14 year old killed by hit and run driver

[yello]

I've been hit-and-runned too. Many years ago on Old Street roundabout in London. A car exiting clipped my rear wheel. Thing is, as I was sat there dazed in the middle of the road, blood running down my arm, other cars hooted at me and drove on. Nobody stopped. Surreal.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I've been hit-and-runned too. Many years ago on Old Street roundabout in London. A car exiting clipped my rear wheel. Thing is, as I was sat there dazed in the middle of the road, blood running down my arm, other cars hooted at me and drove on. Nobody stopped. Surreal.

Terrible!

I have seen articles where someone stopped and parked to protect the victim - and other driver beeped and complained tha tthey were blocking the road

Some people are just disgusting

 

[Drago]

Terrible!

I have seen articles where someone stopped and parked to protect the victim - and other driver beeped and complained tha tthey were blocking the road

Some people are just disgusting

I've experienced plenty of twits like that at incidents when were were blocking the road and fending-off with police cars. Seriously injusred caualties on the tarmac and eejuts swearing at us and even triving to drive thorugh the scene. They routinely record such incidents not and the worst twits get sent to court for public order or motoring offences.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I've experienced plenty of twits like that at incidents when were were blocking the road and fending-off with police cars. Seriously injusred caualties on the tarmac and eejuts swearing at us and even triving to drive thorugh the scene. They routinely record such incidents not and the worst twits get sent to court for public order or motoring offences.

I saw one of the AMbulance type programmes on the telly once and someone was on the ground with the Paramedics desperatly trying to save him
limbs bent in all directions
Police had set up blocks so the traffic could get past but was down to one lane

one driver was moaning that they could have moved him onto the pavement before treating him - so the traffic didn;t get put down to one lane!!!
Not even totally blocked - just slower - and he was still angry in full sight of the paramedics

 

[yello]

I have seen articles where someone stopped and parked to protect the victim - and other driver beeped and complained that they were blocking the road

Happened to me that. Well, not to me but to the guy who stopped for me. It was after a slow speed tumble from my motorbike due to hail. Guy behind stopped as I picked up my bike, just to check I was ok etc. Guy behind him hooted, drove around, wound down his window and gave a mouthful. Some people are unreal. That was in Winchester btw, though I doubt that has any relevance.

 

[Drago]

I saw one of the AMbulance type programmes on the telly once and someone was on the ground with the Paramedics desperatly trying to save him
limbs bent in all directions
Police had set up blocks so the traffic could get past but was down to one lane

one driver was moaning that they could have moved him onto the pavement before treating him - so the traffic didn;t get put down to one lane!!!
Not even totally blocked - just slower - and he was still angry in full sight of the paramedics

Some people are simply chumps.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Some people are simply chumps.

More chumpy than usual in this case - the bloke from the TV company must have been clearly filming him moaning

seemed to genuinely believe that he was making a valid point!!!

 

[blackrat]

Some people are simply chumps.

Or just f*cking sh*ts. The world seems full of people whose only interest is in themselves.

 

[Chris S]

Somebody jumped a red light tonight and nearly hit me. The green pedestrian light was flashing as well.

 

[Profpointy]

Most also don;t appreciate how long it takes to stop - in terms of distance and speed - in case of an emergency

I once found myself going much faster than I though on a country road (quite wide but still!!!)
There was no other traffic around so I slammed on the brakes as I passed a field gate and stopped as fast as I could
The distance was quite impressive

I have driven slower since then!

The numbers that made an impression on me was someone telling me that if someone walks out in front of a parked bus at the same instant you start to pass it, if you're doing a legal and nominally sensible 30mph you wont even have touched the brakes when you run into them. I was skeptical till I did the sums; yep, he was right!

People go on about "better brakes" on cars, but our reflexes haven't improved a jot, and are likely worse in practical terms as there are now far more distractions, both from traffic and stupid crap within the cars

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

The numbers that made an impression on me was someone telling me that if someone walks out in front of a parked bus at the same instant you start to pass it, if you're doing a legal and nominally sensible 30mph you wont even have touched the brakes when you run into them. I was skeptical till I did the sums; yep, he was right!

People go on about "better brakes" on cars, but our reflexes haven't improved a jot, and are likely worse in practical terms as there are now far more distractions, both from traffic and stupid crap within the cars

I agree - especially about the "stupid crap" in cars

In my mind nothing the driver would normally want to use ina car should be on a general touch screen
and that includes stuff on the satnav!!

In order to use these things you basically have to have a quick look down and move your finger to the right place and press it

In the old days when you had separate button then you could work by feel - some manufacturers even put different knobbles on every button so you could tell which it was
That second or so that it takes to press the right "button" means quite a few yards of travel where you are not looking at the road!