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Driver on Phone on Google Street View
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Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »Oh no, a man was driving a truck while using a mobile phone, but didn't crash, didn't endanger any lives, and nothing happened.
Obviously he must be prosecuted immediately!
21st century policing in action. :mad:
What really gets my goat is the number of people (including plenty on this forum) who go along with it.0 -
Tick box mentality in action.Happy chappy0
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Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »Oh no, a man was driving a truck while using a mobile phone, but didn't crash, didn't endanger any lives, and nothing happened.
Obviously he must be prosecuted immediately!
Actually he did endanger lives as he was not in full control of his vehicle. Ok, nothing happened but that does not mean lives were not endangered. There was a fatality on this A road just this weekend (a bit further down) - this is a road that requires full attention.0 -
thescouselander wrote: »Actually he did endanger lives as he was not in full control of his vehicle.
It's prefectly possible to remain in full control of the vehicle while using a communications device. The police, truck drivers and taxi drivers have been doing it for a very long time, though truckers and taxis have traditionally gone for CB radio until very recently. The point is they know how to do it properly, unlike most car drivers.
The mobile phone law is a classic case of legislation that is brought about because of "must be seen to be doing something" because people were complaining about idiots on their mobile phones (and lets be honest there are plenty of them, most of them in cars or SUVs) and thus the new law let the police pick them off on sight without that pesky business of worrying about which ones are actually causing a danger.0 -
found another a few weeks ago
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red celica,, clearly on the phone,, unfortunitaly advertising his or bosses company tooMay'09 - Won tickets to Night at the Museum 2 June'09 - Electric Dreams DVD0 -
It's prefectly possible to remain in full control of the vehicle while using a communications device. The police, truck drivers and taxi drivers have been doing it for a very long time, though truckers and taxis have traditionally gone for CB radio until very recently. The point is they know how to do it properly, unlike most car drivers.
The mobile phone law is a classic case of legislation that is brought about because of "must be seen to be doing something" because people were complaining about idiots on their mobile phones (and lets be honest there are plenty of them, most of them in cars or SUVs) and thus the new law let the police pick them off on sight without that pesky business of worrying about which ones are actually causing a danger.
Come off it, truck and taxi drivers do not "know how to do it properly". They recieve no special training for this sort of thing and they are subject to the same human factors issues and physical limitations as everyone else. Take the guy in the picture, how do you suppose he kept hold of the steering wheel while changing gear with his left hand and holding his phone with his right hand?
Besides, your points are irrelivant, using a mobile while driving is illegal under the majority of circumastances - end of story. I'm not saying any action should (or shouldn't) be take in this particular case but I still think the bloke was being a prat.0 -
thescouselander wrote: »Actually he did endanger lives as he was not in full control of his vehicle. Ok, nothing happened but that does not mean lives were not endangered. There was a fatality on this A road just this weekend (a bit further down) - this is a road that requires full attention.
Perhaps you are right but what is the difference between talking on a mobile phone and talking to someone in the passenger seat with your right arm resting on the open window?
The specific mobile phone law is unnecessary - there were already laws to protect the public in the case of dangerous or careless driving. But its typical of the government to bring in new laws to make them look as though they are reacting to some perceived problem when in reality it just criminalises behaviour whether it is a danger or not.0 -
Controlling a truck at 50mph on a duel carriage way, holding a phone to your ear is a damn site safer than driving through a town at 30mph smoking a cig !!
See how many people you can see driving and smoking and report them too ,little known fact they, can still be prosecuted for driving without due care .
Better include anyone eating ,drinking ,changing the radio station or yelling at the kids too0 -
Controlling a truck at 50mph on a duel carriage way, holding a phone to your ear is a damn site safer than driving through a town at 30mph smoking a cig !!
See how many people you can see driving and smoking and report them too ,little known fact they, can still be prosecuted for driving without due care .
Better include anyone eating ,drinking ,changing the radio station or yelling at the kids too
Its not my intention to report anyone - my original post was about whether google streetview was an invasion of privacy.0 -
How do we know the truck driver wasn't making a 999 call to report the google car overtaking dangerously?
Now that would be legal.
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