Idiot dog walker!!!!!!!

ninty9er

Was taking a trip to see the uncle today and was stopped at on red at a crossroads, other way was green.

This idiot was at one corner, her dog at the other, traffic moving and there she was shouting at her dog to come across. When the light went green I moved to turn right as the v an at the opposite side let me out, the dog ran and I had to brake and swerve to avoid it.

Stupid b1t<h

Darragh29

ninty9er wrote:

Was taking a trip to see the uncle today and was stopped at on red at a crossroads, other way was green.

This idiot was at one corner, her dog at the other, traffic moving and there she was shouting at her dog to come across. When the light went green I moved to turn right as the v an at the opposite side let me out, the dog ran and I had to brake and swerve to avoid it.

Stupid b1t<h

Good lad.

\m/_(>_<)_\m/

isn't it illegal to stop or swerve for an animal???

The Muppet

The dog should have been on a leash and you should have been proceeding with caution and been prepared to stop given the circumstances you just described.

Sleipnir

\m/_(>_<)_\m/ wrote:

isn't it illegal to stop or swerve for an animal???

No, it's not illegal, it's just that you shouldn't swerve to avoid an animal if to do so would endanger yourself or others.
You can't make instincts illegal!

kippy

Pretty much agree with The Muppet on this one.
Even though the dog wasnt on a leash you should have been prepared for it to cross your path, even if she wasnt calling it.
Dont really see what all the fuss is about, maybe another example of a post that could go in a bad beats/venting anger sticky thread.
Kippy

Seth Brundle

You were stopped on the crossroads and saw the dog beyond. How then did you have to swerve when you got going? Was the dog going really really fast?

Signpost

erm given the choice id prefere to kill the dog and teach your one a lesson than swerve into the path of oncoming cars! If you saw her calling the dog why didnt you tak more precaution that you could comfortable stop rather than booting it thru and slamming on brakes and swerving?

BTW I am a dog lover so happy you didnt hit it but still...

gyppo

I thought from the content of your previous posts that you would have all possibilities/permutations/combinations computed in about 10nS and allowed for such an eventuality.;)

themole

In fairness to ninty9er, dogs have a tendency to wait there looking at you. Then when you think they are not going to move at all, they bolt as fast as they can.

I would guess he didn't think the dog was going to move.

But, yes, that was indeed stupid on behald of the woman.

I was in the car with the bro a while back coming into Claregalway from Galway city. There was bad traffic but it was moving. We could both see a cat on the other side of the road. The bro just kept driving as usual, we saw the cat start to walk across the road and then it ran in front of the car and under our front wheel. I could hear the thud of it under the car. The point is that we were just as likely to hit it even if we tried to stop, so the bro didn't even brake.

If its safe to break then why not, but in traffic that can be dangerous.

kippy

was in the car with the bro a while back coming into Claregalway from Galway city. There was bad traffic but it was moving. We could both see a cat on the other side of the road. The bro just kept driving as usual, we saw the cat start to walk across the road and then it ran in front of the car and under our front wheel. I could hear the thud of it under the car. The point is that we were just as likely to hit it even if we tried to stop, so the bro didn't even brake.

Driving as usual,
so he spotted a potential hazard on the road and kept going as normal,
would slowing down not have been an option, which would mean it would be less of a danger to come to a complete stop had the animal actually come out in front of you?