Driving Standards

[Orang Utan]

Perfect time to notice your shoelace needs tying

I was once crossing a zebra crossing (also in South London as it happens) and waited for traffic to halt, which they did as most motorists are decent law-abiding people, but one prick decided to overtake two cars that had stopped and drive on the wrong side of the road as I was crossing, very nearly mowing me down. I managed to leap back out of his way, and two of the motorists four out of the car, yelling ‘prick’ in unison at the departing Audi (natch). Never have I felt so murderous, but at least I was reassured that #notallmotorists are as wantonly reckless as drivers like that

 

[Orang Utan]

"No pedestrian shall remain on the carriageway within the limits of a crossing longer than is necessary for that pedestrian to pass over the crossing with reasonable despatch."

The Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations and General Directions 1997

This Instrument revokes the existing Regulations relating to Zebra and Pelican pedestrian crossings and the General Directions relating to Pelican crossings and replaces them with a single Instrument. This comprises Regulations relating to both Zebra and Pelican crossings and to a new type of...

www.legislation.gov.uk

I presume that’s open to interpretation - if you’re escorting a bevy of school children over a crossing, a grown up straddling both lanes until the last child crosses is surely acceptable or even encouraged

 

[platinumsage]

I presume that’s open to interpretation - if you’re escorting a bevy of school children over a crossing, a grown up straddling both lanes until the last child crosses is surely acceptable or even encouraged

Interestingly the state of Victoria in Australia, amongst other jurisdictions, has inherited this phrasing from the UK, presumably from some previous regulation or common law, but they felt the need to introduce an amendment specifically exempting school crossing supervisors from the need to cross with reasonable despatch. Presumably it hasn't been an issue in the UK.

I did find this from 1935:

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1935-03-18/debates/6b792e7b-601f-4763-b890-dcd0cd9996ea/PedestrianCrossing-Places(Loitering)

 

[Orang Utan]

Interestingly the state of Victoria in Australia, amongst other jurisdictions, has inherited this phrasing from the UK, presumably from some previous regulation or common law, but they felt the need to introduce an amendment specifically exempting school crossing supervisors from the need to cross with reasonable despatch. Presumably it hasn't been an issue in the UK.

I did find this from 1935:

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1935-03-18/debates/6b792e7b-601f-4763-b890-dcd0cd9996ea/PedestrianCrossing-Places(Loitering)

“No summonses have been issued against pedestrians for remaining on pedestrian crossing-places longer than necessary for the purpose of crossing the road with reasonable dispatch. Up to the end of February, however, 11,210 verbal warnings were given in this connection. “
Blimey, the filth must have had a lot of time on their hands in those days!

 

[T & P]

I must confess that as a pedestrian I have started to deliberately stall my progress at zebra and traffic light-controlled (pelican) crossings. But not to interfere with the law-abiding motor vehicles waiting for peds to exit the zebra crossing or for the traffic lights to go green, but those fucking prick cyclists who jump red lights or ignore zebra crossing laws and cycle through gaps between pedestrians crossing the road. Because god forbid they might have to wait a few extra seconds until there are no pedestrians on the road.

FWIW I have never minded cyclists jumping a pelican crossing red light if there are no pedestrians about. There’s most definitely such a thing as safe Highway Code infractions. But cyclists seeing the pedestrian green man as a cue to proceed through when there are pedestrians crossing the road right ahead of them are fucking arseholes, and sadly endemic in London. A few weeks ago I managed to get one to have to brake and wait for me to finish crossing, and the entitled cunt actually gave me a murderous look.

 

[platinumsage]

“No summonses have been issued against pedestrians for remaining on pedestrian crossing-places longer than necessary for the purpose of crossing the road with reasonable dispatch. Up to the end of February, however, 11,210 verbal warnings were given in this connection. “
Blimey, the filth must have had a lot of time on their hands in those days!

Yes I was wondering about this. I suppose there were lots more police officers working on the streets, including directing traffic at junctions where there may have been such crossings. I can't believe there were so many people loitering intentionally in front of constables though, so I guess the police must have been warning folks who they perceived were walking just a little bit too slowly.

