by ExadiNigel » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:37 am
A couple of years ago I very nearly ran down a jogger. He was wearing dark clothing (at night) and "appeared" coming towards me from around a left bend (typical country road).
Now, I don't know if there is an issue with highway code training in schools but there appears to be many pedestrians that don't seem to follow the given advice. Yeah, great, many do walk approaching oncoming traffic, but they stay on that side whichever way the bend is going - I was always taught to walk on the outside of a bend - the advice is still in the HC but I don't often see it practised.
Maybe it's down to more people having cars and so not needing to walk on the country roads these days.
Nigel
Ex - ADI & Fleet Trainer, RoADAR Diploma, National Standards Cycling Instructor, ex- Registered Assessor for BTEC in Driving Science, ex-Member RoADAR & IAM, Plymouth, ex - SAFED registered trainer