Meowy Catkin
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I know that blind people are concerned about this, but should the horse world be worried too?
Same here, except I was in the car park of the local Medical Centre! At least I suppose I was in the right place to get prompt first aid!I am very worried indeed - I nearly had a heart attack the other day when one of these cars crept up behind me in Tesco's car park!
I believe from July all electric cars will be fitted with something that makes a sound for this very reason.
I think you’ve posted about this before. You were 100% at fault for sending your pony/ponies on at a blind junction where you did not have right of way. This is when you need a responsible person on hand to walk on and check the road is clear before you emerge from the junction. You cannot rely on hearing alone.I have also had a collision with a pair of cyclists (we were in a carriage, so I was too far behind the junction to see) for the same reason - unless you can hear them, you have to emerge from the junction on hearing alone.
A car park is the sort of environment where IMHO the general public are most at risk from silent vehicles. Most of us look both ways before crossing a road or thoroughfare, but how many of us check constantly for silent cars entering or exiting car park spaces as we push our supermarket trolleys along?I was in a supermarket car park walking towards the pay machine and a car was reversing out of its space. I realised that it was making NO sound at all, and I could see that it was electric. I thought then that it is going to be a hazard for all sorts of people.