Dogs, Walkers, Runners & Cyclists.

[pablo666]

So in one run you have met an out of control dog that could cause a cyclist a real problem, a dog that you have seen exhibit this behaviour more than once. A horse rider breaking the law and by being where they were they might well have been discouraging the intended users and then another out of control dog that again could well have caused a cyclist a very real problem. Your answer to all of these was to accept them all and wave and smile, you are good...

Mr Chamberlain would have been really proud of you.

Others , with more social responsibilty, would have realised that each of the incidents above could quite easily have gone the wrong way, and that someone else, not you ( you're alright Jack) could be hurt by appeasing those that don't want to follow the social code the rest of us do. Hey ho, don't worry yourself, you haven't been hurt, you continue smilling and waving , being nice to people, just go on letting other people sort out the nasty stuff.

Of course, one day, it might be a dog that's a bit bigger, a bit nastier, one day it might be you whose being troubled by unsocial use of a shared space.

All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to stand by.

Oh really
What tosh...Who made you 'officer of the law for shared paths and controlling other human's behaviour'
You must go through life in a permanent rage.
Do you really believe that human behaviour will ever be changed by remonstrating, advising, telling off or swearing at them? Life is complex, and public spaces are full of all sorts of people competing for the space to do what they want to do. They all think that their rights are more important than anyone elses, and in effect they are from a selfish point of view.
Crackle's post was common sense joint compromise and needs to be adopted a lot more to keep the blood pressure down.

Paul

 

[lulubel]

Your dog is considered dangerously out of control if it:

• injures someone
• makes someone worried that it might injure them

My OH is terrified of big dogs. If she meets someone with a big dog that's walking quietly by their side on a lead, she's worried that it might injure her.

That doesn't make the dog out of control, dangerously or otherwise.

 

[youngoldbloke]

My OH is terrified of big dogs. If she meets someone with a big dog that's walking quietly by their side on a lead, she's worried that it might injure her.


That doesn't make the dog out of control, dangerously or otherwise.

- just quoting HMG. https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/overview