Re: Inconsiderate Driving

Brimstone wrote:
"Simon Dean" <sjdean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:58466mF2f0gj4U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Brimstone wrote:
"Simon Dean" <sjdean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5844v2F2en5ojU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hey,

As I was driving to work today, I got to the bottom of my road, and being bin day, there was a truck at the bottom.

The refuse truck had pulled to the junction of the island, stopped, and I thought he was going to wait 30 seconds or so for people to load the stuff in, and be off round the island.

Instead, to my surprise, the guy gets out of his cab, and assists his mates who are running to the truck from all over the place with refuse bags, and picking up paper off the floor.

I go to overtake, but this guy is literally on the junction.

Never mind being too close to the junction, he was physically at the junction. Nothing could legally get to the junction.

With no where to go, I ended up going the wrong way round the bollard and entered the island incorrectly all because of some ignorant, arrogant inconsiderate twat with a truck parked blocking the junction.

I've made a complaint to the council, anything more I can do, or indeed, have I committed a crime?

You're just another impatient tosser who wants a job doing but won't give the people doing it the time and space to get on with it. The refuse lorry driver was behaving just like you and every one else on the road, the job they're doing comes first and other people will have to put up with it.

Next time go out of the road from the other end if you're in that much of a hurry.


Yah bullcrap mate.

If the guy hadn't parked in the junction, there wouldn't have been a problem. If he didn't get out of the cab and start picking up loads of rubbish, there wouldn't have been a problem.

Im not impatient, but when someone parks in the junction, what are you to do?

Exactly the reaction expected, totally incapable of looking at a situation from any angle except your own.

No no, that's your reaction.

Point of order... A) There was ample space to park safely and correctly without blocking the junction.

I have absolutely no problem if he's in a confined space with no where to pull over correctly to quickly and efficiently pick up trash. But the fact remains, he was stopped in an inconsiderate position.



When do you park when you need to carry stuff to and from, as close as possible or do you look around for a place to park that will allow other traffic to pass but will give you a longer walk?

Except, that now you're putting your spin on it. A) He was parked inconisderably. Full stop. The way he had pulled up actually meant his colleagues and him actually did have further to walk.

And I have no problem parking further away to park considerately. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule based on distance.

Cya
Simon
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