Why do people do this?

[Will.]

Ugh so,

I was walking home today after my lesson and I live off a couple of roads from the main street, for about a mile there is no zebra crossing which is utterly ridiculous considering it's a main high street.

I was crossing and one lane was clear but the other still had cars coming down and there's those white lines which cars cant drive on so people can cross half the street.

Whilst I was waiting to cross the other side the car I was waiting for to go by quickly turned as if it lost control and was going to hit me as a joke.

It was new VK with youngish drivers and passengers, I could see them laughing as they nearly run me over.

It wasn't even like they were far away, they did it 5M in front of me and if had gone wrong I would be dead.

It's a really immature thing to do when your going 60mph and your about 5-10M from the person.

ugh, really annoying.

[Niamh.]

This is why young drivers insurance is higher, trying to show off to their friends :nono:

[Will.]

:(

[Crimson Dynamo]

the psychology is that young people, men usually, have no concept of mortality - this wont arrive until they have children or reach their 30s

Its why the army likes to recruit young, why terrorists are young etc

[Will.]

:(

[Crimson Dynamo]

Will go and buy a big Sponge cake, eat it all and then throw your head back and laugh at the stupidity of youth

then boak it all back up doon the loo

[Black Dagger]

I hope they crash next time and then I will laugh x.

[Will.]

I hope they crash next time and then I will laugh x.

With me getting run over? x

[Marsh.]

the psychology is that young people, men usually, have no concept of mortality - this wont arrive until they have children or reach their 30s

Its why the army likes to recruit young, why terrorists are young etc

I've been scared of death since I were a wee lad.

[Black Dagger]

With me getting run over? x

ofc not. you can move at the last second like a graceful swan x

[Will.]

ofc not. you can move at the last second like a graceful swan x

:) x

[Marsh.]

Will doing somersaults over moving cars?

[Will.]

Will doing somersaults over moving cars?

I'm too fat for that

[jennyjuniper]

the psychology is that young people, men usually, have no concept of mortality - this wont arrive until they have children or reach their 30s

Its why the army likes to recruit young, why terrorists are young etc

Men reach the age of 7 and then just keep growing.

[Mystic Mock]

I find this sort of behaviour annoying too Will.

A couple of years ago me and my Mom was walking to the Asda after having a McDonald's, and I was about 1 second away from having a Car run my foot over, the thing was that they was the ones breaking the law as it was meant to be our turn to cross the road.

Seriously why people have to be so dangerous is beyond me.

[Will.]

I find this sort of behaviour annoying too Will.

A couple of years ago me and my Mom was walking to the Asda after having a McDonald's, and I was about 1 second away from having a Car run my foot over, the thing was that they was the ones breaking the law as it was meant to be our turn to cross the road.

Seriously why people have to be so dangerous is beyond me.

Yeah it's really annoying, that sounds awful :fist:

They also do it on the 2 cul de sac roads, they never indicate so you don't know weather there turning :fist:

[Babayaro.]

Ugh so,

I was walking home today after my lesson and I live off a couple of roads from the main street, for about a mile there is no zebra crossing which is utterly ridiculous considering it's a main high street.

I was crossing and one lane was clear but the other still had cars coming down and there's those white lines which cars cant drive on so people can cross half the street.

Whilst I was waiting to cross the other side the car I was waiting for to go by quickly turned as if it lost control and was going to hit me as a joke.

It was new VK with youngish drivers and passengers, I could see them laughing as they nearly run me over.

It wasn't even like they were far away, they did it 5M in front of me and if it had gone wrong I would be dead.

It's a really immature thing to do when your going 60mph and your about 5-10M from the person.

ugh, really annoying.

I'm sorry but this made me laugh :worry:

[Tom4784]

People like that annoy me, I just hope that they never get to breed.

[Will.]

This is were I was crossing, standing between the white lines.
http://i63.tinypic.com/efgena.png
The nearest crossing is about 50M down, but it's not a zebra crossing so it's pretty pointless:
http://i65.tinypic.com/j6iq76.png

[Marsh.]

