Near Miss of the Day 661: Horsebox driver makes close pass
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swldx...@gmail.com
Nov 18, 2021, 9:37:14 AM11/18/21
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One curious subset of submissions to our Near Miss of the Day series is the number that involve the driver of a horsebox making a close pass on a cyclist – and here’s another one to add to the collection, filmed near the Oxfordshire town of Henley-on-Thames.
Curious because, of course, if the person driving the horsebox were in the saddle rather than behind the wheel, he or she would rightly expect, as a vulnerable road user, that motorists would afford more courtesy than is shown here and give a wider berth.
BucksCycleCammer, the road.cc user who filmed the close pass, said that it happened “approaching a junction and a blind right-hand bend at 30mph.
“I have to hope that there were no horses in the back, as I’m sure they wouldn’t have been appreciating the erratic driving.
“On 22nd Oct I was initially informed that the driver would be offered a course. However, today (17th Nov) I was told that he'd jumped the gun assuming this was the case, and instead the decision maker had instead selected a formal warning.
“He also noted that the driver had watched the footage and ‘In her correspondence to the Police she raised concerns about the boasting nature of your YouTube site’.
“I did point out that in my opinion, and that of many others, if motorists are unhappy with the standard of their driving being publicised then it is entirely within their control not to put cyclists in danger to start with,” he added.
https://road.cc/content/news/near-miss-day-661-horsebox-driver-makes-close-pass-287903
Curious because, of course, if the person driving the horsebox were in the saddle rather than behind the wheel, he or she would rightly expect, as a vulnerable road user, that motorists would afford more courtesy than is shown here and give a wider berth.
BucksCycleCammer, the road.cc user who filmed the close pass, said that it happened “approaching a junction and a blind right-hand bend at 30mph.
“I have to hope that there were no horses in the back, as I’m sure they wouldn’t have been appreciating the erratic driving.
“On 22nd Oct I was initially informed that the driver would be offered a course. However, today (17th Nov) I was told that he'd jumped the gun assuming this was the case, and instead the decision maker had instead selected a formal warning.
“He also noted that the driver had watched the footage and ‘In her correspondence to the Police she raised concerns about the boasting nature of your YouTube site’.
“I did point out that in my opinion, and that of many others, if motorists are unhappy with the standard of their driving being publicised then it is entirely within their control not to put cyclists in danger to start with,” he added.
https://road.cc/content/news/near-miss-day-661-horsebox-driver-makes-close-pass-287903
Mike Collins
Nov 18, 2021, 2:15:21 PM11/18/21
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6e0t8sDevs
J Nugent
Nov 22, 2021, 11:57:08 PM11/22/21
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On Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 1:15:21 PM UTC-6, Mike Collins wrote:
> On Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 14:37:14 UTC, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> > One curious subset of submissions to our Near Miss of the Day series is the number that involve the driver of a horsebox making a close pass on a fairy-cyclist – and here’s another one to add to the collection, filmed near the Oxfordshire town of Henley-on-Thames.
> On Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 14:37:14 UTC, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > Curious because, of course, if the person driving the horsebox were in the saddle rather than behind the wheel, he or she would rightly expect, as a vulnerable road user, that motorists would afford more courtesy than is shown here and give a wider berth.
> >
> > BucksCycleCammer, the road.cc user who filmed the close pass, said that it happened “approaching a junction and a blind right-hand bend at 30mph.
> >
> > “I have to hope that there were no horses in the back, as I’m sure they wouldn’t have been appreciating the erratic driving.
> >
> > “On 22nd Oct I was initially informed that the driver would be offered a course. However, today (17th Nov) I was told that he'd jumped the gun assuming this was the case, and instead the decision maker had instead selected a formal warning.
> >
> > “He also noted that the driver had watched the footage and ‘In her correspondence to the Police she raised concerns about the boasting nature of your YouTube site’.
> >
> > “I did point out that in my opinion, and that of many others, if motorists are unhappy with the standard of their driving being publicised then it is entirely within their control not to put fairy-cyclists in danger to start with,” he added.
> > Curious because, of course, if the person driving the horsebox were in the saddle rather than behind the wheel, he or she would rightly expect, as a vulnerable road user, that motorists would afford more courtesy than is shown here and give a wider berth.
> >
> > BucksCycleCammer, the road.cc user who filmed the close pass, said that it happened “approaching a junction and a blind right-hand bend at 30mph.
> >
> > “I have to hope that there were no horses in the back, as I’m sure they wouldn’t have been appreciating the erratic driving.
> >
> > “On 22nd Oct I was initially informed that the driver would be offered a course. However, today (17th Nov) I was told that he'd jumped the gun assuming this was the case, and instead the decision maker had instead selected a formal warning.
> >
> > “He also noted that the driver had watched the footage and ‘In her correspondence to the Police she raised concerns about the boasting nature of your YouTube site’.
> >
> >
> > https://road.cc/content/news/near-miss-day-661-horsebox-driver-makes-close-pass-287903
> Strange how 'law abiding' motorists don't use their subsidised vehicles as weapons and tell horse rider to get on the bridleway.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6e0t8sDevs
Perhaps you're right in asserting that drivers should insist on treating fairy-cyclists and dumb animals in the same way.
> > https://road.cc/content/news/near-miss-day-661-horsebox-driver-makes-close-pass-287903
> Strange how 'law abiding' motorists don't use their subsidised vehicles as weapons and tell horse rider to get on the bridleway.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6e0t8sDevs
As a concept, it does have a certain attractive symmetry.
swldx...@gmail.com
Nov 23, 2021, 6:27:12 AM11/23/21
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J Nugent
Nov 23, 2021, 4:36:12 PM11/23/21
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> If they pass horses too close their metal cages could get badly damaged by a flurry of hooves.
As I remarked, there's a lot of merit and logical symmetry in the suggestion that drivers should treat fairy-cyclists and dumb animals in the same way.
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