Re: From Today's Times Front Page

Sorby wrote:
>
> Did your incident happen on the open road or in a built up area?
>

B. Walworth Road SE something or other.

> Did you see the kid before he started running out in front of you?

No. He 'appeared' from between two parked cars as I approached[1]. He
was short.

[1] His mate was doing the same in the next gap between cars, and I
almost hit him too.

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prawn

"prawn" <prawnNOTTHISBIT@hexmad.com> wrote in message
news:2qgiilFv56uoU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Sorby wrote:
> >
> > Did your incident happen on the open road or in a built up area?
> >
>
> B. Walworth Road SE something or other.

I don't know it. No matter - you mentioned parked cars below.

> > Did you see the kid before he started running out in front of you?
>
> No. He 'appeared' from between two parked cars as I approached[2].

I'm not criticising - and I might have hit him too [1]- but whilst it's not
practicable I suppose we should be anticipating such events. I mean it's
the *classic* pedestrian hazard. I appreciate this would mean crawling at
a snail's pace, or at least keeping as much distance between bike & parked
cars as possible (which we should be doing to prevent being winged by
unexpected opening of car doors).

> He was short.

If he was short enough to be obscured by cars then he was probably young
enough that his parents should carry the burden of responsibility.

> [1] His mate was doing the same in the next gap between cars, and I
> almost hit him too.

[2] <Holier-Than-Thou>although in over a third of a million miles on bikes
I've never had a pedestrian-related incident (or near-miss) in a built up
area.
For me the bottom line is that if you hit someone or something then either
your observation isn't up to scratch or you're riding too quickly for the
conditions..</HTT>

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Sorby

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Sorby

Sorby wrote:
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> [2] <Holier-Than-Thou>although in over a third of a million miles on bikes
> I've never had a pedestrian-related incident (or near-miss) in a built up
> area.

<shrug> Neither had I. That's accidents for you.

> For me the bottom line is that if you hit someone or something then either
> your observation isn't up to scratch or you're riding too quickly for the
> conditions..</HTT>

Hmm. Whatever. This was utterly unavoidable on my part. I'm quite
sure of this.

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prawn

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prawn	Re: From Today's Times Front Page Sorby wrote: > > Did your incident happen on the open road or in a built up area? > B. Walworth Road SE something or other. > Did you see the kid before he started running out in front of you? No. He 'appeared' from between two parked cars as I approached[1]. He was short. [1] His mate was doing the same in the next gap between cars, and I almost hit him too. -- prawn

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Sorby	Re: From Today's Times Front Page "prawn" <prawnNOTTHISBIT@hexmad.com> wrote in message news:2qgiilFv56uoU1@uni-berlin.de... > Sorby wrote: > > > > Did your incident happen on the open road or in a built up area? > > > > B. Walworth Road SE something or other. I don't know it. No matter - you mentioned parked cars below. > > Did you see the kid before he started running out in front of you? > > No. He 'appeared' from between two parked cars as I approached[2]. I'm not criticising - and I might have hit him too [1]- but whilst it's not practicable I suppose we should be anticipating such events. I mean it's the classic pedestrian hazard. I appreciate this would mean crawling at a snail's pace, or at least keeping as much distance between bike & parked cars as possible (which we should be doing to prevent being winged by unexpected opening of car doors). > He was short. If he was short enough to be obscured by cars then he was probably young enough that his parents should carry the burden of responsibility. > [1] His mate was doing the same in the next gap between cars, and I > almost hit him too. [2] <Holier-Than-Thou>although in over a third of a million miles on bikes I've never had a pedestrian-related incident (or near-miss) in a built up area. For me the bottom line is that if you hit someone or something then either your observation isn't up to scratch or you're riding too quickly for the conditions..</HTT> -- Sorby -- Sorby