horses on the bleedin road
06 June 2006, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
As you don't know the corner, you can't really comment on what is a safe speed to take that corner. I have in the past taken it at over 90mph (when I was younger) but it is a 60mph corner, just like EVERY car traveling on that road does.
Love to see your argument in court. "Yes your Honour, sorry I killed the cyclist, but everyone does that speed round that corner so it was clearly his fault that he couldn't keep up."
06 June 2006, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Daft Lad
Do you have to have 'SHOW HORSES' painted on the back of the planes mate? 
06 June 2006, 01:36 PM
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Steptoe & Son never took this much abuse.... 
Have to say we have a lot of horses in the roads near where we live (deepest leafy Berkshire - with a large stables just aorund the corner!) and I've always found the riders to be courteous and sensible. Slowing down never adds more than a minute or so to the journey.
I guess a few riders just get the rest of them a bad name - the same way some Scoob drivers get the rest of us a bad name.....
Have to say we have a lot of horses in the roads near where we live (deepest leafy Berkshire - with a large stables just aorund the corner!) and I've always found the riders to be courteous and sensible. Slowing down never adds more than a minute or so to the journey.
I guess a few riders just get the rest of them a bad name - the same way some Scoob drivers get the rest of us a bad name.....
06 June 2006, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
If it was me riding the horse, knowing the corner, I would have at the very least galloped the horse around the corner, as a matter of safety for myself, the horse, and any unsuspecting road user.
Buying horsey gear £300
Galloping around a bend on the road and explaining this to the police - priceless
06 June 2006, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by RoadrunnerV2
Owning a horse £3000
Buying horsey gear £300
Galloping around a bend on the road and explaining this to the police - priceless
Buying horsey gear £300
Galloping around a bend on the road and explaining this to the police - priceless
06 June 2006, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
Tell me about them. The amount of people who insists on "WALKING" there horses on back country lanes with blind corners in unbelievable !!! The amount of open fields round here is unreal, yet they insist on using roads. Years ago I remember driving from Shildon to Middridge, and at the bottom near Middridge there is a blind left hand corner, all be it in a 60 zone, and easily taken at 60mph. Anyway, a drive round this corner, only to find a bleeding horse Right in the middle of the left hand land. I swerved to avoid it, but luckily nothing was coming the other way, otherwise it would have been a choice of hit the horse, or have a head on crash with a car/bus/lorry. What did I get for my efforts of not hitting this idiot on a horse ???? A 1 finger salute........... Charming.
It happened a few weeks ago in another village near me. 3 horses walking through the village, I come up behind them just as they come up to parked cars on the left, and 2 of the horses stop, as they see me coming, while the 3rd horse which also saw me decides that they have priority, and walks their horse Right into my path. If I hadn't hit the brakes !!!!!!!!
W@nkers on horses really do my head in. I really feel like hitting the horn to teach them a lesson. They all think that they are better than you, and they have priority over cars. ******* pr1cks !!!!
It happened a few weeks ago in another village near me. 3 horses walking through the village, I come up behind them just as they come up to parked cars on the left, and 2 of the horses stop, as they see me coming, while the 3rd horse which also saw me decides that they have priority, and walks their horse Right into my path. If I hadn't hit the brakes !!!!!!!!
W@nkers on horses really do my head in. I really feel like hitting the horn to teach them a lesson. They all think that they are better than you, and they have priority over cars. ******* pr1cks !!!!
06 June 2006, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Drunken Bungle *****
Steptoe & Son never took this much abuse....
Have to say we have a lot of horses in the roads near where we live (deepest leafy Berkshire - with a large stables just aorund the corner!) and I've always found the riders to be courteous and sensible. Slowing down never adds more than a minute or so to the journey.
I guess a few riders just get the rest of them a bad name - the same way some Scoob drivers get the rest of us a bad name.....
Have to say we have a lot of horses in the roads near where we live (deepest leafy Berkshire - with a large stables just aorund the corner!) and I've always found the riders to be courteous and sensible. Slowing down never adds more than a minute or so to the journey.
I guess a few riders just get the rest of them a bad name - the same way some Scoob drivers get the rest of us a bad name.....
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06 June 2006, 01:58 PM
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ordinarily I am a slow down smiling quite happy not to rev kinda person.
What got my goat in this instance was the fact that she clearly had little or no control over the steed in question, and rather than be apologetic in the slightest, she got all "posh gobby" over it and made out we all were to blame cos she was too ****ing retarded and shouldnt be ****ing allowed out the ****ing asylum, silly ****ing tart
HTH
What got my goat in this instance was the fact that she clearly had little or no control over the steed in question, and rather than be apologetic in the slightest, she got all "posh gobby" over it and made out we all were to blame cos she was too ****ing retarded and shouldnt be ****ing allowed out the ****ing asylum, silly ****ing tart
HTH
06 June 2006, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Peanuts
ordinarily I am a slow down smiling quite happy not to rev kinda person.
