I always slow down for horses, but should we?.

[hodgerydoo]

Any thoughts?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09 ... 24984.html

[felco]

I too slow down and take a wide berth. i cant see what the horse has got to do with this rider mind100+ .loads of horses around my area and only half are road werthy, horse and rider!

[Jelly]

I ALWAYS slow down for horses.

1, they were on the roads before anything else (grandfather rights??)

2, its good for horsey people/bikers relations.

3, common decency to other road users.

[felco]

3, common decency to other road users.
Agreed!

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[xtzrick]

Of course we should slow down for horses, how else would you have time to ogle the rider :whistle:

Not a horse fan but the arrigent t**t in the article deserves all he got & more for putting the young girl in danger, he'll have had no idea if the horse bolted or through her off after he'd past

Rick

[Jelly]

Of course we should slow down for horses, how else would you have time to ogle the rider :whistle:

:laugh: I like your thinking :laugh:

Lets face it, theres usually pussy on the back of them horses.






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[felco]

Have you noticed the wider the horse the wider the rider! Thay might notice this in bikers too.!

[Sprockette]

I always slow down for horses and give people walking dogs on the side of the road a wide berth too. I'm not a fan of banning people from doing anything, too many rules in this country as it is.

But...

How many times have I had to avoid horse poo on the roads? Lost count.

A bit in return from them wouldn't go amiss. Dirty sods. You have to pick up after your dogs or you get a fine in most urban areas, should be the same for horses on the road if you ask me. I know it might be a bit annoy to have to stop, but so what? I've never seen a horse travelling any faster than a trot on the road anyway, most of the time it's walking pace only. A quick scoop into the undergrowth should do, I don't suggest taking it home! :laugh: You'd need a sack.

Not much to ask is it?

104mph past a horse is just ridiculous. Yet again another example of the type of rider the average biker needs to distance themselves from.

[Rederic]

Of course we should slow down for horses, how else would you have time to ogle the rider :whistle:



+1 I am with you on that,

[Freeloadeur]

How many times have I had to avoid horse poo on the roads? Lost count.

A bit in return from them wouldn't go amiss. Dirty sods. You have to pick up after your dogs or you get a fine in most urban areas, should be the same for horses on the road if you ask me. I know it might be a bit annoy to have to stop, but so what? I've never seen a horse travelling any faster than a trot on the road anyway, most of the time it's walking pace only. A quick scoop into the undergrowth should do, I don't suggest taking it home! :laugh: You'd need a sack.

You mean you don't take it home for your roses?