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So? That close you might have "brushed" them with a wing mirror, or knocked them down with the wind blast, or even scared them into a heart attack...
And stopping would give you a chance to check, and point out the darkness and that next time someone might get rather closer...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I would like to live in a place where all people are caring for each other and share that kind of view 
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It's not just that - though that's the main part for me - if you don't, and they die...
In the UK that's a minimum of "leaving the scene of an accident" and possibly "manslaughter" or "causing death by dangerous driving", and I'm sure most countries have similar legislation (In France I think they have a "Good Samaritan" law which could cover it since the walker could need medical help and you drove away). Either way, if they die then the police start assuming "hit and run" and go looking for you until proven otherwise!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I very nearly ran over a Conservative MP on the eve of the last General Election, I mean very, very, very nearly.
I did stop, but it was mostly to swear at him a lot.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Better luck next time 
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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I didn't realise who it was until after I'd avoided him. Damn my cat like reflexes.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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The French Good Samaritan law was obviously what caused the driver of the car in Nice (a normally pleasant city in the south of France) to stop for a moment after he hit me (I rolled over the bonnet, up the windscreen onto the roof and then slid off sideways to the ground) to make sure I sat up before he zoomed off down the narrow street. The various onlookers, stopped, looked for a moment and then moved on - except for a young chap who came over to help me up and see if I was OK (he was an English tourist). It turns out, luckily, that Peugeot 309s don't hurt you very much when they hit you.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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In some places stopping in such situations will get you mugged by the "victims"
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Where Griff lives if you run over one of the locals then you get an extra tasty dinner that night.
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Do you really want to eat a sheep from there. You know what the locals are doing with them. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Well obviously it'll need a damn good rinse first.
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Its called the herd effect. You clearly can see someone who is too lazy to use the underpass who is about 50 meters away from him and risk his life trying to cross 4 lane busy as hell road. And he is never alone. Once the subject is seen trying to pass few other subject join him to raise the coffin sales.
And they say humans are above animals. I have seen dogs pass roads safer than humans 
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Don't worry I'm sure you'll get them next time.
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer)
www.simonshugar.co.uk
"If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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Ohh yes - I've come across this many times before.
My particular beef are cyclists who wear black jeans, black jumper and a black hat (not a helmet) with no lights.
It's as if they want to die.
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote: My particular beef are cyclists ... with no lights.
Even worse are those who have a flashing light on the front that strobes and completely f***s your vision and ability to respond properly.
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Agreed - I tend to find it's those, dare I say it, 'Nazi' cyclists who use two of the fit inducing flashy lights just to piss of motorists.
(Cue the Godwins Law posts...)
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Nice!
"Benjamin is nobody's friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavor, he'd be pralines and dick." ~ Garth Algar
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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You want to try cycling mate, I wear reflective jackets and lights, but my bugbear is cars failing to dip their headlights for cyclists - I'm typically blinded for a couple of minutes while my eyes readjust.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Rob Grainger wrote: cars failing to dip their headlights for cyclists
Not just cyclists - some of them don't bother dipping their headlights for anyone. And they usually have their fog-lights on as well.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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This annoys me as well, but to be fair, you don't see a cyclist in the dark (even one with a decent headlight) more than maybe 50-100m away, at which point not dipping has already dazzled them.
I do dip when I see a cyclist but I know (as I cycle as well) that it's probably too late to avoid 90% of the annoyance already.
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Last night I almost totalled a Mod on a scooter[^] - his bike was covered in lights, but none of them were switched on. If it wasn't for the fairly faint glow of some LEDs he had fitted under the chassi, I would not have seen him.
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With that many lights, I suspect if they actually turn them on the scooter won't start.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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RegEx clue of the day.
There is a string formatted like asdf=237462 123 xdec\=123 xdc=12344. The answer to this clue is the RegEx which eventually puts out
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237462 123 xdec\=123
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12344
Hint: ([^\s]*(?key1=234 SDF\=1234 asd=1233 xyz\=asdf supplies
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modified 20-Mar-14 6:28am.
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Did you mean?
asdf
237462 123 xdec\=123 xdc
12344
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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