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| Thread ID: 110007 | 2010-05-31 03:42:00 | at least he/she indicated | danielspencer2 (11730) | PC World Chat |
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| 1105337 | 2010-05-31 08:47:00 | @ Cato Clearly shown in the photo are double yellow lines that someone thoughtfully painted on the road. What do you think they mean? It's also alleged that the driver of the overtaking car passed the vehicle which was following the truck and trailer in one go. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 1105338 | 2010-05-31 09:03:00 | Am I the only one who thinks it up to the driver at that point to make a call if it's safe to overtake or not? We don't know what speed the truck was going. And if he was overtaking at over 100km/h, and the cop says on the wrong side for 200m logic dictates it would have taken him less than 7.5 seconds to overtake. Since 100km/h is 27.7m/s. I can't see someone pulling out a phone and taking a snap within 7 and a half seconds... So I would venture that the speeds were FAR lower. Edit: It also looks like the driver is signaling left to get back to his lane... Since it seems like he is on his brakes.... As does the truck... At the point where the solid yellow no passing starts it's not your call unless you can stay completely on the left of the line. The passenger in the car behind the truck already had a camera out. ""I like to take photos out the window when my husband's driving," said the woman, who did not want to be identified." The 200m covers the distance to overtake the car the photo was taken from as well as the truck. You can't tell how far behind the truck that car is. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 1105339 | 2010-05-31 11:21:00 | From the photo provided it is impossible to accurately state how much visibility there was before, during or after the overtaking manoeuvre. This case's presentation is based on emotion, here say and is ill-conceived. |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1105340 | 2010-05-31 14:10:00 | Clearly shown in the photo are double yellow lines that someone thoughtfully painted on the road. Yeah... And you have never, ever in your [i assume] 30+ years of driving done it yourself? Come on, people do it all the time. Maybe not in foggy conditions, but if the road is clear most people would. Hell people overtake around that dreadful road going into Coromandel, I don't think there are yellow lines there but people still driver way faster than a "sensible" limit, and overtake into idiotic blind corners at very unreasonable speeds. So just because there are no yellow lines does it mean it's OK if it ends up in an accident? The same thing goes here, if you look at the oncoming lane, it looks like it has a passing lane, most passing lanes allow overtaking (broken line) who is to say he just didn't run out of that and continued overtaking into the double yellows. And by the look of his indicator he seems to be turning back in. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. If we are going to say no overtaking here or there, everyone who has ever broken the speed limit [yes, we all have] yet has a problem with this is a bloody hypocrite. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 1105341 | 2010-05-31 15:24:00 | Yeah... And you have never, ever in your [i assume] 30+ years of driving done it yourself? Come on, people do it all the time. Maybe not in foggy conditions, but if the road is clear most people would. Hell people overtake around that dreadful road going into Coromandel, I don't think there are yellow lines there but people still driver way faster than a "sensible" limit, and overtake into idiotic blind corners at very unreasonable speeds. So just because there are no yellow lines does it mean it's OK if it ends up in an accident? The same thing goes here, if you look at the oncoming lane, it looks like it has a passing lane, most passing lanes allow overtaking (broken line) who is to say he just didn't run out of that and continued overtaking into the double yellows. And by the look of his indicator he seems to be turning back in. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. If we are going to say no overtaking here or there, everyone who has ever broken the speed limit [yes, we all have] yet has a problem with this is a bloody hypocrite. Fortunately I'm not like "most people" which is possibly why I'm still alive. I have also admitted being over the speed limit from time to time so I'm not perfect. You assume that the driver was a male. Why? The driver is turning back in as he/she has the left indicator on but it does appear that the driver is almost ahead of the truck and trailer at that time. You can give the driver the benefit of the doubt if you want to but there is no doubt that the motorist is on the right of double solid yellow lines. Just what part of that is it that you fail to understand? |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 1105342 | 2010-05-31 15:52:00 | You can give the driver the benefit of the doubt if you want to but there is no doubt that the motorist is on the right of double solid yellow lines. Just what part of that is it that you fail to understand? I fail to understand a lot. :) My point is, it's not that big an issue in the first place. I think everyone here is over reacting to how evil said driver's actions were. I'm just saying it's NOT that dangerous. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 1105343 | 2010-05-31 16:17:00 | I fail to understand a lot. :) My point is, it's not that big an issue in the first place. I think everyone here is over reacting to how evil said driver's actions were. I'm just saying it's NOT that dangerous. OK. Would you please notify me when you get out of your fortified bunker and get on the road. I will stay home that day so you can do what you want to and not take me out.:stare: |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 1105344 | 2010-05-31 18:37:00 | I fail to understand a lot. :) My point is, it's not that big an issue in the first place. I think everyone here is over reacting to how evil said driver's actions were. I'm just saying it's NOT that dangerous. Poor visibility. Approaching a corner. Not knowing what is in front of the truck. Travelling too fast for the conditions. Wet(ish) road. Not knowing if another idiot is doing the same coming the other way. Not dangerous ???:illogical |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 1105345 | 2010-05-31 20:26:00 | Its pretty close to a murderous act and the driver should be jailed and lose his licence for life. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1105346 | 2010-05-31 20:57:00 | Approaching a corner. And you know this how? Not knowing what is in front of the truck. Not knowing if another idiot is doing the same coming the other way.[/QUOTE] Logic says there are two oncoming lanes so there is plenty of space. I don't know if the fog was too bad or not, but would you all say this is still a "murderous act" if there was no fog? |
Cato (6936) | ||
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