Horseplay - not looking good for rover driver - Page 2

Darcydog · 3rd April 2019, 10:09

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Originally Posted by zedhed

At the end of the day,they have more rights on the road than any car.still think they should have some sort of insurance though,as they can easily damage a car,then who pays🤔

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We had public liability insurance and third party accident cover as part of the Equestrian “pet plan”.

It isn’t compulsory to have this - but I certainly agree it should be. As indeed such equivalent insurance cover should be compulsory for cyclists.

Jim Jamieson · 3rd April 2019, 10:58

I live in a rural area with two close neighbours owning horses so we are used to horses on the road.
Earlier this week I was crawling up behind a rider approaching a blind summit and the rider having a commanding view signalled it was safe for me to pass.

They always acknowledge drivers who do slow down.

trikey · 3rd April 2019, 11:30

It’s all about being courteous to each other, wether horse, car, bike, bus etc.

I can’t imagine what would have happened if sounding the horn caused the horse to kick out and damage the car.

Rickoshea · 3rd April 2019, 12:30

I think the driver could be described as being sexually self sufficient.......

Darcydog · 3rd April 2019, 12:59

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Originally Posted by Rickoshea

I think the driver could be described as being sexually self sufficient.......

That’s VERY good!

Rev Jules · 3rd April 2019, 12:59

What ever the driver did was reprehensible, it was probably half a dozen of one, and six of the other party, I am not condoning the driver but in my experience if the horse rider had a youngster with her in a narrow lane she should have pulled both horses to one side and waved the traffic on.

Rev

Darcydog · 3rd April 2019, 13:09

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Originally Posted by Rev Jules

What ever the driver did was reprehensible, it was probably half a dozen of one, and six of the other party, I am not condoning the driver but in my experience if the horse rider had a youngster with her in a narrow lane she should have pulled both horses to one side and waved the traffic on.

Rev

Sounds easy, but believe me it is not.

And not only do horses have an equal right to be on the road but it is a criminal offence under the Highways Act 1935 to “wilfully ride or lead or drive a horse on a footpath or causeway by the side of the road...”

stevestrat · 3rd April 2019, 13:36

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Originally Posted by Rp61973

I just hope it isn't a forum member.

If he/she is they should be outed for being an utter idiot (polite description).

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Originally Posted by trikey

I can’t imagine what would have happened if sounding the horn caused the horse to kick out and damage the car.

I wish it had, maybe they'd think twice about being such an inconsiderate ars..... again

Rev Jules · 3rd April 2019, 13:55

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Originally Posted by Darcydog

Sounds easy, but believe me it is not.

And not only do horses have an equal right to be on the road but it is a criminal offence under the Highways Act 1935 to “wilfully ride or lead or drive a horse on a footpath or causeway by the side of the road...”

You are correct as always., but don't you think common sense should have prevailed/

Rev

Darcydog · 3rd April 2019, 16:09

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Originally Posted by Rev Jules

You are correct as always., but don't you think common sense should have prevailed/

Rev

On the part of the idiot Rover driver most certainly.

I’m not saying blame is automatically allocated to the car driver in such cases but it seems clear (to me) from the description of what happened that the Rover driver was the instigator of what happened. His atrocious driving put a woman and child at risk.

If the child’s horse had bolted into oncoming traffic the consequences could have been very serious indeed.

The way I read it is that the Horse rider put herself between the idiot driver and her daughter. This to me is common sense.

However, this infuriated the car driver even more and his driving behaviour then escalated from bad to dangerous and totally unacceptable.

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Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	I live in a rural area with two close neighbours owning horses so we are used to horses on the road. Earlier this week I was crawling up behind a rider approaching a blind summit and the rider having a commanding view signalled it was safe for me to pass. They always acknowledge drivers who do slow down.

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Rev Jules This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer+ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Radcliffe on Trent Posts: 10,711 Thanks: 7,308 Thanked 3,929 Times in 2,051 Posts	What ever the driver did was reprehensible, it was probably half a dozen of one, and six of the other party, I am not condoning the driver but in my experience if the horse rider had a youngster with her in a narrow lane she should have pulled both horses to one side and waved the traffic on. Rev