On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 10:57:58 AM UTC, TMS320 wrote:
On 02/02/2019 18:15, Simon Jester wrote:

Serious question.

Pedestrians pay the same Council Tax as motorists yet footways are
not gritted. Why? I dropped my car off for it's annual service/MOT
on Friday and walked to the station. I walked in the road because
the pavement was icy and at least 10 'law abiding' divers tried to
murder me. I was not in their way but they seemed to think
deliberately aiming 1.5 tonnes of metal at someone is acceptable
behaviour.

Probably people that have just bought winter tyres and they believe
they allow them to drive normally.

That does not make any sense.
I was asking why councils do not grit footways. Pedestrians are the most important road users.
And why motorists get so outraged when they see a pedestrian in the carriageway they feel entitled to use their vehicle as a weapon.