I'd like
to see you in the same situation and see exactly how you'd react. Perhaps
you could get his license number and have the driver tracked down so you
could mail him a note voicing your displeasure at how close he came to you.
Yeah, send a note on nice stationery.
04-13-2007, 12:42 PM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
Dave Smith (adavidsmith@sympatico.ca) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :
>> Just like the tosser in the car didn't *deliberately* swerve at him -
>> heavens, no, why on earth would he do that? And, of course, he was
>> coming back to apologise when the nasty man threw stones at his car
>> all unprovoked.
> Did you get lost in the sequence of events?
Not at all.
Merely pointing out that Ian's suggested excuse can be worked both ways.
> I did not throw stones the stones at him when he came back.
Do forgive me...
I took "I stepped back and picked up a handful of 3/4inch gravel off a
driveway. ... I guess he wasn't expecting me to whip a handful of gravel
at his car when he did that." to mean that you DID throw stones at him.
> I did step back, getting out of his way and whipping the handful of
> stones at his car.
Thought you said you didn't throw stones?
> Call a cop and see who would go to jail.
<sigh>
Can you point me to anywhere that anybody's called the ing idiot in the
car anything other than a ing idiot?
I'm merely trying to point out that there were two ing idiots involved
- one who started it all, and one who decided to escalate it by lashing out
then lobbing stones, instead of taking the sensible course of action -
shaking your head at the total ing stupidity of your fellow mankind,
getting over it, and getting on with your day.
like they were saying :
>> Just like the tosser in the car didn't *deliberately* swerve at him -
>> heavens, no, why on earth would he do that? And, of course, he was
>> coming back to apologise when the nasty man threw stones at his car
>> all unprovoked.
> Did you get lost in the sequence of events?
Not at all.
Merely pointing out that Ian's suggested excuse can be worked both ways.
> I did not throw stones the stones at him when he came back.
Do forgive me...
I took "I stepped back and picked up a handful of 3/4inch gravel off a
driveway. ... I guess he wasn't expecting me to whip a handful of gravel
at his car when he did that." to mean that you DID throw stones at him.
> I did step back, getting out of his way and whipping the handful of
> stones at his car.
Thought you said you didn't throw stones?
> Call a cop and see who would go to jail.
<sigh>
Can you point me to anywhere that anybody's called the ing idiot in the
car anything other than a ing idiot?
I'm merely trying to point out that there were two ing idiots involved
- one who started it all, and one who decided to escalate it by lashing out
then lobbing stones, instead of taking the sensible course of action -
shaking your head at the total ing stupidity of your fellow mankind,
getting over it, and getting on with your day.
04-13-2007, 01:55 PM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
Adrian wrote:
>
> > Did you get lost in the sequence of events?
>
> Not at all.
>
> Merely pointing out that Ian's suggested excuse can be worked both ways.
>
> > I did not throw stones the stones at him when he came back.
>
> Do forgive me...
>
> I took "I stepped back and picked up a handful of 3/4inch gravel off a
> driveway. ... I guess he wasn't expecting me to whip a handful of gravel
> at his car when he did that." to mean that you DID throw stones at him.
>
Indeed.... after he had taken a run at me, after he had threatened me and
then left, and turned around to take another run at me.
> > I did step back, getting out of his way and whipping the handful of
> > stones at his car.
>
> Thought you said you didn't throw stones?
Not when he came back the first time.... only on the third encounter with
the guy, when we came charging down at high speed and veered toward me
again.
>
> > Call a cop and see who would go to jail.
> I'm merely trying to point out that there were two ing idiots involved
> - one who started it all, and one who decided to escalate it by lashing out
> then lobbing stones, instead of taking the sensible course of action -
> shaking your head at the total ing stupidity of your fellow mankind,
> getting over it, and getting on with your day.
And allow that moron to go around threatening people with his car?
>
> > Did you get lost in the sequence of events?
>
> Not at all.
>
> Merely pointing out that Ian's suggested excuse can be worked both ways.
>
> > I did not throw stones the stones at him when he came back.
>
> Do forgive me...
>
> I took "I stepped back and picked up a handful of 3/4inch gravel off a
> driveway. ... I guess he wasn't expecting me to whip a handful of gravel
> at his car when he did that." to mean that you DID throw stones at him.
