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On 05/08/2011 14:27, Judith wrote: > On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:49:33 +0100, Ding Dong  wrote: > > > > >> At any rate, if what he says is true and he saw that the pedestrian was >> already not looking then he should have just stopped instead of shouting >> and carrying on. I'm sure he would have berated any motorist who had >> just beeped and carried on in that situation. > > > He has absolutely no idea of, or needs to know his stopping distance - as it is > not listed in the HC, as he has told us previously.

Oh yes, of course: he doesn't have to do any thinking because the Highway Code and "the law" do it for him.