Another one killed on a pavement and a wall smashed!

Doug gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

You're right, Doug. Â*There ought to be a law against it.

Which seems not to be working.

It doesn't? Lemme see - the driver's in police custody.

Yep - seems to be working from here.

Doug wrote:
This is becoming routine. Why can't drivers stay off pavements for a
change?

"Man killed when car leaves road in Hendon

One man was killed and another injured when a car veered off the road
and collided with them.

The incident happened at about 0200 BST on Sunday on Hendon Lane, in
Finchley.

A VW Golf left the road and hit the pedestrians, both in their 20s,
before smashing into a wall and catching fire. The second man received
minor injuries.

The driver of the car then left the scene. Police have arrested a 20-
year-old man and he is in custody at a north London police station.

Police are tracing the dead man's next-of-kin and a post-mortem
examination is due to take place.

Officers are asking anyone who saw the incident to contact them."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10248756.stm

possibly saturday night cruise, sometimes the cars get out of control and
mow down some of the onlookers, it has happened quite a few times.

On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:02:06 +0100 someone who may be "Norman Wells"
wrote this:-

This is becoming routine. Why can't drivers stay off pavements for a
change?

You're right, Doug. There ought to be a law against it.

If there is one [1] it isn't working. All those cars and other motor
vehicles with one or more wheels on the pavement. If the police were
as anti-motorist as the usual suspects claim then they could make a
lot of money by ticketing the owners of all these vehicles, but they
refuse to do anything about it despite complaints.

Because of the failure of the police to enforce the law some have
taken to making their own stickers up in order to try and shame
motorists into obeying the law.


[1] that depends on where one is.


--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000...#pt3-pb3-l1g54

"Doug" wrote in message
...
On 7 June, 09:02, "Norman Wells" wrote:
Doug wrote:
This is becoming routine. Why can't drivers stay off pavements for a
change?

You're right, Doug. There ought to be a law against it.

Doig:
"Which seems not to be working. Maybe the penalties should be greater,
as more of a deterrent and no more slaps on the wrist or victim
blaming?"

Reply:
What? You mean there is a law and people aren't following it? They should be
prosecuted - oh that's right they are. Problem solved.

David Hansen wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:02:06 +0100 someone who may be "Norman Wells"
wrote this:-

This is becoming routine. Why can't drivers stay off pavements for a
change?
You're right, Doug. There ought to be a law against it.

If there is one [1] it isn't working. All those cars and other motor
vehicles with one or more wheels on the pavement. If the police were
as anti-motorist as the usual suspects claim then they could make a
lot of money by ticketing the owners of all these vehicles, but they
refuse to do anything about it despite complaints.

Because of the failure of the police to enforce the law some have
taken to making their own stickers up in order to try and shame
motorists into obeying the law.


[1] that depends on where one is.



Yup, in a lot of roads, if the cars didn't park partly on the pavement,
because of narrow roads, then there wouldn't be any room for moving
cars. Pretty obvious really.

Bod

On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:27:12 +0100 someone who may be bod
wrote this:-

Yup, in a lot of roads, if the cars didn't park partly on the pavement,

Cars don't park themselves.

because of narrow roads, then there wouldn't be any room for moving
cars.

Then the motorist should find somewhere else to park their vehicle.
This may involve walking a little way though and motorists invent
many "reasons" why they are unable to do so.

Interesting that you decided to ignore the lack of enforcement of
the law, yet in other posts we are assured by many people that the
police are constantly at war with motorists (though Philip Hammond
claims that this "war" is over
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7721591/Coalition-government-Transport-Secretary-Philip-Hammond-ends-Labours-war-on-motorists.html.



--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000...#pt3-pb3-l1g54

David Hansen wrote:
On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:27:12 +0100 someone who may be bod
wrote this:-

Yup, in a lot of roads, if the cars didn't park partly on the pavement,

Cars don't park themselves.

because of narrow roads, then there wouldn't be any room for moving
cars.

Then the motorist should find somewhere else to park their vehicle.
This may involve walking a little way though and motorists invent
many "reasons" why they are unable to do so.

Interesting that you decided to ignore the lack of enforcement of
the law, yet in other posts we are assured by many people that the
police are constantly at war with motorists (though Philip Hammond
claims that this "war" is over
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7721591/Coalition-government-Transport-Secretary-Philip-Hammond-ends-Labours-war-on-motorists.html.



Where there are white lines on the pavements, the cars are 'legally'
entitled to park with two wheels on them. At least, they are around here.
I suspect, that in areas without these lines, that most car drivers park
like that out of common sense, rather than blatantly breaking the law.

Bod

"Doug" wrote in message
...

This is becoming routine. Why can't drivers stay off pavements for a
change?

Bit odd that you gave the damaged wall equal billing with the dead
pedestrian....

Maybe now that a few bricks have been dislodged, "they" will make this sort
of thing illegal.

Doug wrote:
This is becoming routine. Why can't drivers stay off pavements for a
change?

"Man killed when car leaves road in Hendon

One man was killed and another injured when a car veered off the road
and collided with them.

The incident happened at about 0200 BST on Sunday on Hendon Lane, in
Finchley.

A VW Golf left the road and hit the pedestrians, both in their 20s,
before smashing into a wall and catching fire. The second man received
minor injuries.

The driver of the car then left the scene. Police have arrested a 20-
year-old man and he is in custody at a north London police station.

Police are tracing the dead man's next-of-kin and a post-mortem
examination is due to take place.

Officers are asking anyone who saw the incident to contact them."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10248756.stm

I reckon that driving after having drunk more than a certain (relatively
small) amount of alcohol should be illegal.

"Doug" wrote in message
...
This is becoming routine. Why can't drivers stay off pavements for a
change?

Car accidents are the only bad thing that people ever do - according to the
new reports cross-posted here by our gullible, brainwashed friend Doug.