n 1974, as mentioned in while riding a Honda XL250, a tradie in a ute who was doubleparked outside a pub did a U-turn right in front of me without looking or indicating, and ten years later while riding a new 1984 Yamaha XV1000 RH with my wife Annie as pillion. A Nurse whose breath smelt strongly of alcohol was exceeding the speed limit in a built-up area and by doing a righthand turn at an intersection without indicating, failed to give way to oncoming traffic with right of way. After giving me her personal details she left the scene of the accident before police and ambulance arrived. You will note that in both these incidents alcohol was involved. The
What a drunk nurse taught me about road-craft
Nov 10, 2021
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