Could I have reported it?

Brock_71
Brock_71 Posts: 775
edited June 2007 in Commuting chat
It was thunder and lightninging and absolutely tipping down Friday morning. I carried a complete change of clothes and managed to dodge the lightning but the greater danger was drivers ploughing through areas of standing water without bothering to slow down. I took a full bow wave right in the face from an oncoming car which felt like being hit with a skipful of water at a combined speed of probably 40mph.
I seem to recall that car drivers are obliged to drive safely in such conditions, ensuring that such splashes don't hit peds etc. If I'd somehow managed to get his plate would the police have been interested?

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  • dondare
    dondare Posts: 2,113
    Depends on the cop.
    Driving at a speed which throws up that amount of water would probably be breaking several laws.
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  • Cunobelin
    Cunobelin Posts: 11,792
    The Police can take it seriously:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lanc ... 560922.stm



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  • dondare
    dondare Posts: 2,113
    Right. So it also depends on whether <i>you're</i> a cop.

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  • Tynancp
    Tynancp Posts: 160
    in theory yes

    in practice I'm inclined to say that's part of the road conditions, ride and accept it or stay at home, if you're happy to ride in haevy rain you going to get wet
  • Brock_71
    Brock_71 Posts: 775
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Tynan</i>

    in theory yes

    in practice I'm inclined to say that's part of the road conditions, ride and accept it or stay at home, if you're happy to ride in haevy rain you going to get wet
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    I'm fine with getting wet, I don't care about spray from the road, and minor splashes hitting my legs etc, but if the road is covered by flood water three or four inches deep I expect drivers to take it at a pace that doesn't cause a frigging tsunami to hit me dangerously and painfully in the face. His engine was probably coughing and spluttering long after I'd blown the water out of my stupid flapping goatee anyway.
    Thanks for pointing out that rain is wet though Tynan, very helpful. [;)]

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  • Tynancp
    Tynancp Posts: 160
    quite alright, it's happened to me before on cycle and scooter

    if you want everyone that does something dangerous/anti social/unlawful on the ride to work you're going to be very very busy indeed calling the cops
  • Brock_71
    Brock_71 Posts: 775
    Not at all.. This is the only incident in a year of commuting to work that has made me want to report any other road user to the police. Maybe you had to be there.

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