AndieHyde:
I did it this very day. A couple of guys putting cones out to protect themselves whilst about to do some roadside gardening, I slowed down and got out as far as I could so everyone could get on with their day with the minimum of disruption. The 3 cars following me however, staunchly stuck to their lane markings and the one behind me even went for the overtake.Seriously, has the race to the bottom of the economy gotten to the point where some consider road maintenance workers “fair game” and all consideration is lost?
My condolences to the family of this needlesss incident.
Indeed, life is now cheap, cheap as chips it would seem. Along with consideration, manners and respect, the idea that anyone else is allowed to have a life, is a quaint notion to many, for they have no idea what it is they do…They are oblivious, selfish, perhaps greedy, most definitely in a rush, because they are pressurised by others, they allow themselves to be manipulated by others and this in turn gives them all the negative qualities of humanity, point it out to them, they don`t like it, become aggressive etc.
I used to be of the opinion that accidents did happen and was not happy when the Police took that avenue away, however, as todays drivers are so awful, in so many aspects, I now completely agree…But it has made no or little difference, the human condition is not a good one right now.
RIP to the guy doing his job.