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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

As I drive for a living,I'm still astounded at the No of drivers both male and female who still use their Mobile phone whilst they are driving, it seems quite obvious that the current 3 points does not seem to Deter some drivers, is it not about time drivers caught should be Banned for say 3 months for their 1st offence, and if they are then caught again a 1 year ban

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

have to admit to being guilty of it in the past so now i put my handbag in the boot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I must admit time to time I do use my phone but only to skid the song which I can do without taking my eyes off the road. I would never make a call or text while driving

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By *dinMan
over a year ago

Nr Biggleswade

Only ever see females on the phone whilst driving

But those are the only type of pictures I like to look at

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I tried to make a call once before it was made illegal and nearly sent the car into a ditch, so I turn the sound off now. There's nothing so important it can't wait.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I must admit time to time I do use my phone but only to skid the song which I can do without taking my eyes off the road. I would never make a call or text while driving"
skid a song

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

as a cyclist who was ran over by a hit and run driver on his mobile it does annoy me quite abit.. you just have to have your wits about you as what ever the penaltys are people will continue to do it regardless

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I'm horrified by the number of people I see talking on their phones too and just recently a bloke in a flat bed truck almost drove into me on a roundabout while he was chatting on his phone then looked at me and pointed to his phone as if to say "can't you SEE I'm busy". Even worse in my opinion is texting because not only have you lost concentration you aren't even pretending to look at the road. We saw a guy using his laptop which was on the passenger seat and many times have seen lorry drivers watching dvds.

I don't know what will deter people really unless they start making examples of people

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Still think a ban rather than 3 points would make ppl think a bit harder before they use it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I must admit time to time I do use my phone but only to skid the song which I can do without taking my eyes off the road. I would never make a call or text while driving skid a song"

Sorry skip... Bloody auto correct

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Still think a ban rather than 3 points would make ppl think a bit harder before they use it"

it doesnt work with drink drivng, people still do that and no insurance etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't think people should be allowed to talk on the phone at all when driving, even using hands free kits, if your engrossed in a conversation your full attention is not on the road

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"I must admit time to time I do use my phone but only to skid the song which I can do without taking my eyes off the road. I would never make a call or text while driving skid a song

Sorry skip... Bloody auto correct

You're not driving right now are you??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I must admit time to time I do use my phone but only to skid the song which I can do without taking my eyes off the road. I would never make a call or text while driving skid a song

Sorry skip... Bloody auto correct

You're not driving right now are you??

Ha ha god no I struggle to text nvm drive an text

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I'm sure in this day and age that car manufactures could come up with a device that prevents phones from being used in cars or other transport whilst the engine is running ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm sure in this day and age that car manufactures could come up with a device that prevents phones from being used in cars or other transport whilst the engine is running ?"

They could but there is a bigger market for smart phone connectivity, if it was a safety requirement for new cars it would be a different story

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

try riding a bike. its bad engh dealing with the normal brain dead car driver on the rd never mind if there on the blasted phone

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

What about the Brain dead pedestrians that walk straight across the roads while on their Mobile phone, and also cyclist that think it's ok to ride their bikes with no lights or reflective safety clothing during the hrs of darkness

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

"What about the Brain dead pedestrians that walk straight across the roads while on their Mobile phone, and also cyclist that think it's ok to ride their bikes with no lights or reflective safety clothing during the hrs of darkness"

dont worry about them they bounce

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I'm not it's the damage they cause go my car I worry about

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

I see a lot worse things people doing behind a wheel

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By *andS66Couple
over a year ago

Derby

Coppers on their radios while driving. And taxi drivers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It ain't just mobile phones. You see people eating 3 course meals, people running their office from the passenger side or the latest classic I saw was a pretty lady who was applying mascara in the mirror on the M1 at best part of 65-70mph

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Coppers on their radios while driving. And taxi drivers."

Radios.CB etc dont come under the same law...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Coppers on their radios while driving. And taxi drivers.

Radios.CB etc dont come under the same law... "
what about 2 tins on a piece of string

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Coppers on their radios while driving. And taxi drivers.

Radios.CB etc dont come under the same law... what about 2 tins on a piece of string

The string either goes slack or snaps lol

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By *landfordfabbersCouple
over a year ago

Blandford ish

Ill prob get slated here but this is my view -

They should remove all laws! Simply the police can't/ don't in force them and its a total nonsense in the most part! But if you cause a accident etc and its proved to be coz an distraction of ANY kind you should get hammered!

Recently a very old friend of mines father got killed by a of duty police officer who pulled out in front of his motor bike on her phone! There are campaigning to get her prosecuted as as it stands there saying she was on speaker phone and not holding the phone! When she actually was!

