20 cm away from death

[gaz]

[quote name='swee'pea99']At best he was shockingly incompetent, in a life-threatening way, while in command of a tanker. But what would make it very hard for me to have *any* sympathy for this supposedly 'top bloke' is that from the video, I find it very hard to believe that it *was* incompetence - ie, a SMIDSY. Everything about that video leads me to believe that he saw you, but simply decided to keep going. And that, to me, makes him not merely an incompetent (and no incompetent has any place at the wheel of a tanker) but a scumbag, who made a conscious decision to take a chance with another person's life rather than inconvenience himself by slowing down for a few seconds. That's not my idea of a top bloke. And I for one would be/will be pleased - without reservation - if he never gets to drive a tanker again.

And who knows, maybe word will get around...[/QUOTE]

Quoted for truth...

 

[Norm]

[quote name='swee'pea99']Oh, and I forgot to say, well done Mags. It's *only* by people like this getting charged that this kind of behaviour gets changed. You've made the roads safer for all of us.[/QUOTE]
+1

 

[slowmotion]

[quote name='swee'pea99']At best he was shockingly incompetent, in a life-threatening way, while in command of a tanker. But what would make it very hard for me to have *any* sympathy for this supposedly 'top bloke' is that from the video, I find it very hard to believe that it *was* incompetence - ie, a SMIDSY. Everything about that video leads me to believe that he saw you, but simply decided to keep going. And that, to me, makes him not merely an incompetent (and no incompetent has any place at the wheel of a tanker) but a scumbag, who made a conscious decision to take a chance with another person's life rather than inconvenience himself by slowing down for a few seconds. That's not my idea of a top bloke. And I for one would be/will be pleased - without reservation - if he never gets to drive a tanker again.

And who knows, maybe word will get around...[/QUOTE]


Yes. He nearly killed you, If he had, would your family feel great about it? The guy needs some kind of re-education so that he doesn't do the Full Monty on somebody else. If he loses his job, that's a whole lot better than somebody else losing their life in future. Forget him.

 

[BentMikey]

+1 to swee'pea.

 

[Jezston]

+1 to that. And;

The police can't make it tonight, the young constable just phoned me. Obviously I can't say much, however, the one thing I will say is that she keeps on saying how the bloke seems a genuine, top bloke and is really sorry for what he did. Ah pooh!

Sorry because he got charged. Sorry because his career is in the balance. Sorry for himself. If he really was a genuine, top bloke and was really sorry for what he did he wouldn't have done what he did, and if he had he would have at least stopped and checked you were ok and apologised. He didn't. F**k him.

 

[magnatom]

Thanks guys. I still feel cr@p but as you say, this was his doing, not mine.

 

[MacB]

Thanks guys. I still feel cr@p but as you say, this was his doing, not mine.

Mags, I'd only be worried if you didn't feel crap, you should, it's empathy and it's normal. This is where the law takes over and should act on behalf of society. The driver should also feel crap, that's normal as well.

 

[Twenty Inch]

+ 1 to swee'pea. He's only sorry cos the coppers have come around, and they've got a video to prove the assertion. I'm sure he didn't give your near-death a second thought until that moment.

 

[Norm]

My guess is that he is not sorry for what he did, just sorry that he got caught.

 

[Crankarm]

My guess is that he is not sorry for what he did, just sorry that he got caught.

+1. Norm - on the money as always.

 

[HJ]

Thanks guys. I still feel cr@p but as you say, this was his doing, not mine.

Think how you would feel if you hadn't reported it and someone else got hit a week later...

You are doing the right thing.

 

[dodgy]

I think this might be one of the few videos I've seen where video evidence has been crucial in getting the police to act and escalating to a charge. I'm not saying it hasn't happened before, just that I haven't seen it (I don't spend as much time here as I once did).
Nice one Mags, I think I'd be feeling the same as you though - it will pass.

 

[ComedyPilot]

The reason Mags feels the way he does is because he feels responsibility.

This is not Mags issue to feel responsible for, it is the truck driver's.

 

[Jezston]

+1. Norm - on the money as always.

Hey! I said it first!

 

[jamesxyz]

Some of you are being a bit harsh on this guy about which we know very little, there may have been mitigating circumstances and we all make mistakes - he might have a wife and young family to support.

Having said that, you're right to proceed with charges Mags, he deserves to be charged, even if he does get let off with a caution in the end - perhaps it'll make him and his work mates a little more cautious in future. If he genuinely wan't looking / on phone etc he deserves everything he gets and more -