Harry Monk:
We have a TruckNet member whos wife died when she was thrown from a horse which had been spooked by a car, maybe five years ago? Horses are permitted to be ridden on roads and the fact that a driver may be irritated by being mildly inconvenienced by this does not give them the right to drive dangerously. Anyone who doesn’t know that horses should be passed slowly and cautiously doesn’t even meet the standard required to drive a car, let alone an HGV.
It fits under the heading of common sense Harry.That was clearly a situation of stop the vehicle at 00.20.There was no way of passing the horses safely with a car let alone a truck at that point.
This could have been a fatal accident and in my opinion the driver should have stopped before passing the parked cars and should have allowed the horses to pass before moving off again. I have seen the full video on another site and it showed the horse riders filmed from behind riding in single line. It was when the HGV approached them at high speed that the one horse became unsettled and tried to do a U turn which caused it to be in the middle of the road. As regards riding on busy roads I often meet the horse riders from the Inner City Farm in Brixton London riding around the local roads but of course there is a 20/30 MPH speed limit on the roads of London.
The driver is a disgrace to the profession, on the approach he could see cars going round, and high vis vests, most other drivers would see the obsticle ahead and approach with caution, knowing what could happen.
The riders are also stupid, and irresponsible, if the pony is not used to traffic, then experienced riders would put it on the inside of an experienced horse/pony, to keep it away from the vehicles, acting as a buffer should it get spooked, and to help keep it calm, if it wasn’t used to traffic it shouldn’t be on a road without someone walking next to it with a lead raine to help the rider control it should it get spooked, absalute muppets and expect professional horse riders feel towards them as we do towards the hgv driver.
Both partys are at fault, for a lack of due care and responsibility to everyone else using the road.
If horses need to be moved on a main road then they should use a horse box !
That driver though, had a collision with the horse, another road user, so should of stopped,
Expect they’ll throw the book at him if caught.
Most horse riders with a brain, do not ride horses on main roads, just the ones like that hgv driver with no common sense, not a rider myself but live in the countryside and had this conversation in the pub, if a horse needs to travel on a main road, it should be in a horsebox!
Nah the guy is a massive bellend. He either wasn’t paying attention and didn’t notice it was a horse or saw it and just ploughed on regardless. Btw definitely not a lorry, just a big van
I do quite a few countryside deliveries.
If I see horses coming towards me, I just pull over, switch off, and let them pass, and always get a thank you from the rider.
It’s not difficult…
To be quite frank about this incident, the driver of the rigid is a fool to go past a horse at that speed anyway, total disregard for the horse and rider and whenever I pass either a cyclist or a horse I either slow down or at the very least will check my mirrors when I pass to ensure enough space between us and either hasnt had exactly this incident occurr. It is bad driving and stupidity in this incident. I think horses should not be on the road unless absolutely essential but this does not excuse the driver from driving in this manner.
I am of the opinion that horses should not be on roads. Or certainly not major roads. However there are a set of rules that we have to follow whether we like it or not. Just because one doesn’t like a rule doesn’t mean that rule can be ignored.
Going back to my earlier post, by no means defending driver. Absolute disgrace.
However, from their stables they can ride left to that road in question, or go right through woods and path down to a country lane which maybe has a few motors an hour use it, and no HGV. I know which way I’d be turning if I was on a horse.
mbax81:
from their stables they can ride left to that road in question, or go right through woods and path down to a country lane which maybe has a few motors an hour use it, and no HGV. I know which way I’d be turning if I was on a horse.
We have similar issues here of off road country bridleways being ignored and horses needlessly being ridden on busy roads instead.Obviously not much consideration being shown for the horses by their riders in that case.
rambo19:
I do quite a few countryside deliveries.
If I see horses coming towards me, I just pull over, switch off, and let them pass, and always get a thank you from the rider.
It’s not difficult…
Simple innit, but most are in too much of a hurry and why should a horse be on MY road.
rambo19:
I do quite a few countryside deliveries.
If I see horses coming towards me, I just pull over, switch off, and let them pass, and always get a thank you from the rider.
It’s not difficult…
Exactly right .
White ridgid driver must have seen those two horses and did what ? - absolutely nothing . How long would it have taken to pull up , switch off and wait ? Two minutes at most . Dosen’t deserve to hold a licence in my opinion .
