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Muppets on Horses

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    #32
    DonJose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭DonJose


    charlo_b wrote: »
    This morning I was driving to work the usual route cross country, when I see in the distance a group of around 10-15 people taking a morning ride on their horses.

    WTF are horses doing out in the countryside, damn those locals, they should keep their horses at home in their kennels :rolleyes:
    charlo_b wrote: »
    The person at the front of the pack did the hand waving thing for me to slow down....so I go from probably 80-90km to 40-50km as I know you are supposed to follow the directions of people in charge of animals.

    So you drove 40-50kph past a group of animals that weigh several tons, thats very intelligent.
    charlo_b wrote: »
    However, as I got to the front of the pack, some eegit in the middle of the pack brings his horse out in front of me, forcing me to jam on the brakes, as he wasn't happy that I was going slow enough.

    Again see above.
    charlo_b wrote: »
    What do you guys think of these muppets that have to take their horses for walkies on the public highways!

    Care to show us where it states that horses cannot use "public highways". LOL at "public highways". I agree that there was one muppet in the above story but he wasn't the one on the horse.


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    #33
    Blazer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,434 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    At the end of the day 25mph is not fast..the idiot on the horse who moved out in front of you was more likely to cause an accident than you were. If you had to suddenly brake or swerve to avoid him it could have spooked the rest of the horses and caused a nasty accident.
    You should have reported him or stopped and gave him a piece of your mind.
    It's knobs like this that cause accidents. The fact of whether he is on a horse/car/truck is irrevelant. The fact is, he is acting irresponsible on a road which isn't the safest place to be doing such a thing.


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    #34
    DonJose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭DonJose


    WHIP IT! wrote: »
    Great post carpainter...

    Far too many boy-racers thinkin they're in Talledega Nights knockin about the place tryin to compensate for God-knows-what...

    What are the chances "charlo_b" is a boy racer ;)


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    #35
    deman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭deman


    Here's the simple truth of it all-

    If you'd hit the horse and if you'd been lucky enough to have lived through it (the second "if" is a big "IF"), not only would you have wrecked your car, but you'd probably be found to be at fault and quite possibly have a manslaughter charge hanging over your head.

    Common sense tells any normal person to slow down to a proper speed, don't blow horns and don't flash lights.


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    #36
    prospect
    Registered Users Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭prospect


    Animal traffic
    Always slow down and be prepared to stop when approaching or overtaking animals. If a person in charge of animals gives a signal to slow down or stop, you must obey it. Avoid using your horn if animals are in front of you, as it might frighten them.

    From the ROTR:
    Source: http://www.drivingschoolireland.com/respect.html#4


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    #37
    High&Low
    Closed Accounts Posts: 323 ✭✭High&Low


    Mathew Reilly wrote: »
    At the end of the day 25mph is not fast..the idiot on the horse who moved out in front of you was more likely to cause an accident than you were. If you had to suddenly brake or swerve to avoid him it could have spooked the rest of the horses and caused a nasty accident.
    You should have reported him or stopped and gave him a piece of your mind.
    It's knobs like this that cause accidents. The fact of whether he is on a horse/car/truck is irrevelant. The fact is, he is acting irresponsible on a road which isn't the safest place to be doing such a thing.

    You seem to be contradicting yourself here. If 25mph is not fast, then you wouldn't need to brake suddenly or swerve.

    The fastest humans can run at 25mph, this is over 100m in 10secs, its quick enough...


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    #38
    Blazer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,434 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    High&Low wrote: »
    You seem to be contradicting yourself here. If 25mph is not fast, then you wouldn't need to brake suddenly or swerve.

    The fastest humans can run at 25mph, this is over 100m in 10secs, its quick enough...


