Gammerz I agree they’re the most vulnerable and need protection, I wouldn’t say this is a common sense way of providing that. It’s a live road and stopping in the middle of it whilst half turning into a side road is not a natural occurrence. What happened to teaching people how to cross roads safely? Don’t we have pedestrian crossings for more busy junctions that can’t be negotiated safely?
Gammerz Anyone who drives into the back of another vehicle isn’t paying attention and isn’t driving a safe distance from the car in front - there are a lot of bad drivers around and those who cannot follow these requirements, or think they’re madness, shouldn’t be driving!
Well I think they’re madness but I don’t think I shouldn’t be driving. In fact my point was focussed around the bad drivers. I’m happy to say I’ve never driven into the back of someone or caused an accident actually. However, I have had the misfortune of being driven into the back of whilst stationery at traffic lights, and been reversed into whilst I was parked in a car park. There are too many idiots on the road and this change will just increase the chances of me being a victim again!