Thread: Important road safety information for pedestrians

roads are for cars.

why are pedestrians on the road?

Because too many idiots park on or across the footpath

Originally Posted by Rick1970

... Seen a couple blindly walk into busy traffic filming themselves using a selfie stick....

I've personally hit two pedestrians in my driving life.
Both whilst working in my more fun past life as a courier(motorbike).

Worst one was the woman crossing the road in front of me.
She came out between two a van and a car only 5 or so meters in front of me on a busy section of the city.
At the time I had a CB900, at about 280kg, and me at about 100kg.
She came out onto a road without any thought to look into the direction of the traffic she was crossing.. just kept looking straight ahead of herself.
How she didn't hear the massively loud bike is beyond my ability to comprehend!
Anyhow she was lucky I hit her and knocked her clean over on the road, as the tram coming along right next to me would have completely flattened her much worse than the broken rib she got from the lightweight little Honda!

Cops came and all that usual stuff .. and they gave em the all clear as she admitted fault .. but of course she wouldn't pay the few hundred dollars for my side cover repair.

That was in the early 90's pre smart phone .. in fact pre when everyone had phones!!

So people doing this kind of death defying crap has been going on much earlier than then invention of the smart phone, stupid useless games/apps and facebook.
No point blaming the innocent device as the cause.
And as ever, the vehicles get the blame too, so speeds are lowered to suit the stupid and lame elements in society.
In my above example .. I know for dead certain that the tram would have caused that woman a much harder time of it than my Honda did.. and that she didn't hear not only my loudly exhausted bike.. but not even the old W class rattler tram too.

Originally Posted by Gordie

Can't legislate common sense. Can't stop idiots being frikkn idiots.

True, think there are laws about taking care of idiots tho ......

What ever the reason , do you want it on your conscience that you plugged someone , pedestrian cyclist , whatever?
Whenever in an area that there is a possibility of a possible strike I slow down , hopefully enough to give enough reaction time.
Don't like , wel, that is how I was taught to drive and I stick to it.
As a pedestrian if you don't like the ear buds then find something to clear up my tinnitus, I would rather music than buzzing and ringing.

Originally Posted by trog

What ever the reason , do you want it on your conscience that you plugged someone , pedestrian cyclist , whatever?

if they are at fault, i'll sleep easy.

Cool , doesn't really bother me if I get hit either, though when walking I do keep to the footpath when I can and the same with crossings. Otherwise if you are in Brisbane I will wear a target so you can see me.

Originally Posted by Eevo

if they are at fault, i'll sleep easy.

psycho!