Free Traffic Legal Advice
General discussion => The Flame Pit => Topic started by: Hippocrates on May 02, 2026, 11:59:06 am
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When turning into a side road one should give way to pedestrians already crossing even if against a red light as they could be intoxicated, drugged, ill or just absent minded. Errant pedestrians commit no offence but a motorist who hits one could be held to account .
If any of these four conditions applied to the driver there is no guess necessary as to what would happen to him/her is there?
The idiot forced me to stop and I was lucky that the car behind did not collide with my car's derriere.
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How many drivers don't stop when a light goes red? touchè. :)
Many years ago, early 1970s maybe, when Volvo's "boxy" cars came out, I was out with a friend in his volvo. As we turned off Tibbets Corner to go along Commonside towards Wimbledon, a car pulled out of the side road on from=nt of us. My friend got out of the car and "had words" with the car driver.
He got back in the car laughing. "what did you say" I asked. "I informed the driver that if one hadn't had excellent brakes, one would have been joining one's lady friend...in a communal grave". He had a way with words.
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Did I say I didn't stop? The guy was an idiot as he deliberately stepped onto the crossing as soon as the light turned red.
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Challenging anybody when driving is fraught with risk and not advisable so it's better to avoid doing so.
When turning into a side road one should give way to pedestrians already crossing even if against a red light as they could be intoxicated, drugged, ill or just absent minded. Errant pedestrians commit no offence but a motorist who hits one could be held to account .
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After just missing an idiot pedestrian last night while doing a left turn from Brighton Road into Balaclava Road in Surbiton with the right of way belonging to me, I had to avoid this man who clearly disregarded the red light against him.
As it was warm and my window was down anyway, I simply said to him: "Have you made a will?"
Surely, this is not road rage? Sarcasm yes.
Another favourite of mine is, when parallel-parking the car and people stare at me, I say to them: "I always park better when stared at."
I would welcome members' frank admissions please of their own "episodes" if you have any. :D