>
Indeed.... after he had taken a run at me, after he had threatened me and
then left, and turned around to take another run at me.
> > I did step back, getting out of his way and whipping the handful of
> > stones at his car.
>
> Thought you said you didn't throw stones?
Not when he came back the first time.... only on the third encounter with
the guy, when we came charging down at high speed and veered toward me
again.
>
> > Call a cop and see who would go to jail.
> I'm merely trying to point out that there were two ing idiots involved
> - one who started it all, and one who decided to escalate it by lashing out
> then lobbing stones, instead of taking the sensible course of action -
> shaking your head at the total ing stupidity of your fellow mankind,
> getting over it, and getting on with your day.
And allow that moron to go around threatening people with his car?
04-13-2007, 02:30 PM
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Adrian wrote:
>
> Dave Smith (adavidsmith@sympatico.ca) gurgled happily, sounding much
> like they were saying :
>
> > And allow that moron to go around threatening people with his car?
>
> How, exactly, did you prevent it ever happening again?
Hopefully the next time he saw a someone walking along the road and though
it was his duty to chase the pedestrian off into the ditch he will remember
what happened the last time he tried it. Maybe he was stupid enough to go
to the police and tell them what happened and got tuned into the rules of
the road and that "dangerous driving" like that is a criminal offence.
>
> Dave Smith (adavidsmith@sympatico.ca) gurgled happily, sounding much
> like they were saying :
>
> > And allow that moron to go around threatening people with his car?
>
> How, exactly, did you prevent it ever happening again?
Hopefully the next time he saw a someone walking along the road and though
it was his duty to chase the pedestrian off into the ditch he will remember
what happened the last time he tried it. Maybe he was stupid enough to go
to the police and tell them what happened and got tuned into the rules of
the road and that "dangerous driving" like that is a criminal offence.
04-13-2007, 02:45 PM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
Dave Smith (adavidsmith@sympatico.ca) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :
>> > And allow that moron to go around threatening people with his car?
>> How, exactly, did you prevent it ever happening again?
> Hopefully the next time he saw a someone walking along the road and
> though it was his duty to chase the pedestrian off into the ditch he
> will remember what happened the last time he tried it.
Or maybe he'll just be even more irrational around pedestrians, since he'll
remember the one who twatted his car with a stick then threw stones at him.
like they were saying :
>> > And allow that moron to go around threatening people with his car?
>> How, exactly, did you prevent it ever happening again?
> Hopefully the next time he saw a someone walking along the road and
> though it was his duty to chase the pedestrian off into the ditch he
> will remember what happened the last time he tried it.
Or maybe he'll just be even more irrational around pedestrians, since he'll
remember the one who twatted his car with a stick then threw stones at him.
04-13-2007, 02:57 PM
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
In news:461FC417.BCC3504C@sympatico.ca,
Dave Smith <adavidsmith@sympatico.ca> wittered on forthwith;
> Adrian wrote:
>> I'm merely trying to point out that there were two ing idiots
>> involved - one who started it all, and one who decided to escalate
>> it by lashing out then lobbing stones, instead of taking the
>> sensible course of action - shaking your head at the total ing
>> stupidity of your fellow mankind, getting over it, and getting on
>> with your day.
>
> And allow that moron to go around threatening people with his car?
I have to point out that if some idiot decided to a) deliberately hit my car
with a stick, and b) throw stones at it after shouting abuse at me (although
I wouldn't a) not leave room or b) swerve at a pedestrian so this should
never actually happen) then I'm afraid to say it'd be out with the
wheelbrace and I'd happily leave said pedestrian hopefully dead or dying in
a ditch.
I enjoy walking in the countryside, I also enjoy driving in the countryside,
I dont see why either activity should be frowned on by people doing the
other. If I'm walking down a dark country lane I leave room for traffic, If
I'm driving down same lane I leave room for pedestrians and even cyclists.
People seem to forget that pedestrians quite often drive, and drivers quite
often walk..