This is were I was crossing, standing between the white lines.

http://i63.tinypic.com/efgena.png

Are those for pedestrians?

I assumed those were for cars waiting to turn into a junction but still allowing the traffic behind them to carry on ahead? :suspect:

[Will.]

Are those for pedestrians?

I assumed those were for cars waiting to turn into a junction but still allowing the traffic behind them to carry on ahead? :suspect:

Not sure what there for tbh, there too small for a car to get in them, people always beep when someone takes forever to turn into the Tesco there blocking the traffic.

I don't think there for pedestrians though but their a safe/ish place to stand if you can't cross the road.

[Will.]

hachard road markings

[Denver]

You was breaking the law though :hee:

[Will.]

You was breaking the law though :hee:


No I wasn't.

No one was breaking the law

[Denver]

No I wasn't.

No one was breaking the law

Your not allowed to stand on those boxes

[Niamh.]

Your not allowed to stand on those boxes

If the car had hit him it wouldn't have made a bit of difference whether he was allowed to stand there or not, the Pedestrian is always right :shrug:

[Denver]

If the car had hit him it wouldn't have made a bit of difference whether he was allowed to stand there or not, the Pedestrian is always right :shrug:

Tell that to the kids playing chicken on the motorway

[Niamh.]

Tell that to the kids playing chicken on the motorway

No

[Will.]

But it's not used for anything, unless like over 10 cars are trying to get into a patrol station


It's the safest place to stand rather than leg it when a car is very close

[Cherie]

Are those for pedestrians?

I assumed those were for cars waiting to turn into a junction but still allowing the traffic behind them to carry on ahead? :suspect:


No Marsh, cars should not stray on to those markings, so if you are turning into a side street and you are on the markings you have failed your test sorry

[Will.]

Cherie to be my lawyer if it happens again and I get run over?

[Cherie]

Cherie to be my lawyer if it happens again and I get run over?

Yes Will you were perfectly fine to stand there if Marsh runs you down and kills you due to not knowing the rules of the road I will represent your dead body

[Will.]

Yes Will you were perfectly fine to stand there if Marsh runs you down and kills you due to not knowing the rules of the road I will represent your dead body

:clap1:

[Marsh.]

No Marsh, cars should not stray on to those markings, so if you are turning into a side street and you are on the markings you have failed your test sorry

:hmph:

[Marsh.]

If the car had hit him it wouldn't have made a bit of difference whether he was allowed to stand there or not, the Pedestrian is always right :shrug:

The number of people who step out without even looking, they most certainly are not always right. :fist:

[Cherie]

:hmph:

Are you learning to drive :nono: because you actually can move into these sections to overtake if there is a broken white line, not a solid one though

[Niamh.]

The number of people who step out without even looking, they most certainly are not always right. :fist:

In the eyes of the law a car is always supposed to be able to stop, eventhough it's pretty unfair sometimes.

Ugh do you know what annoys me though, is cyclists who use the road when there a cycle lane available, pisses me right off and they're allowed to as well, they shouldn't be allowed use the road when there's a cycle lane available to them imo

[Crimson Dynamo]

i use them markings to whizz past slow women who are driving with the steering wheel pressed to their chests as they peer out of the window going at 14mph

[Niamh.]

Good job there's no such thing as slow male drivers :umm2:

[Marsh.]

In the eyes of the law a car is always supposed to be able to stop, eventhough it's pretty unfair sometimes.

Ugh do you know what annoys me though, is cyclists who use the road when there a cycle lane available, pisses me right off and they're allowed to as well, they shouldn't be allowed use the road when there's a cycle lane available to them imo

Omg, they seem to be oblivious to cars too. The way they swerve about into and out of the lanes. :omgno:

[Marsh.]

Are you learning to drive :nono: because you actually can move into these sections to overtake if there is a broken white line, not a solid one though

Let's face it Cherie, I'm educating the instructor at this point. :smug:

[Niamh.]

Omg, they seem to be oblivious to cars too. The way they swerve about into and out of the lanes. :omgno:

Or when they're driving in a bunch and think it's fine to cycle in groups of 2 or 3 or whatever :fist: