People walking on narrow country roads

easyeason3 · 13-05-2009 07:02PM #1

What the fcuk is wrong with people walking on narrow country roads? Seriously are they looking to become roadkill?
I'm delighted for them that they are out getting excercise, fresh air etc but would it not make more sense to walk around a gaa pitch or even on a road that has a footpath?
It wouldn't even be so bad if they stepped up onto the grassy bit of the ditch in an effort to get out of the way. But if I have a lorry coming against me then I'm sorry Mr/ Mrs Fat arse but my car isn't magic, it can't leap frog you.
Yet again this evening I very nearly cleaned one of them off.

13-05-2009 07:05PM

Some people have to get from A to B and don't have a car or decent transport links in the area.

Legs were here before the car.

I just wish they'd all wear high vis jackets to be honest, that way I will see them.

My name is URL · 13-05-2009 07:08PM

I regularly walk on narrow country roads and contemplate why on earth theres heavy mechanical objects zooming past me at dangerous speeds.

Captain-America · 13-05-2009 07:12PM

If you drive slowly there shouldn't be a problem.

Schism · 13-05-2009 07:14PM

I've no problem with people walking the roads, it's when they walk two abreast and refuse to fall into line even if there's cars coming both ways that pisses me off.

TPD · 13-05-2009 07:15PM

People have to get places. Maybe if you slowed down and walked where you needed to go, you'd see there are more important things to get angry about than people walking.

easyeason3 · 13-05-2009 07:20PM

TPD wrote: »

People have to get places. Maybe if you slowed down and walked where you needed to go, you'd see there are more important things to get angry about than people walking.

I'm not talking about people getting places, I'm getting at idiots who walk in groups of two & three abreast & don't make an attempt to move in off the road.
I'm not likely to walk 5 miles to pick up something quite heavy that I can carry in a car & have the job done in less time.
If the speed limit is 80kph I usually stick to that so it's not a speed issue.

I can't understand why people put themselves in danger & then act surprised/ offended when a car happens to drives around a corner & nearly knocks them down because they are too stupid/ ignorant/ lazy to move an a few inches towards the ditch.

Hedone · 13-05-2009 07:37PM

was just out & about with my fella the other day walkin on a narrow country road, was no problem wit drivers drivin past. of course we moved in when a car passed by or when a truck or tractor was comin we stopped. same here though i could say about drivers who wont slow down when they see a person. should be easy enough.

btw wat side do the pedestrians have to walk when there is no foot path ? just wonderin

Mr. Presentable · 13-05-2009 07:38PM

You should walk on the side of oncoming traffic, i.e. the right.

stovelid · 13-05-2009 07:46PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

WBut if I have a lorry coming against me then I'm sorry Mr/ Mrs Fat arse but my car isn't magic, it can't leap frog you.

You could wait until the lorry had passed and then overtake him. And then you could stfu.

tony1kenobi · 13-05-2009 07:53PM

You have 11 and a half months of the year where you can drive through puddles and splash them...

You get 2 days of sunshine and the complaints start.

easyeason3 · 13-05-2009 07:55PM

stovelid wrote: »

You could wait until the lorry had passed and then overtake him. And then you could stfu.

Usually when I'm driving around a corner my psychic abilities don't seem to work which is why I can't foresee the lorry & walkers. I hate when that happens because it would make life so much easier for me :rolleyes:

Whatever about me ranting about pedestrians I thought some of the do gooders here would have at least agreed that it is dangerous for people to go out & walk on a narrow road knowing that there is a higher chance of being hit by a car due to the lack of a footpath.

So instead of pointing out something that I couldn't have done, how about you stfu

Saibh · 13-05-2009 08:00PM

All of those narrow roads are public roads which means everyone can use them - cars, lorries, walkers, dogs, cows etc.....

stovelid · 13-05-2009 08:01PM

A lot of country roads don't have footpaths. Do you expect people to confine themselves to the house because you can't drive with due care?

easyeason3 wrote: »

I hate when that happens because it would make life so much easier for me :rolleyes:

Some mental ability would be fine, no need for the psychic bit.

padi89 · 13-05-2009 08:04PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

Usually when I'm driving around a corner my psychic abilities don't seem to work which is why I can't foresee the lorry & walkers. I hate when that happens because it would make life so much easier for me :rolleyes:

Do you not slow down coming to a bend, is it not common sense to slow down when you don't know what's around the corner, even cover the break?

Captain-America · 13-05-2009 08:07PM

tony1kenobi wrote: »

You have 11 and a half months of the year where you can drive through puddles and splash them...

You get 2 days of sunshine and the complaints start.

What happens the other days? The suspense is killing me.

easyeason3 · 13-05-2009 08:09PM

padi89 wrote: »

Do you not slow down coming to a bend, is it not common sense to slow down when you don't know what's around the corner, even cover the break?

Why would I slow down?
Usually I like to put the foot down when approaching a bend & take it as fast as I can without flipping the car :eek:

ejmaztec · 13-05-2009 08:09PM

This is a big difference between here and the UK. Over there, when you're hurtling down a country lane, 99.9% of the people step onto the verge, because they don't feel the need to die. The other 0.1% can't afford the trip to Switzerland to be put out of their misery, so they just get mutually flattened.

In Ireland, there's some kind of death-wish going on, or people thinking that they're indestructible. They just stand in the middle of the road screaming at you and waving their arms.

"Bring it on you f*****g c**t, run me over you bastard!":eek:

It must be something cultural.

padi89 · 13-05-2009 08:11PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

Why would I slow down?
Usually I like to put the foot down when approaching a bend & take it as fast as I can without flipping the car :eek:

Shouldn't be on the road then ! NEXT

staker · 13-05-2009 08:12PM

i think high-viz's should be made law for all pedestrians not using a footpath.
most people use their cop on and wear them anyway,but as a driver i've met some really stupid people out walking wearing dark clothes at all hours

Captain-America · 13-05-2009 08:13PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

Why would I slow down?
Usually I like to put the foot down when approaching a bend & take it as fast as I can without flipping the car :eek:

Sarcasm. The last refuge of someone who started a thread and was wrong.

Abi · 13-05-2009 08:15PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

What the fcuk is wrong with people walking on narrow country roads? Seriously are they looking to become roadkill?
I'm delighted for them that they are out getting excercise, fresh air etc but would it not make more sense to walk around a gaa pitch or even on a road that has a footpath?
It wouldn't even be so bad if they stepped up onto the grassy bit of the ditch in an effort to get out of the way. But if I have a lorry coming against me then I'm sorry Mr/ Mrs Fat arse but my car isn't magic, it can't leap frog you.
Yet again this evening I very nearly cleaned one of them off.

Can you honestly say, hand on heart- that you were driving at the correct speed for this road? If you were, it should not have been a problem.

I live in a country area, and often have to use narrow bendy roads. People that use these roads for access home are fiends for speeding here. In a hurry to get to and from work. There was one particular day I was stuck behind one of the these huge tractors, I don't have a problem with it at this point. But what happens next is a dizzy bitch of a woman in a Corolla Verso rips around the corner with two young kids in the back - and to avoid a head on, she drives up on the embankment. She managed to avoid the tractor, but almost flipped the car on top of mine. You could see she got the fright of her life. I hope she took this as a lesson, but unfortunitely too many people just dont.

People have the right to walk these roads, although I would encourage them to wear hi-vis tops, or something to help them be seen. It only takes a seconds lapse of concentration on the drivers part, before there are bodies everywhere.

GhostInTheRuins · 13-05-2009 08:18PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

Whatever about me ranting about pedestrians I thought some of the do gooders here would have at least agreed that it is dangerous for people to go out & walk on a narrow road knowing that there is a higher chance of being hit by a car due to the lack of a footpath.

Again, what do you expect people to do? I have to use narrow country roads to get anywhere because I can't drive. I've got no problem stepping up onto the grass when cars come along, but I do have a problem with maniac drivers who don't give a sh*te about people who live beside 'country roads'.

Michellenman · 13-05-2009 08:21PM

It doesn't bother me really when there are people walking along the roadside because there's no paths. It can't be helped, where else are they supposed to walk?

I drive the back roads to Maynooth 5 days a week and it's shocking the amount of people who walk on the left side of the road, in black jackets, sometimes 2 abreast and if not they're alone with headphones in. I realise that when there are no paths that roads have to make do and that people should be driving slowly and safely (though not everyone does!) but it just seems to me that these walkers are asking to be mown down. Putting themselves in situations like this is ridiculous. Give yourself a chance!

Abi · 13-05-2009 08:30PM

Michellenman wrote: »

I drive the back roads to Maynooth 5 days a week and it's shocking the amount of people who walk on the left side of the road, in black jackets, sometimes 2 abreast and if not they're alone with headphones in.

I just want to pick you up on this bit. This does annoy me a bit. It makes no sense for a walker to have headphones in on a narrow bendy road. A motorist and a walker should be looking out for one another. Listening and looking on the walkers part. That way they can take the precautionary measure of standing in if needs be.

Oh.. scuse me. I've to go to the soccer forum

easyeason3 · 13-05-2009 08:38PM

Abigayle wrote: »

Can you honestly say, hand on heart- that you were driving at the correct speed for this road? If you were, it should not have been a problem.

I live in a country area, and often have to use narrow bendy roads. People that use these roads for access home are fiends for speeding here. In a hurry to get to and from work. There was one particular day I was stuck behind one of the these huge tractors, I don't have a problem with it at this point. But what happens next is a dizzy bitch of a woman in a Corolla Verso rips around the corner with two young kids in the back - and to avoid a head on, she drives up on the embankment. She managed to avoid the tractor, but almost flipped the car on top of mine. You could see she got the fright of her life. I hope she took this as a lesson, but unfortunitely too many people just dont.

People have the right to walk these roads, although I would encourage them to wear hi-vis tops, or something to help them be seen. It only takes a seconds lapse of concentration on the drivers part, before there are bodies everywhere.

Yeah I can honestly say I wasn't speeding because there was a horse & rider at the far side of the road about 50 yards back so I slowed down in case the horse got spooked & bolted. I had slowed to about 20kph passing him so I would have be doing around 30kph by the time I got to the bend & had started slowing down again as it's severe enough.

I've seen drivers do crazy things on roads like the one I have mentioned. Overtaking on bends, trying to overtake tractors when there is obviously no room etc. Just shocked at the lack of common sense by some walkers & really shocked by the reaction of some of the posters. While it annoyed me this evening because I got a fright, it's also a major safety issue.
Regardless of who is right or wrong if walkers continue to act like this they will get hit by someone at some stage.

Abi · 13-05-2009 09:00PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

Just shocked at the lack of common sense by some walkers & really shocked by the reaction of some of the posters. While it annoyed me this evening because I got a fright, it's also a major safety issue.

Getting a fright like that is nasty. I couldn't forget the horror on the womans face, and the kids in the car for a while.

Regardless of who is right or wrong if walkers continue to act like this they will get hit by someone at some stage.

Theres no regardless about this, I'm afraid. If both parties don't do the right thing, thats when it goes wrong.

If you know you were in the right, what I would take from what happened tonight is this; some walkers do dumb things, and you have to account for really stupid people. If a narrow road has a speed limit of 60, why not do 40 to be sure? its a limit, not a target after all. Not lecturing you, just trying to help you avoid future near-misses I suppose.

It wasn't me! · 13-05-2009 09:01PM

Came around a very tight, very blind corner recently one a one and a bit lane road, slowly enough, to find two fat old people, walking abreast, on the inside of the very blind corner. I slowed so they could get in line, and the stupid bint has the funking cheek to glare at me, for forcing her ass to get in line on a road nine feet wide! It absolutely is not always the driver's fault. Some people are just stupid.

easyeason3 · 13-05-2009 09:43PM

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Came around a very tight, very blind corner recently one a one and a bit lane road, slowly enough, to find two fat old people, walking abreast, on the inside of the very blind corner. I slowed so they could get in line, and the stupid bint has the funking cheek to glare at me, for forcing her ass to get in line on a road nine feet wide! It absolutely is not always the driver's fault. Some people are just stupid.

Thank you, fair play to anyone who understands what I'm saying, it's not always the drivers fault.
If I had been flaking it along the road then I wouldn't be stupid enough to post a thread on it. But I learned my lesson a few years ago about speeding that knocked that kind of carelessness out of me.

Scawgeen · 13-05-2009 09:54PM

nipplenuts wrote: »

You should walk on the side of oncoming traffic, i.e. the right.

Not a lot of people know that, judging by the number of people walking on the wrong side of the road.

Carawaystick · 13-05-2009 10:13PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

Whatever about me ranting about pedestrians I thought some of the do gooders here would have at least agreed that it is dangerous for people to go out & walk on a narrow road

How many motorists have been killed or injured by pedestrians walking?
vs
how many pedestrians have been killed by motorists?

It's fairly hard to hurt someone when you're walking at ~6 kmh.

People walking on narrow country roads

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