 

[liquidindian]

^ note illegal number plate. Crystal Palace yesterday.

There's no speeding in CP, and no crashes in twenty years, according to a few people at a road safety meeting I was at a few weeks ago.

 

[spitfire]

Roflcopter etc.

Looks like Pimlico Plumbers CEO just fucked his Rolls.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

That is that bogbrush-headed cunt's motor

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Also showing his illegal number plate too

 

[Spymaster]

Also showing his illegal number plate too

CH4.

Perhaps a gift from someone pointing out that he's full of methane.

 

[chandlerp]

CH4.

Perhaps a gift from someone pointing out that he's full of methane.

That's why it's illegal. It isn't CH4. It's C114

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

I like the smirk in the red top

 

[domestos]

Bell End 0 v Bell 1

 

[hash tag]

Gumball is back in town which spells trouble

 

[platinumsage]

It must be annoying to be involved in a collision only to have scores of superfans of the car that hit you suddenly descend upon the scene.

 

[hash tag]

It must be annoying to be involved in a collision only to have scores of superfans of the car that hit you suddenly descend upon the scene.

not to mention embarrassing.

 

[Storm Fox]

I just looked on Google Street View, and that Road is 20mph so the driver of the yellow car is probably going to have to pay.

 

[hash tag]

A beautiful car, accelerating loudly, but did he get much above 20?
The thing that got me was that he appeared to have enough warning to avoid that happening

 

[SpookyFrank]

A beautiful car, accelerating loudly, but did he get much above 20?
The thing that got me was that he appeared to have enough warning to avoid that happening

Almost as if people who drive needlessly loud cars just to show off were pathetic fuckwits or something.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Guilty to making threats to kill, dangerous driving, assault by beating, criminal damage, driving with excess alcohol, and failing to provide a specimen for analysis. He has eight previous convictions for 15 offences including one for drink-driving, that'll be a suspended sentence then and a driving ban.

Road rage pensioner threatened to kill cyclist in 'near-death experience'

Edward Shane told the cyclist: 'You will die on this road today'

www.walesonline.co.uk

 

[T & P]

After being arrested, 69-year-old Edward Shane continued to make threats against the life of the cyclist, demanding police reveal his name so he could arrange for an associate to carry out a "hit" on his behalf.

Apart from the bloke being clearly mentally unhinged and/or thick as pigshit, last I looked making death threats was a serious criminal offence. Extra points awarded for happily volunteering your intentions to the police, and actually asking for their assistance to identify your intended victim

So even with the shameful record of lenient sentencing for motoring offences in this country, I’d like to think this particular case will attract a more severe punishment…

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Guilty to making threats to kill, dangerous driving, assault by beating, criminal damage, driving with excess alcohol, and failing to provide a specimen for analysis. He has eight previous convictions for 15 offences including one for drink-driving, that'll be a suspended sentence then and a driving ban.

Road rage pensioner threatened to kill cyclist in 'near-death experience'

Edward Shane told the cyclist: 'You will die on this road today'

www.walesonline.co.uk

More than twice the drink drive limit, ffs.

 

[Griff]

Sitting in left hand lane at traffic lights yesterday which is for turning left and going straight on. Right hand lane is for turning right hence the fucking arrow painted on the road.
Gold SUV pulls up next to me in right hand lane. We're both first in the queue of traffic.

Lights turn to green, just about to drive straight on and gold SUV is turning left in front of me.

Horn and shouts of "What are you fucking doing?"

Seriously wtf?

 

[hash tag]

Clearly one of those drivers who thinks they own the road and the world revolves around them.

 

[Griff]

I was fucking shocked and baffled, mate.

What The Fuck!

 

[Crispy]

I see that sometimes (turning left from the RH side) with motorbikes in the advance stop zone. I'm not normally offended by motorbikes sharing that space - they're vulnerable for the same reasons as bicycles so if there's room up front they can have some. But some riders just assume that because they accelerate quickly they can cross in front of everyone else. Whereas up to some low limit, bicycles and motorbikes get off the line about the same rate.

 

[T & P]

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

And I bet you support Chelsea and all, don't ya!

 

[Elpenor]

Make yourself useful and wank me off