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Rules of the road
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Can someone settle this little argument for me and hubby?
We were out dog-walking yesterday afternoon on a fairly busy country lane with no pavement and barely any walkable grass verge to speak of. Now, I know when you're walking without pets you should walk on the right hand side of the road, but I've always understood that when you're leading animals of any kind then you should walk on the left, with the led animal on your left so that you are between it and the traffic. I said that the latter should be the case with the dog. Hubby says you should follow the rule for non-accompanied pedestrians (ie on the right).
I've always been taught that dogs should be walked on your left. Therefore if you walk on the right hand side of the road, the dog is exposed to the traffic unless you can get it to walk on your other side.
The Highway Code isn't entirely clear on this as it seems to give conflicting advice in two different sections, and I wondered if anyone could direct me to a definitive answer.
We were out dog-walking yesterday afternoon on a fairly busy country lane with no pavement and barely any walkable grass verge to speak of. Now, I know when you're walking without pets you should walk on the right hand side of the road, but I've always understood that when you're leading animals of any kind then you should walk on the left, with the led animal on your left so that you are between it and the traffic. I said that the latter should be the case with the dog. Hubby says you should follow the rule for non-accompanied pedestrians (ie on the right).
I've always been taught that dogs should be walked on your left. Therefore if you walk on the right hand side of the road, the dog is exposed to the traffic unless you can get it to walk on your other side.
The Highway Code isn't entirely clear on this as it seems to give conflicting advice in two different sections, and I wondered if anyone could direct me to a definitive answer.
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Also no expert but I'd look at it like this. As the responsible adult human it is your job to see that both yourself, and those in your care, are as safe as possible. Which would mean ensuring the dog was further from the traffic that yourself.
Also you are less likely to jump out unexpectedly than the dog, so the drivers are likely to prefer that...
Also you are less likely to jump out unexpectedly than the dog, so the drivers are likely to prefer that...
10:35 Sat 22nd Oct 2011
We're about to adopt a retired Greyhound. We've had one before who attracted enough attention and our new lady seems to be a lot more outgoing than our last one, so I'm expecting to be accosted a lot more - especially when I walk her just as the kids are coming out of the secondary school across the field!
All being well, this little lady will be booting me off the sofa by the end of the week:
http://leicestershire...rom=adopt-a-greyhound
We've taken her out several times already. She's very sociable and very nosey, and the kennel owner tells me she turns her nose up at nothing in the way of food. Looks like we're going to have some fun!!
http://leicestershire...rom=adopt-a-greyhound
We've taken her out several times already. She's very sociable and very nosey, and the kennel owner tells me she turns her nose up at nothing in the way of food. Looks like we're going to have some fun!!