Simple facts are we ALL suffer from distractions when driving! We ALL have looked down away from the road to grab that cd/ snack/ drink/ fag/ check on kids/ adjust the radio etc and a mobile is just another!

As someone who drives for a living i find i suffer from far more potential accidents from people who clearly don't know the Highway Code or just ignore it for what ever reason! This should be fined ruthlessly in my opinion!

Bring on the rage!

Mark

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By *landfordfabbersCouple
over a year ago

Blandford ish

"It ain't just mobile phones. You see people eating 3 course meals, people running their office from the passenger side or the latest classic I saw was a pretty lady who was applying mascara in the mirror on the M1 at best part of 65-70mph"

I know of a accident where a doctor stabbed herself in the eye with her mascara at 70 mph slipped and passed out at 70!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know of a accident where a doctor stabbed herself in the eye with her mascara at 70 mph slipped and passed out at 70!!!!"

No sympathy from me for a complete moron. By fuck I bet it hurt too

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

I'd a friend of mine killed by a truck driver who was texting at thew wheel of his 44 ton truck, when he ploughed into the back of cars waiting at traffic lights.

It should be illegal for anyone to be talking on any mobile phone, hands-free or not and an automatic ban imposed for offenders.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ill prob get slated here but this is my view -

Bring on the rage!

Mark

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don't think you can put any of what you said as the same as alone having a full blown conservation one mobile phone or even worse texting never seen anyone holding any of what you have stated to their ear while driving

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By *umourCouple
over a year ago

Rushden

"I don't think people should be allowed to talk on the phone at all when driving, even using hands free kits, if your engrossed in a conversation your full attention is not on the road"

And you think talking on a hands free while driving and watching the road is worse than (mainly) women looking at each other whilst engrossed in a conversation right there in the car?

Passengers are far more of a distraction than just talking on a phone, as long as it is hands free and voice activated. Most phones are capable of that now and cars are now becoming more common with some Bluetooth connectivity.

My car is both full Bluetooth and the Bluetooth is fully voice activated. No hands off the wheel, no looking at the phone and safer all round.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"I don't think people should be allowed to talk on the phone at all when driving, even using hands free kits, if your engrossed in a conversation your full attention is not on the road

And you think talking on a hands free while driving and watching the road is worse than (mainly) women looking at each other whilst engrossed in a conversation right there in the car?

My car is both full Bluetooth and the Bluetooth is fully voice activated. No hands off the wheel, no looking at the phone and safer all round. "

actually its bee proven that passengers are not more of a distraction as they watch the road to ad so will know when to talk etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As a biker, it's all too sore a point

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By *umourCouple
over a year ago

Rushden

"actually its bee proven that passengers are not more of a distraction as they watch the road to ad so will know when to talk etc"

I would love to know where exactly that has been "proven"! I cannot find anywhere on the 'Net where that is the case! There are figures for phone related accidents & deaths, but none for passenger related accidents & deaths. It is accepeted that passengers are a part of driving as it has always been the case, much like alcohol being allowed because it has always been used socially! In fact, alcohol can be quite dangerous, as can passengers!

Still, I await some "evidence"...

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"actually its bee proven that passengers are not more of a distraction as they watch the road to ad so will know when to talk etc

Still, I await some "evidence"..."

you'll be 'waiting' a long time then because i cant remember where the person who runs the speed awareness course got their information from.

maybe do some speeding so you can go on one and find out

(joke btw

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By *umourCouple
over a year ago

Rushden

"you'll be 'waiting' a long time then because i cant remember where the person who runs the speed awareness course got their information from.

maybe do some speeding so you can go on one and find out

(joke btw

If you heard that on a "Speed Awareness Course" than he/she was outside his/her terms of reference! His/her course was to address the your use of speed and the consequences of speeding, not talk about phone versus passenger accidents..

Not only that, the Government has no figures for passenger distraction related accidents. But any of the reported accidents could be attributed to either phone use or passenger distraction!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't think people should be allowed to talk on the phone at all when driving, even using hands free kits, if your engrossed in a conversation your full attention is not on the road

And you think talking on a hands free while driving and watching the road is worse than (mainly) women looking at each other whilst engrossed in a conversation right there in the car?

