suzysparkle
Well-Known Member
RE A comment above about trailer checks. In my local newspaper today is an article about a Man who was killed. He was killed because he was hit while driving (doing nothing wrong) by a trailer that had detached from a vehicle. Said trailer hitch was found to have several faults and was the cause of the accident. The person towing it was fine.
This is my point. It's not the same but it's similar, cause and effect. If you blend in (which Horses do) and someone were to spot you last minute and had to swerve, then hits someone else, people could be seriously hurt. Yes, of course the blame may lie with the driver for not paying attention, BUT, my point is when high vis appears in your field of vision it's automatic to slow down. Not everyone driving cars is totally switched on. Just today I had someone pull out in front of me (I had to stand on brakes), I saw 3 people on phones, and I had to brake heavily for a car overtaking on a bend coming towards me. I do have a fairly long drive to work!! Drivers can be idiots. If (god forbid) you are ever involved in an accident at least if you have made an effort to be visible, you are less likely to be held liable in a court case. Oh, and you might just save someones life.
This is my point. It's not the same but it's similar, cause and effect. If you blend in (which Horses do) and someone were to spot you last minute and had to swerve, then hits someone else, people could be seriously hurt. Yes, of course the blame may lie with the driver for not paying attention, BUT, my point is when high vis appears in your field of vision it's automatic to slow down. Not everyone driving cars is totally switched on. Just today I had someone pull out in front of me (I had to stand on brakes), I saw 3 people on phones, and I had to brake heavily for a car overtaking on a bend coming towards me. I do have a fairly long drive to work!! Drivers can be idiots. If (god forbid) you are ever involved in an accident at least if you have made an effort to be visible, you are less likely to be held liable in a court case. Oh, and you might just save someones life.