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.
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