My car is both full Bluetooth and the Bluetooth is fully voice activated. No hands off the wheel, no looking at the phone and safer all round.

actually its bee proven that passengers are not more of a distraction as they watch the road to ad so will know when to talk etc"

Naa I know a lot of women I won't have in my car, because they won't bloody stop talking.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"you'll be 'waiting' a long time then because i cant remember where the person who runs the speed awareness course got their information from.

maybe do some speeding so you can go on one and find out

(joke btw

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Not only that, the Government has no figures for passenger distraction related accidents. But any of the reported accidents could be attributed to either phone use or passenger distraction!"

a large part of the course is driver observation and distraction....seriously, you should get yourself on one

also, the company that runs them use practising driving instructors who have to be up on the current issues regarding driver safetyso perhaps they know a bit eh?

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

oh....and its not all about government stats. Sometimes people do actual research on the effect of passengers in cars against talking on a phone etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As I drive for a living,I'm still astounded at the No of drivers both male and female who still use their Mobile phone whilst they are driving, it seems quite obvious that the current 3 points does not seem to Deter some drivers, is it not about time drivers caught should be Banned for say 3 months for their 1st offence, and if they are then caught again a 1 year ban"

Nice idea but the courts would be chocked up with people appealing and we would need to double the police out on the roads. I would go more for the camera system and see if that could be linked in. 3 months? Well maybe double the fine for starters but if they bring in the smoking ban in cars then maybe there could be some sort of community service they all could do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't think people should be allowed to talk on the phone at all when driving, even using hands free kits, if your engrossed in a conversation your full attention is not on the road

And you think talking on a hands free while driving and watching the road is worse than (mainly) women looking at each other whilst engrossed in a conversation right there in the car?

My car is both full Bluetooth and the Bluetooth is fully voice activated. No hands off the wheel, no looking at the phone and safer all round. "

Do agree with that having been behind a few people that were so engrossed in conversation with their passenger that their cars have either been weaving all over the place or driving at erratic speeds as they obviously aren't concentrating! Or parents yelling at kids in the back and clearly not looking ahead.

Evesham...were the stats for use of a phone or for hands free compared to passengers? Not doubting what you have been told, but would be curious to know what the stats actually measured. Some passengers will watch the road but I drove a few times with a guy that I'd try not to engage in conversation as he'd be trying to make eye contact whilst he/I was driving and I used to hate it. He'd even grab my arm sometimes to make a point...hated it.

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By *john121Man
over a year ago

staffs

Northbound M6 between 14-15 outside lane, clear day, early morning 8ish, car doing 60 all other cars forced to undertake, as pulled level the dickhead behind the wheel of the slow moving vehicle could clearly be seen texting!!!

I was so angered that when I left the motorway and had stopped I called the police and reported what had transpired, the response was did I get a photo?

Apparently it would have been ok for me to have phoned while driving and report what was happening! Go figure?

Today BT van been driven by a blonde busy chatting on her mobile while driving? A works vehicle unbelievable!!!

Today women killed in road rage incident with another women!

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By *umourCouple
over a year ago

Rushden

"oh....and its not all about government stats. Sometimes people do actual research on the effect of passengers in cars against talking on a phone etc."

Find me the stats on passengers versus phone from any source! I have searched and I cannot find any correlation between the two! I suspect that what you were told was personal opinion based on nothing more than personal bias. Quite common in those who hold seminars. .

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

"oh....and its not all about government stats. Sometimes people do actual research on the effect of passengers in cars against talking on a phone etc.

You'll tend to find a lot of these studies are carried out by motoring organisations or car insurance companies, as they evaluate the reasons behind all vehicle crashes.

Actually, there was one last week in the press, I think done by AVIVA, that said the most dangerous part of driving, with pasengers being carried, is the right turn out onto a main road.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

A little tinkering here and there and im sure we could get cars to burst into flame if a mobile phone was answered inside it.

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

"A little tinkering here and there and im sure we could get cars to burst into flame if a mobile phone was answered inside it. "

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"oh....and its not all about government stats. Sometimes people do actual research on the effect of passengers in cars against talking on a phone etc.

No! I'm bored of this now. If you've got that much spare time on your hands crack on

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By *andS66Couple
over a year ago

Derby

Silly me! And there was I thinking the law on mobile phone usage was brought in because talking to someone on the phone while driving causes deaths through distraction..what's the difference between a mobile phone and a CB?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"try riding a bike. its bad engh dealing with the normal brain dead car driver on the rd never mind if there on the blasted phone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How ironic is this. Whilst reading this thread and answering messages. I get a message from a guy "not mentioning no names" I didn't get what he sent me so his reply was.. "forgive my mistakes I'm driving!" WTF is wrong with ppl today.. Geez, what a moron !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It annoys me when people get to a check out in a supermarket and are on the phone and are too busy to at least say 'Hello' to the person serving them.

When did we become so reliant on our mobile phones, has anyone left theirs at home on purpose? just to have a quiet day

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