Pedestrians Who Think They Own The Road!

[ze_flexy_1]

a pushbike is classed as a vehicle. they are allowed to ride on the road, in the middle of the road. if you are at an intersection and 1 is riding along the road you are pulling onto, you have to give way to them just as you would a car. they are not allowed to ride across pedestrian crossings. some councils don't allow them to ride on the foot path.

as for pedestians. sure this guy sounded like a tool, but the law is that if you turn a corner and there is a pedestrian already crossing the street you must give way.

last week in town an elderly man was knocked off his electric scooter (4 wheeled thing) while crossing the highway. he was crossing at a set of lights, and had the green walk light, and a car came round the corner and hit him.

Ahh yeah sounds like the school teacher (walking to her school down the road) who got hit by a bus full of school kids on it, there was no left turning light and he just didnt slow down.

oh yeah she died, the bus smushed her tummy and brain, and it was right outside my house where i cross there all the time to go to the servo for beverages

Edited January 23, 2007 by ze_flexy_1

[Basti]

melbourne cbd pedestrians piss me off big time too. especially when im trying to get in to one of the car parks and am halfway up the drive way thingy and still the idiots walk across. holds up traffic and is downright stupid, as some of these ppl start crossing even after the see a car entering/exiting. now i hav a choice of braking hard and moving in little surges, praying the 4wd behind me can stop in time or i can just run them over. oneday im gonna decide wrong

[Gazee]

^^^^^^^ Thats exactly right... no matter what they'll keep doing that unless your a truck (maybe then they might think oh shit i better stop) i think they'll just keep walking cos everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere 1 minute earlier...