To pass these peoples car number plates onto the police?

[AgentZigzag]

I had DD2 three weeks ago, I don't drive, so I have to walk DD1 to school every day taking about an hour a day, and DD2 obviously comes with us in her pram.

I've been walking to and from school with the pram for two weeks now, and I'm getting mightily pissed off with the amount of car drivers who don't bother fkg indicating when I'm crossing or just about to cross a road, with DD2 right out in front of me ready to get run over first.

I was looking back to see if any cars were turning down a road yesterday, and saw none were indicating, but one bloke decided he was turning down the road when I'd already stepped out, so he just steered round us on the other side of the road, not fkg bothered we were there at all

I'm sure I'm more sensitive to this because DD2 is a newborn, and it makes me upset as well as angry when I think of all the ways I try to keep her safe when she's with me might be in vain because some wanker of a car driver can't be arsed to flick a fkg lever in their car might run her over and take her away from me.

Some drivers might say they don't indicate because there's nobody around, but I'm there with my pram aren't I??

Am I being unreasonable to take down the cars number plate/date/time/place of those who do it to me, say, over a week, and hand them in to the police? Or will I get laughed out of the station, or banged up for wasting their time?? Will it do any good anyway?

Of for heavens sake Agent, I give up!

Give up what? trying to make me feel like I'm worrying over nothing?

You're obviously very wound up. Let it all out.....and breathe....

Blimey, your perception is amazing hmc. All the other posters on this thread have understood why I'm wound up, but you seem to think it's on a par with not getting something I've ordered from Amazon.

I take the safety of my baby very seriously, and if every time I have to cross a road there are drivers constantly threatening that safety, then I'm hardly going to rationalise it to myself by thinking 'Ah well, worse things happen at sea' or 'There really are more serious things I should be worrying about'.

Just trying to understand your lack of empathy, but do you have children?

ROFL - yes funnily enough, posting on mumsnet, I do have children.

Listen I could stick around all night and post things just to goad you, but that wouldn't be very sporting and I'm too tired.

You posted in AIBU - I gave you my opinion. Get over it

Can I just ask why youre crossing on a junction? Obviously the drivers are wrong to not indicate, but from a safety point of view, wouldnt it be better to walk a little further along the road rather than cross at a junction?

Just an observation, as I often have to dodge pedestrians crossing at the junction into my cul-de-sac, and I always indicate.

Sukie, I'm just crossing the roads on the way to DD2s school, there are no other places to cross unfortunately. I always make sure I cross where there's a dip in the kerb, and they all have the bumpy paving slabs for blind people, so I presume it's been safety checked by the powers that be.

AZz, YANBU, I was once stopped buy a police van for "dangerous overtaking", 40 miles after I last overtook a car, and in the next constaulary area. The plod said that the other areas force had a call about my driving and had asked his force to stop me and question me. (As it happens my overtake wasn't unsafe and I was allowed to carry on unhindered) But that isn't the case(s) in question, the Police DO listen to complaints about driving and follow up on it.
Not indicating the intent to change the course of your vehicle is driving without due care and attention.

hmc, If all pedestrians waited for ALL cars in the vicinity of a T junction to pass (maybe without turning into said junction) then there'd be unending queues of people waiting to cross a road.
Anybody who defends this type of inconsiderate driving should be prosecuted for aiding and abetting the offence of DWDC.

From experience, I can tell you that the police do act on reports of dangerous driving, especially when children are involved. So long as you have the registration number and, better still, can provide another witness's details, the police take the matter as far as they can. Generally, I think, it comes down to cautioning the driver. Enduring an unexpected visit from the rozzers is enough to make many people think again before whizzing thru a red light.

I think that maybe a lot more would be done about a lot of stuff if we didn't (me included sometimes) assume the police won't be interested.

I rang the station about someone in a police van (a civilian one) who was using a mobile phone whilst going round the corner. Got a call from an inspector 2 hours later assuring me he would be "bollocking" that person.

I think you can talk to the police. Are there community officers in your area? Police respond to residents complaints of speeding in residential areas by setting up speed traps and they now have mobile CCTV cameras in cars that they can use to stop drivers without seatbelts, using mobile phones etc so it's quite possible they might be able to patrol, stopping a few drivers for a little chat in the morning will put drivers off (and word will get round to put the others off). If you contact the school / PTA, they may also be able to help as they have regular contact with the police.

mnc the problem is that if people wait until it is absolutely definitely safe to cross ie no cars, then they can be waiting for 20 mins or more at each road (depending on where you live of course).

It's not a practical approach and I for one can understand why agentzigzag is so upset. I have the same problem as her and to have to risk life and limb because some drivers are not interested in making allowances for pedestrians. It is upsetting when cars swerve towards your kids for the umpteenth time in the day and you have to jump out of the way. it's shit.

Why should pedestrains have to put up with it?

While having mild footpath fury at car parked on dropped kerb, I thought that whipping out your mobile and obviously taking a photo might give the drivers something to think about!! Not easy while pushing a buggy and looking out for other child...

I agree with AgentZigZag. This lack of indicating/recognising/being aware of pedestrians is common place where I live too. As is cars stopping and waving you accross. TBH I find this is mostly just as unhelpful as the driver often becomes impatient if you don't start to cross. I will not cross as a pedestrian unless I am convinced it is safe to do so (especially when I'm crossing with children) which means if someone expects me to cross when they stop they must expect that I will check the safety myself instead of blindly stepping off the kurb. Other people do not indicate and you can often tell that someone is going to perform a maneouvre they are not indicating by their road position e.t.c. and I want to check for all these things even if occasionally I wait longer or annoy someone who has stopped by not crossing. For the most part stopping and waving a pedestrian accross is just as poor practice and unhelpful (although well meaning) as not indicating.