The Brand New Animated Image Thread
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Yes, why???
because even at a crossing you should check that the traffic is stopped before walking into a road.
not just blindly walking out on the hope that the driver has seen you.
let alone on something that they seem to have very little real control of.
you guys really had to ask?!
Soldato
Theres a traffic island in the middle and highway code says if they step onto any part a car must stop well before. So plenty of time for the driver to do his job, they not really stepping into danger there.
Not sure its legal to use those on the pavement but personally I have no problem with moderate use
http://i.imgur.com/xB1BOxC.gifv
Not sure its legal to use those on the pavement but personally I have no problem with moderate use
http://i.imgur.com/xB1BOxC.gifv
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Soldato
he must have watched the beatles and thought, if its good enough for them its good enough for me!
Soldato
Soldato
Indeed.
My thoughts exactly.
Soldato
Its more than just that too. The highway code states that if the crossing has an island it is to be treated as two separate crossings - therefore, even if you stopped and checked at the 'first'-crossing, you still need to stop and check again at the 'second'.
They were already on the crossing when the car approached.
Man of Honour
Even though pedestrians on the crossing have right of way, it's no excuse to not look left/right for oncming vehicles. What if it was an emergency vehicle travelling at high speed? Or a driver not paying due care and attention?
Also, note the text on the crossing "LOOK LEFT".
Just because they approached the crossing before the car came to a full stop doesn't excuse common sense Those kids will think it's OK to do it all the time and one day could suffer the ultimate consequence because of that example being set.
I was looking for your letterbox
Also, note the text on the crossing "LOOK LEFT".
Just because they approached the crossing before the car came to a full stop doesn't excuse common sense
Those kids will think it's OK to do it all the time and one day could suffer the ultimate consequence because of that example being set.I was looking for your letterbox
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They were on the other crossing, but it's irrelevant anyway. They appear to be blindingly assuming the car will stop, but some cars don't stop because they aren't paying attention.
Even if the crossing had lights, you should still check and not just cross because legally you are in the right.
I'm not so sure that quoting the rules and regs is going to help a pedestrian when there's half a ton of car rolling over them. In the end, the person who's going to come off worse in a collision has a vested interest in taking extra care.
Regardless of the rules, you'd be foolish to put your life (and that of your kids) in the hands of some random stranger driving down the road and hope they do the right thing.
Regardless of the rules, you'd be foolish to put your life (and that of your kids) in the hands of some random stranger driving down the road and hope they do the right thing.
Soldato
Isn't the rule specifically for pedestrians, though? Those people were not pedestrians, so could have been utterly ignored. Poor parenting really.
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