vonhosen wrote:TripleS wrote:Hmm, it looks as if we're maybe getting a bit touchy here again.
TBH, Dave, in the 'lorry versus motorbike' case we originally looked at, I feel you're letting the lorry driver off the hook a bit too readily; but that's just my feeling. I'm surprised you didn't expect a bit more care from him than he actually displayed, but there you go.
I assure you it's not.
My take on it was that he was too fast into (rushing to beat the pedestrian to) the junction & in doing so didn't leave himself the time & space he needed to make the necessary & expected checks to complete the manoeuvre safely. That resulted in him not seeing an approaching motorcycle that he should have seen (in a position & doing what it was reasonable to expect it to do).
TripleS wrote:your reply doesn't seem to relate to my bit that you quoted. I suspect you're replying to somebody else.
TripleS wrote:vonhosen wrote:TripleS wrote:Hmm, it looks as if we're maybe getting a bit touchy here again.
TBH, Dave, in the 'lorry versus motorbike' case we originally looked at, I feel you're letting the lorry driver off the hook a bit too readily; but that's just my feeling. I'm surprised you didn't expect a bit more care from him than he actually displayed, but there you go.
I assure you it's not.
My take on it was that he was too fast into (rushing to beat the pedestrian to) the junction & in doing so didn't leave himself the time & space he needed to make the necessary & expected checks to complete the manoeuvre safely. That resulted in him not seeing an approaching motorcycle that he should have seen (in a position & doing what it was reasonable to expect it to do).
Beg pardon, Von, but your reply doesn't seem to relate to my bit that you quoted. I suspect you're replying to somebody else.
akirk wrote:Some newer cars have blind spot warning systems - are there such systems for lorries?
would it work / help?
could / should they be made compulsory?
Alasdair
akirk wrote:Some newer cars have blind spot warning systems - are there such systems for lorries?
would it work / help?
could / should they be made compulsory?
Ancient wrote: ... A licence to drive is not a right.
chrisl wrote:I also think it would be beneficial to require those losing there licences (perhaps where the revocation is for longer than a minimum period) to retake their tests.
Gareth wrote:How about when people hold a licence but don't own a car? How long would they be permitted to not own a car before being required to retake the test?
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