Horse Riders Rights, on a public road.

Hi Axle

I think up here in Queensland, it used to be, Single File only, and
not allowed on Roads after Sunset, if they didnt have a Reflector
attached to the Horses Saddle ect and the Rider has to have a
Reflective Jacket, and Drivers have to give way or show caution.

Cheers
Daza

AXLE
the same goes for push bike riders. they ride 2 or 3 wide on the main roads.
again no thanx, cheers, or kiss my a$$ either. try to get passed them in a b-double safely on some parts of the pacific h'way.
they should at least make it a law to make them fit rear vision mirrors to their handle bars when on the road, dont know more of them arn;t killed!!

Bloody Hell, Axle. You are like a naughty kid!!!!

You seem to get into trouble every week with some sort of issue or other...hahahahahaha



Cheers

Axle

I remember a few years back there was "Dragon", riding her horse down the middle of a country road, and was not moving for anybody, regardless.
I have money, and a self proclaimed high place in the community, was basically her attitude.
Most annoying, and totally Illegal..

She would not get over.. no matter what, I got totally ignored.

A car full of "young fellars" came up behind me, and just at the "right moment", blew their Air Horns...

Well the horse started "pig rooting", and that ignorant dragon, had hell's own problems controlling the animal..

One of the best bronco riding exhibitions I have ever seen..
I had a great chuckle to myself.

The "Dragon" never hogged the road again
Lesson learnt the hard way..

Cheers
Bucky

Aren't horses being ridden classed as pedestrians and given the same rights as pedestrians?

BUT regarding bicycles. Bicycles sold in the shops here or modified by the owners would not be allowed on the road in other countries. For a start none are fitted with mudguards, few are fitted with lights and those that are fitted with lights have those flashing type and not ones that are on constantly.
Also regarding insurance? Where does one stand legally if you get knocked over by an uninsured bicycle rider or one of those goffers that tear around shopping centres. I have heard of a couple of goffers being band in our local shopping centre for consistently speeding

Axle

Living in a equestrian area i have constantly come accross this situation.

Worse though is where when you drive past the horse is scared. I have been abused for scaring a horse when i drove past at a speed less than the speed limit. Apparently it was my fault the horse didnt like traffic.

In these cases i believe if the horse is scared of traffic there is enough places to ride without having to be on the road.

I find that there is an expectation that everyone in a car will not only give way but "accomodate" them because they are on a horse. A lot of horse trucks and floats also exhibit this attitude by displaying huge signs that say "Caution Horses". It implies that because i have horse(s) on board the normal road rules are not enough but you have to be more cautious.

Bike riders dont expect people on the roads to change their behaviour to fit in with their pursuits, unlike some horse owners.

Now when my wife gets home from her ride on the horse i wil be in big trouble.

Alan

I just asked my wife about this as she has ridden horses for 30yrs or so and sometimes on the road. She believes you can ride 2 or 3 aside down the road. Reason being is to put the most traffic safe horse closer to the passing cars and the more flighty horses on the outside away from cars.
I dont necessarily agree that horses should be allowed to take up a whole lane going walking pace as i think thats a traffic hazzard in itself let alone the possible dangers of a scared horse going bezzerk around oncomming traffic... however most people do accommodate horse riders and most use common sense when passing them. I dont mind a few seconds of inconvenience of slowing down to pass horse riders. Its no big deal to me but cyclists on the other hand who cut thru traffic, break all of the road rules and are all to ready to shout out obscene abuse when we all know it would be all to easy to merge over a bit and put them out of their misery... not that i would but it has crossed my mind at times ha ha.

Axle, don't know if you've read Billy Thorpe's autobiography, but there's an interesting story about what can happen if you don't give way to horses. LOL.

I think you will find that a horse is classified as a vehicle on the road. Reason being you can get busted for riding a horse while being intoxicated and loose your drivers licence for it. My wife rides and has always said that when you pass a horse and rider that you slow down to a crawl and take as wide a tack around the horse as possible. As to whether thay can ride 2 or more abreast I would question that?