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I once rounded a bend on a country road in mid Wales, at about 6AM and found a cow <staggering back from an all night drinking session> (that last bit might not be true), walking down the middle of the road. That wasn't you, in fancy dress, by any chance. Weepy?

Mind you, even the thick sheep tend to keep to the verges, on blind bends.

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My views do not represent Safespeed but those of a driver who has driven for 39 yrs, in all conditions, at all times of the day & night on every type of road and covered well over a million miles, so knows a bit about what makes for safety on the road,what is really dangerous and needs to be observed when driving and quite frankly, the speedo is way down on my list of things to observe to negotiate Britain's roads safely, but I don't expect some fool who sits behind a desk all day to appreciate that.

How odd?! So, it's illegal for a ped to loiter on a bit of road put there specifically for them, but they can stand about (never mind loiter!) anywhere on the rest of it?!

Hey this is Weepy we are talking about, Mole. Not known for absolute truth with his facts.

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My views do not represent Safespeed but those of a driver who has driven for 39 yrs, in all conditions, at all times of the day & night on every type of road and covered well over a million miles, so knows a bit about what makes for safety on the road,what is really dangerous and needs to be observed when driving and quite frankly, the speedo is way down on my list of things to observe to negotiate Britain's roads safely, but I don't expect some fool who sits behind a desk all day to appreciate that.

Perhaps you'd better scrub up on your road law for somebody that claims to be such an experienced driver.



http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997 ... on/19/made

It's even in the highway code:


You MUST NOT loiter on any type of crossing.
Laws ZPPPCRGD reg 19 & RTRA sect 25(5)


https://www.gov.uk/rules-pedestrians-1- ... s-18-to-30

Oh I'm not doubting it Weepy - I just think it's another one of those areas of legislation where it's odd that someone felt the need to specifically prohibit pedestrians standing around on the one bit of the road SPECIFICALLY intended for them to use, when (if you're to be believed) the law is perfectly happy for them to stand around on every other bit indefinitely! Do you not think it a bit odd???

I'd suggest he's on his trike again, heading for the track under the bridge. Ignore him as the dry ground might get wet ,and he'll have to call for motorised ,non bike ,help .

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on