What got my goat in this instance was the fact that she clearly had little or no control over the steed in question, and rather than be apologetic in the slightest, she got all "posh gobby" over it and made out we all were to blame cos she was too ****ing retarded and shouldnt be ****ing allowed out the ****ing asylum, silly ****ing tart
HTH
What got my goat in this instance was the fact that she clearly had little or no control over the steed in question, and rather than be apologetic in the slightest, she got all "posh gobby" over it and made out we all were to blame cos she was too ****ing retarded and shouldnt be ****ing allowed out the ****ing asylum, silly ****ing tart
HTH
06 June 2006, 02:15 PM
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What gets my goat is the fact that they always seem to think they actually own the road aswell!!
My wife is learning to drive at the moment so I took her out in my car a couple of sundays ago to a very quiet road where we live and let her have a go. She was coming round a bend only doing about 20 and there were bloody horses (4) both sides of the road with only a small gap in the middle.....I just told Sarah to dip the clutch and coast through as there was plenty of space. As Sarah isnt very experienced in that situation she had a bit of a panic but did very well, it was only when the male horse rider started shouting abuse at us for making their horses get frightened!!
He began waving his whip at me!!! I adjusted my tone to what I thought was appropriate for the situation and I thought I got my point across very well! Gave Sarah a kiss and told her to pull me off.....I mean pull off.
My wife is learning to drive at the moment so I took her out in my car a couple of sundays ago to a very quiet road where we live and let her have a go. She was coming round a bend only doing about 20 and there were bloody horses (4) both sides of the road with only a small gap in the middle.....I just told Sarah to dip the clutch and coast through as there was plenty of space. As Sarah isnt very experienced in that situation she had a bit of a panic but did very well, it was only when the male horse rider started shouting abuse at us for making their horses get frightened!!
He began waving his whip at me!!! I adjusted my tone to what I thought was appropriate for the situation and I thought I got my point across very well! Gave Sarah a kiss and told her to pull me off.....I mean pull off.
moan when they are in fields chasing foxes moan when they are on the roads,poor buggers cant win.
06 June 2006, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Miwurdz
Did you pass your driving test in Turkey or some other 3rd world country? Your attitude beggars belief.
I also don't like people smoking next to be me as I don't want to smell like an ashtray. Should I be shot for that ??
I don't like cheese, should I be disemboweled for that ????
What your saying is that I should never get upset or have an opinion on anything, as I'll clearly have an attitude problem if I do.
06 June 2006, 02:56 PM
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Why shouldn't horses be aloud on the road. You lot going on about how people who ride horses are all posh are talking out of your *****. My old dear rides horses, I wouldn't class her as posh in the slightest. She loves riding her horse that's what she enjoys doing. So why shouldn't she be able to do that on the road?
Don't get me wrong horses are pretty stupid (okay very) and I can't see the point in them. Like she can't see the point in me spending loads of money on fast cars.
They do ride on bridle ways where ever possible, but how do you think they get to them? Most fields are private land, so you can't just go and have a ride on which ever one takes your fancy.
Not all people who ride horses are idiots (some are) the exact same can be said for people who drive cars.
I would say people who drive up the single track road right out side my house like complete idiots are far more dangerous than people riding horses. Surprisingly this includes people in scoobys to. I'm no saint when it comes to driving along a road over the speed limit. But going over 60 up a single track road just because you can, is nuts!!!!!!!
Don't get me wrong horses are pretty stupid (okay very) and I can't see the point in them. Like she can't see the point in me spending loads of money on fast cars.
They do ride on bridle ways where ever possible, but how do you think they get to them? Most fields are private land, so you can't just go and have a ride on which ever one takes your fancy.
Not all people who ride horses are idiots (some are) the exact same can be said for people who drive cars.
I would say people who drive up the single track road right out side my house like complete idiots are far more dangerous than people riding horses. Surprisingly this includes people in scoobys to
. I'm no saint when it comes to driving along a road over the speed limit. But going over 60 up a single track road just because you can, is nuts!!!!!!!
06 June 2006, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DBMSCOOBY99
going over 60 up a single track road just because you can, is nuts!!!!!!!
If your going to ride a horse on the road, try keeping it to the inside when going round corners and NOT in the middle of the lane. Cyclists(or most of) keep to the inside of the road allowing plenty of room. Apart from the fat women who I see wobbling about on their bikes, who couldn't keep a straight line, even if their next piece of cake depended on it
06 June 2006, 03:31 PM
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Don't take it personally as it's not aimed at you or anyone on here. I just wanted to stick up for the horse riders as they where all being tainted by the same brush, Which is not really fare.
06 June 2006, 03:40 PM
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Don't take it personally as it's not aimed at you or anyone on here. I just wanted to stick up for the horse riders as they where all being tainted by the same brush, Which is not really fare.
The fact remains that today's roads are no longer a safe place for horses to be.
Traffic volumes have increased to such an extent that they just shouldn't be on the roads, a danger to themselves and others.
Regardless of the fact that the horse brigade tend to be up their own *****
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06 June 2006, 03:55 PM
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A young lad and his fiancée were driving through my village a couple of years back, when a horse, 20 yards away, coming the other way, started to rear up.
The young driver did the sensible thing and stopped. Unfortunately the horse threw it's rider and headed straight for the car. It then jumped on the drivers side of the car.