--
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Golf GTi Mk2 (2.0 transplant in progress),
Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale)
OMF#9
Currently listening to The White Stripes
Dave Smith <adavidsmith@sympatico.ca> wittered on forthwith;
> Adrian wrote:
>> I'm merely trying to point out that there were two ing idiots
>> involved - one who started it all, and one who decided to escalate
>> it by lashing out then lobbing stones, instead of taking the
>> sensible course of action - shaking your head at the total ing
>> stupidity of your fellow mankind, getting over it, and getting on
>> with your day.
>
> And allow that moron to go around threatening people with his car?
I have to point out that if some idiot decided to a) deliberately hit my car
with a stick, and b) throw stones at it after shouting abuse at me (although
I wouldn't a) not leave room or b) swerve at a pedestrian so this should
never actually happen) then I'm afraid to say it'd be out with the
wheelbrace and I'd happily leave said pedestrian hopefully dead or dying in
a ditch.
I enjoy walking in the countryside, I also enjoy driving in the countryside,
I dont see why either activity should be frowned on by people doing the
other. If I'm walking down a dark country lane I leave room for traffic, If
I'm driving down same lane I leave room for pedestrians and even cyclists.
People seem to forget that pedestrians quite often drive, and drivers quite
often walk..
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Pete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force -
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04-13-2007, 04:02 PM
#60
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Re: When are you too old to drive?
Pete M wrote:
>
> > And allow that moron to go around threatening people with his car?
>
> I have to point out that if some idiot decided to a) deliberately hit my car
> with a stick, and b) throw stones at it after shouting abuse at me (although
> I wouldn't a) not leave room or b) swerve at a pedestrian so this should
> never actually happen) then I'm afraid to say it'd be out with the
> wheelbrace and I'd happily leave said pedestrian hopefully dead or dying in
> a ditch.
As would many. If you were a fellow like the one I encountered, who thinks
pedestrians have no right to be on and so unaware of the rules of the road
that you didn't know which side of the road people are supposed to walk on,
and thought that when travelling down a country road after dark way in
excess of the posted speed limit, that rather than maybe slowing down or at
the very least moving over a little to allow a safety margin, the
appropriate thing to do is to lean on the horn and get as close as
possible, you would probably be even more disposed to that attitude.
> I enjoy walking in the countryside, I also enjoy driving in the countryside,
> I dont see why either activity should be frowned on by people doing the
> other. If I'm walking down a dark country lane I leave room for traffic, If
> I'm driving down same lane I leave room for pedestrians and even cyclists.
Same here. I have no problem with people walking or riding on the road
when I am driving, or with people driving when I am walking or cycling. It
is a different matter when someone is driving in a manner that endangers my
safety.
> People seem to forget that pedestrians quite often drive, and drivers quite
> often walk..
If only drivers drove the way they expect others to drive when they walk,
and walkers walked the way they expect people to walk when they are
driving.
>
> > And allow that moron to go around threatening people with his car?
>
> I have to point out that if some idiot decided to a) deliberately hit my car
> with a stick, and b) throw stones at it after shouting abuse at me (although
> I wouldn't a) not leave room or b) swerve at a pedestrian so this should
> never actually happen) then I'm afraid to say it'd be out with the
> wheelbrace and I'd happily leave said pedestrian hopefully dead or dying in
> a ditch.
As would many. If you were a fellow like the one I encountered, who thinks
pedestrians have no right to be on and so unaware of the rules of the road
that you didn't know which side of the road people are supposed to walk on,
and thought that when travelling down a country road after dark way in
excess of the posted speed limit, that rather than maybe slowing down or at
the very least moving over a little to allow a safety margin, the
appropriate thing to do is to lean on the horn and get as close as
possible, you would probably be even more disposed to that attitude.
> I enjoy walking in the countryside, I also enjoy driving in the countryside,
> I dont see why either activity should be frowned on by people doing the
> other. If I'm walking down a dark country lane I leave room for traffic, If
> I'm driving down same lane I leave room for pedestrians and even cyclists.
Same here. I have no problem with people walking or riding on the road
when I am driving, or with people driving when I am walking or cycling. It
is a different matter when someone is driving in a manner that endangers my
safety.
> People seem to forget that pedestrians quite often drive, and drivers quite
> often walk..
If only drivers drove the way they expect others to drive when they walk,
and walkers walked the way they expect people to walk when they are
driving.