Dumb, inconsiderate Britain plunges to new depths
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Yeah but even if he was an old duffer, I'd have rather just given in after about 30 secs than sit there for 40 mins????
Do we genuinely have any OCUK GD'ers that can last 40 mins????
isn't 3/4 of the way though is just where they happened to come to a stop?
Unless he was going super slow 3/4 doesn't matter.
Also I think it's about time old chap's license is revoked since he cant manage to reverse straight.
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Regardless of who was there first, they should both be fined for inconsiderate driving.
The right of way issue pales into insignificance considering they both then proceed to block a road for 40 mins for no good reason.
I had to chuckle when someone said 'please think of the children!'.
The right of way issue pales into insignificance considering they both then proceed to block a road for 40 mins for no good reason.
I had to chuckle when someone said 'please think of the children!'.
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Playing devils advocate, you could argue that he was flustered and panicked from all the commotion.. Hence the poor reverse.. It's hard to tell his disposition from the video.
Wouldn't this fall under obstructing the public highway...surely the police would have attended, did no one report it?
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/part/IX/crossheading/obstruction-of-highways-and-streets
I'm sure she'd have been less willing to argue semantics with a police officer.
Regardless, it's utterly moronic. Wasting 40 minutes of yours and everyone else's time to prove a pathetic point.
I'm usually very quick to yield to other drivers, even if I technically have right of way - it's much quicker and easier than arguing about it.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/part/IX/crossheading/obstruction-of-highways-and-streets
I'm sure she'd have been less willing to argue semantics with a police officer.
Regardless, it's utterly moronic. Wasting 40 minutes of yours and everyone else's time to prove a pathetic point.
I'm usually very quick to yield to other drivers, even if I technically have right of way - it's much quicker and easier than arguing about it.
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I still stand by this, but if I had to choose a "side" it would be the old boy's - just because that idiot of a woman was trying to a make a point when she was in the wrong.
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Engage 4wd engage 4L attach 30t strop tighten up shackles and drag one of them out of the way to the sounds of cheering crowds
If you have a need to be "right" every where you drive you'd never get anywhere... or you'd end up crashing every other day.
Sometimes even if you're in the right you just have to swallow your pride a little bit and be the bigger man (or woman, in this case).
Sometimes even if you're in the right you just have to swallow your pride a little bit and be the bigger man (or woman, in this case).
You are all missing the point guys.
It's very likely she didn't know how to reverse, either
Mexican standoff! I don't really think she cared that much (who would, FFS? Especialy with a mob breathing down your neck), but she must have been as embarrassed as he was..
It's very likely she didn't know how to reverse, either
Mexican standoff! I don't really think she cared that much (who would, FFS? Especialy with a mob breathing down your neck), but she must have been as embarrassed as he was..
This could easily be prevented with a traffic light at the tunnel.
Either way neither of them clearly had anything better to do with their time. Perhaps the woman did have right of way, but she could have just easily have reversed out and called the man an idiot for not being able to drive properly.
There's also the fact the guy clearly couldn't drive, so shouldn't have been behind the wheel.
And i'm amazed at how idiotic the public were, surely after 5 mins you could see neither party were planning to budge so you'd call the police.
Either way neither of them clearly had anything better to do with their time. Perhaps the woman did have right of way, but she could have just easily have reversed out and called the man an idiot for not being able to drive properly.
There's also the fact the guy clearly couldn't drive, so shouldn't have been behind the wheel.
And i'm amazed at how idiotic the public were, surely after 5 mins you could see neither party were planning to budge so you'd call the police.
I don't agree with the traffic light idea, partly because people should be able to negotiate such obstacles, or not be granted a license, but moreso it would be better value for the tax payer to have people like this made and example of, with heavy fines and short term bans.
I don't know how much a traffic light installation costs, but there's consultation, planning etc, I imagine it's not cheap.
This, I too routinely allow people to complete manouvers that impinge on my "Right of way" (like passing parked cars*) without making an issue about it
(*And by that I mean allow them to "complete" rather than forcing them to pull into the gap one car back from the end of the line)
It doesn't matter whether the Man ignored the priority instructions or not. Clearly the Woman entered the tunnel while he was actually already in it.
This puts her firmly in the wrong!
Aww look mate, I think there was one of those at one end (and the opposite sign at the other end), but the problem was a senile old chap ignored it.