The driver suffered a broken neck, paralysing him, and he is now confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Their wedding was planned for that summer and was subsequently cancelled.
I give horses as much caution as possible, usually for no acknowledgement too. Most riders, not all, do seem to think their presence on a public highway is far more important than any vehicle.
The young driver did the sensible thing and stopped. Unfortunately the horse threw it's rider and headed straight for the car. It then jumped on the drivers side of the car.
The driver suffered a broken neck, paralysing him, and he is now confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Their wedding was planned for that summer and was subsequently cancelled.
I give horses as much caution as possible, usually for no acknowledgement too. Most riders, not all, do seem to think their presence on a public highway is far more important than any vehicle.
06 June 2006, 04:11 PM
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Horses and cars are about as good a mix as cars and twenty pints of lager.
They should be transported by horse box - not on foot.
Most of the dozy b@st@rds get spooked by umbrellas !
They should be transported by horse box - not on foot.
Most of the dozy b@st@rds get spooked by umbrellas !
06 June 2006, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Spoon
A young lad and his fiancée were driving through my village a couple of years back, when a horse, 20 yards away, coming the other way, started to rear up.
The young driver did the sensible thing and stopped. Unfortunately the horse threw it's rider and headed straight for the car. It then jumped on the drivers side of the car.
The driver suffered a broken neck, paralysing him, and he is now confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Their wedding was planned for that summer and was subsequently cancelled.
I give horses as much caution as possible, usually for no acknowledgement too. Most riders, not all, do seem to think their presence on a public highway is far more important than any vehicle.
The young driver did the sensible thing and stopped. Unfortunately the horse threw it's rider and headed straight for the car. It then jumped on the drivers side of the car.
The driver suffered a broken neck, paralysing him, and he is now confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Their wedding was planned for that summer and was subsequently cancelled.
I give horses as much caution as possible, usually for no acknowledgement too. Most riders, not all, do seem to think their presence on a public highway is far more important than any vehicle.
06 June 2006, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
Why does my attitude beggar believe ??? Because I don't think horses belong on the road ?? Because I got upset because some woman on a horse stepped out in front of my car when she knew I was passing her and her 2 friends, giving them plenty of room???
I also don't like people smoking next to be me as I don't want to smell like an ashtray. Should I be shot for that ??
I don't like cheese, should I be disemboweled for that ????
What your saying is that I should never get upset or have an opinion on anything, as I'll clearly have an attitude problem if I do.
I also don't like people smoking next to be me as I don't want to smell like an ashtray. Should I be shot for that ??
I don't like cheese, should I be disemboweled for that ????
What your saying is that I should never get upset or have an opinion on anything, as I'll clearly have an attitude problem if I do.
Doing 60 mph into a blind bend seems an odd attitude for a responsible road user. I suppoose the people round your neck of the woods ought to be grateful you've throttled back from 90 mph.
And what's the point in ranting and raving just because someone didn't give way to you? They're in the wrong - so what? Get over it FFS and let that throbbing vein in your temple deflate.
06 June 2006, 05:13 PM
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i dont live in the country i dont live far from the m6 and east lancs road but taking back roads from leigh to lowton theres a few farms its a national road last week a young girl of 15 was in the middle of the road with a flaming horse!!!! i drive a van so it takes alot more to stop that than a car i had to drive past it quite slow as i didnt want to spook it but its not that simple for us to go past slow with the size of it, they should keep them off the roads unless they have a license like fishing, driving its only fair that they should pay a fee as they are using the road too. i could of easily run it over or spooked it i dont want that responsibility.
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Any dumb animal the size of horse than can be spooked by someone with an umbrella or a bin bag blowing in the wind shouldn't be anywhere near the public highway.
Imagine driving down the road while having sex with an epileptic moose - it would be safer than a loose pet-food dodger !
Imagine driving down the road while having sex with an epileptic moose - it would be safer than a loose pet-food dodger !
06 June 2006, 06:15 PM
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06 June 2006, 06:28 PM
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I would have thought in the interests of self preservation, horse riders would steer clear of roads as much as they can.
In many of the situations I have happened across horses on roads, it would be foolish, at best, to be walking down that particular road, let alone sitting on a huge semi-tame animal.
In many of the situations I have happened across horses on roads, it would be foolish, at best, to be walking down that particular road, let alone sitting on a huge semi-tame animal.
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Originally Posted by kingofturds
Car must have been going some speed to get the horse that far into the car. Mate I used to work with had to be cut out from his works van after some **** come nailing it down a country b road at nearly 70mph luckily the passenger side took the worst of it or he would have probably lost his legs. Did he deserve to get hit? Just because these b roads have a national speed limit IT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS SAFE TO DO 60 MPH AT ALL TIMES. In fact a lot of the back roads arounf d here 30mph is probably the max speed you should be driving.
Whilst horses do have right of way, I believe that the riders should undertake some form of test as well as carry insurance just as cyclists should do the same. There are some round here that seem to think that the whole world should stop whilst they are riding past and yet are quite happy to ride on the footpath through our village when they have no right to be on it.