I have often admired a couple of friends who find time in their lives to write a blog a few times a week and thought to myself - should I be doing this?
I've searched about it on the web, but have never taken the plunge!
However, a few days ago, a friend on Facebook - yes I know! - gave a link to her second attempt at starting to write a blog. Having followed the link, and seen the inane rubbish she chose to impart to all and sundry, I felt that even I could do better than that!!
I know that I will never post anything as deep and thoughtful as my other friends and a part of me thinks that this may turn into a Victor Meldrew moaning place, however, maybe one day I will write something someone else may agree with or have had the same feelings about and then they'll know that it's just not them!
Welcome to my world!!
Saturday 26 September 2009
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Safety for horse riding
This is one of the things that have prompted me to start a blog - maybe it will give someone a kick up the backside and remember the highway code!!!
One of my many hats is as a car driver - along with a few other people in this country probably!
I live in a fairly rural village which has almost doubled in size since we moved here 15 years ago.
Part of country living are the horse stables situated on all four approaches to our village.
As I left for work the other day, a horse and its rider passed by the end of my road. By the time I caught up with them, they were approaching the main road in and out of our village. As I dutifully slowed down so as not to spook the horse as I passed it and indicated to pass them on the far right hand side of the road, the rider chose that moment - with no indication! - to take the horse to the middle of the road to turn right. There was then a lot of cursing under my breath as I had to brake suddenly to avoid a horse's rump through my windscreen and I manged to pull back into the left hand side of the road. The horse and rider then quite merrily trotted onto the main road.
Now having driven for many years and also having friends who ride horses, so feel that I do have some sympathy towards horse riders as I know that they get abused verbally, have empty drinks cans thrown at them, cigarette ends thrown at them, I felt that at long last I had reached the end of my tether, so wound down my window and shouted " well done for indicating - that really told me where you were going"! The look from the rider appeared to say "what are you going on about?"
I feel that I am always considerate to other users of the road and slow down and give a wide berth to horses especially with the amount around our area, however this has to be a tw0-way street - pardon the pun!
If you ride a horse on the public highway, remember - the highway code is for you to use too! This also includes using mobile phones while riding along the road - don't, it's dangerous enough in a car/lorry/coach!
One of my many hats is as a car driver - along with a few other people in this country probably!
I live in a fairly rural village which has almost doubled in size since we moved here 15 years ago.
Part of country living are the horse stables situated on all four approaches to our village.
As I left for work the other day, a horse and its rider passed by the end of my road. By the time I caught up with them, they were approaching the main road in and out of our village. As I dutifully slowed down so as not to spook the horse as I passed it and indicated to pass them on the far right hand side of the road, the rider chose that moment - with no indication! - to take the horse to the middle of the road to turn right. There was then a lot of cursing under my breath as I had to brake suddenly to avoid a horse's rump through my windscreen and I manged to pull back into the left hand side of the road. The horse and rider then quite merrily trotted onto the main road.
Now having driven for many years and also having friends who ride horses, so feel that I do have some sympathy towards horse riders as I know that they get abused verbally, have empty drinks cans thrown at them, cigarette ends thrown at them, I felt that at long last I had reached the end of my tether, so wound down my window and shouted " well done for indicating - that really told me where you were going"! The look from the rider appeared to say "what are you going on about?"
I feel that I am always considerate to other users of the road and slow down and give a wide berth to horses especially with the amount around our area, however this has to be a tw0-way street - pardon the pun!
If you ride a horse on the public highway, remember - the highway code is for you to use too! This also includes using mobile phones while riding along the road - don't, it's dangerous enough in a car/lorry/coach!
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