    I'm talking about car speed not a human. Besides how many people would slow down to 25mph passing out a pedestrian on a country road?
    Only if there was an oncoming car as well would you slow down to this speed.
    And regardless of how fast or slow you go you still need to slow down or swerve to avoid bumping into things, how many times do you see people walking in towns slow down or swerve to avoid bumping into each other???:)


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    #39
    charlo_b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭charlo_b


    I've travelled this road 100's of times and never before have I come across people out on their horses.

    I don't live in the area but I do live in the country myself and come across people on horses all the time. So it aint like I don't know the drill when coming across people with animals.

    My problem is with this guy who pulled his horse out in front of me....once he did it he stared me down with a kinda of "I'll show him who's boss" smug look on his face....you know the type.

    In my opinion I was going slow enough for the circumstances, and no I'm not a boy racer......haven;t got enough money what with a mortgage and a wife!

    DonJose: I don't see what the connection between my log in name and Boy Racing is?


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    #40
    uberpixie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭uberpixie


    Mathew Reilly wrote: »
    I'm talking about car speed not a human. Besides how many people would slow down to 25mph passing out a pedestrian on a country road?

    Pedestrian NOT EQUAL to an unpredictable beast weighing a tonne.


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    #41
    Rob_l
    Registered Users Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭Rob_l


    WHIP IT! wrote: »
    Majority of what? You are not the majority Mate...

    Going 30-40kph past a horse on a road is very dangerous for all concerned - yourself included...

    the majority of road users would be motorists not people on horses


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    #42
    Fey!
    Registered Users Posts: 4,184 ✭✭✭Fey!


    charlo_b wrote: »
    I don't see what the connection between my log in name and Boy Racing is?

    I think that some people feel that if they can knock the OP or some contributors of a thread enough, it justifies them getting on their high horses and whipping all those around them. :eek: They only care about giving out to others, as they themselves can do no wrong.

    There; someone had to make that comment eventually!!! :p


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    #43
    Fey!
    Registered Users Posts: 4,184 ✭✭✭Fey!


    uberpixie wrote: »
    Pedestrian NOT EQUAL to an unpredictable beast weighing a tonne.

    Pedestrians are often a lot more unpredictable than animals! And some drivers are worse!! And horsey folk are worse again!!!


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    #44
    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    Where did this happen.I was behind one of these races on the M50,Yes M50 2 weeks ago so i rang the police and nothing was done :(

    The guards werent fast enough.


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    #45
    WHIP IT!
    Registered Users Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭WHIP IT!


    drdre wrote: »
    Where did this happen.I was behind one of these races on the M50,Yes M50 2 weeks ago so i rang the police and nothing was done :(

    The guards werent fast enough.

    Holy Jesus... Read through the posts again Doc...


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    #46
    prospect
    Registered Users Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭prospect


    drdre wrote: »
    Where did this happen.I was behind one of these races on the M50,Yes M50 2 weeks ago so i rang the police and nothing was done :(

    The guards werent fast enough.

    What? :confused:


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    #47
    deman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭deman


    drdre wrote: »
    Where did this happen.I was behind one of these races on the M50,Yes M50 2 weeks ago so i rang the police and nothing was done :(

    The guards werent fast enough.

    Horse Racing on the M50 now?


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    #48
    Blitzkrieger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,660 ✭✭✭Blitzkrieger


    uberpixie wrote: »
    Pedestrian NOT EQUAL to an unpredictable beast weighing a tonne.

    You haven't seen some of the pedestrians around my way....


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    #49
    LostinBlanch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,908 ✭✭✭LostinBlanch


    deman wrote: »
    Horse Racing on the M50 now?

    Well some "people" had trotting races on the N3 by Blanch earlier on in the year. They slowed up traffic with hiaces etc to block the cars behind on Sunday morning and then started the racing. Apparently there's big money bet on the races.

    It was on the front page of the Sunday World. I can't remember when though.


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    #50
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,500 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Shhhh. dont mention High-Horses, then everyone will have to slow down :p


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    #51
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,286 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    Lots of asses posting on this thread! :eek:

    Not your ornery onager



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