tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post5698173384953275247..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: "The wheels on the bus go round and round..."JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-25296104703917298682013-08-10T16:04:35.446+01:002013-08-10T16:04:35.446+01:00That's funny - no-one seems to have told the.....That's funny - no-one seems to have told the....well, the police:<br /><br />https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q434.htm<br /><br />Hmmm?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-37425953669703544642013-08-10T15:38:54.357+01:002013-08-10T15:38:54.357+01:00Without being all Daily Mail Julia you are wrong a...Without being all Daily Mail Julia you are wrong about doggy related accidents.They don't have to be reported to the police anymore.However I would be surprised if bus drivers in general aren't told to at least call it in to their base for advice.<br />JadedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-43259046427701573912013-08-10T06:20:42.352+01:002013-08-10T06:20:42.352+01:00"Don't brake for dogs - ever. Scrape '...<i>"Don't brake for dogs - ever. Scrape 'em up later."</i> <br /><br />Unfortunately, that calls for the reflexes of a F1 driver and the assessment of situation of a fighter pilot. <br /><br />Not skills I think you'll find in a bus driver. <br /><br />Most people's instinct would be to swerve or brake the instant they saw movement in the road. <br /><br /><i>"I thought since they did away with the dog licence you didn't have to report a collision with a pooch to the plod any more."</i> <br /><br />It was never tied to the license, PC, it was always because a dog is in the same class as horses, cattle, etc. <br /><br />Cats, being 'wild animals', never were.<br /><br /><i>"Well, you know ... let's not be too hasty with these claims now."</i> <br /><br />:D<br /><br /><i>"So WTF was the dog doing in the road? Was it suicidal, stupid or were the owners even dimmer than that?"</i> <br /><br />From comments, it seems it had escaped from the owner's garden. <br /><br /><i>"If they don't train their dogs and just let them run the streets this is what is going to happen."</i> <br /><br />See above. It's unlikely this was a 'latchkey' dog.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-7747437802367824672013-08-09T22:38:22.072+01:002013-08-09T22:38:22.072+01:00Unfortunately dog owners get what they deserve. I...Unfortunately dog owners get what they deserve. If they don't train their dogs and just let them run the streets this is what is going to happen.<br /><br />I have run into a few dogs in my time. In all cases but one the dog had nothing but its pride, and maybe its rear end hurt. The one dog I killed used to wait just over the hill and then dash out at any car that appeared. This behaviour had caused several accidents with people being injured because they swerved to avoid the dog. I didn't and the dog didn't survive the argument with my 2 ton 4x4. ivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-54032328108802323542013-08-09T20:18:02.366+01:002013-08-09T20:18:02.366+01:00Hmm. A busy road in Bexley. Buses, cars and even l...Hmm. A <b>busy</b> road in Bexley. Buses, cars and even lorries, no doubt.<br />So WTF was the dog doing in the road? Was it suicidal, stupid or were the owners even dimmer than that?<br />selsey.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531315051208210724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-77188260309278757702013-08-09T18:10:29.212+01:002013-08-09T18:10:29.212+01:00I think even a Bexley bus driver would baulk at ru...I think even a Bexley bus driver would baulk at running over a potential future customer, surely?<br /><br />Well, you know ... let's not be too hasty with these claims now.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-79348869674139793002013-08-09T18:00:05.990+01:002013-08-09T18:00:05.990+01:00I thought since they did away with the dog licence...I thought since they did away with the dog licence you didn't have to report a collision with a pooch to the plod any more. Pavlov's Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162563403722211352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-215224332742376932013-08-09T13:33:32.623+01:002013-08-09T13:33:32.623+01:00Okay, granted, it was wrong not to look at Fido. S...Okay, granted, it was wrong not to look at Fido. Stan Butler deserves a severe reprimand at the very least (and this would apply only to the most normally-conscientous driver with seven mouths to feed). Anyone else should be hailing down the P45 for unprofessional conduct.<br /><br />Don't brake for dogs - ever. Scrape 'em up later.<br /><br />But this pales in comparison with the gusset-foaming Mrs Chester (33), who gives us a straw man (he'd have done the same thing to a child) and a red herring (it was speeding wot done it).<br /><br />This should have been given to APILN for the doggy-style/puppies reference potential and the rich seam of quality comments in the article.<br /><br />"Dog looks okay to me, she's standing up holding a child picking its nose. Looks like a bus just ran over her face, mind"Twenty_Rothmansnoreply@blogger.com