Vince Green Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) There are many aspects of the highway code that you can't really put into practice every day. You are supposed to leave a car doors width when passing a parked car for example. Round here with the narrow residential roads, cars parked on both sides, that would be an impossibility. Again I have more than once have car doors thrown open in front of me. Hit them and its no contest, you are the moving vehicle. Things like this in my perception are becoming more frequent, people walking head down staring at the phone is another gripe, are they going to stop at the curb? I think I have convinced myself, this weekend I am going to look at getting a couple of dashcams Edited August 11, 2017 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 There are many aspects of the highway code that you can't really put into practice every day. You are supposed to leave a car doors width when passing a parked car for example. Round here with the narrow residential roads, cars parked on both sides, that would be an impossibility. Again I have more than once have car doors thrown open in front of me. Hit them and its no contest, you are the moving vehicle. Things like this in my perception are becoming more frequent, people walking head down staring at the phone is another gripe, are they going to stop at the curb? I think I have convinced myself, this weekend I am going to look at getting a couple of dashcams Seem to think there is an offence of "opening a car door in a dangerous manner".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Oh good, there's two of you, could you breed a few more? It would seem from some of your comments that you have bred with a few others on here already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 This seems to imply you are turning right from a left hand lane? Single lane road, arm out to show my intention and an impatient driver overtook me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 This seems to imply you are turning right from a left hand lane? Did he overtake you or drive alongside,? can,t do both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Did he overtake you or drive alongside,? can,t do both You have to drive along side to overtake.. Its pretty clear people here dont like cyclists, but have probably never been the cyclist's side of this argument. So im just going to leave this conversation at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Exactly. So why do so many people drive in to a driveway and then reverse out? Simple. They can't drive properly. If you can't reverse in and drive out you shouldn't be driving, you're a liability. Simple answer here is it's because 50% are women and they don't know how to reverse or even park a car correctly. frm Auntie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deker Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 I used to work with a girl who is adamant that she was taught at school that it was ok to walk out on the roads without looking as "cars have brakes and should stop"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 I did have woman PAUSE in the middle of a crossing while on the phone. You think it couldn't happen but it does,,needless to say my hand was hard on the horn,and fuming and spitting feathers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) Seem to think there is an offence of "opening a car door in a dangerous manner".. That's exactly why you need a webcam, to prove that it was opened in a dangerous manner. Otherwise, in general, if a moving car hits a stationary car, irrespective of all other factors, blame is placed on the moving car's driver. Its going to be an uphill struggle to prove otherwise. Edited August 11, 2017 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Simple answer here is it's because 50% are women and they don't know how to reverse or even park a car correctly. frm Auntie. I wasn't going to say that but actually I do believe women are worse at parking generally. This morning in work I watched a lady manager drive into an almost empty car park, she chose to park next to another car despite the 100 or so empty spaces. She checked the make up, brushed her hair, changed from flats to killer heels, gathered up handbag, carrier bags and opened the door. Oh dear! So close she couldn't get out! So she climbed over and got out of the passenger side in a flurry of mini skirt, knickers and not bad legs. I could almost forgive her but she's the same idiot that hit my car in the same carpark when mine was the only one there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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