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Little survey - what's worse?
Timmne
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Just interested really - what do you think is worse? Driving at 40mph in a 30 zone or using a mobile phone while driving 25mph in a 30 zone?
What's worse? speeding or using the phone? 46 votes
Driving 40mph in a 30mph zone
30%
14 votes
Using the phone but driving within the speed limit
69%
32 votes
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Both are dangerous. If I had to choose though I'd choose the person who at least is looking at the road...0
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Doing 40 and you hit a 5 yo, that child is likely (nay, probably) going to die.
Hit the same 5yo at 25mph they will be seriously injured.
Both are dangerous. I voted speed over phone.0 -
when looking at control of a car - experiments have shown that being on a mobile phone (hands free as well as hand held) is the equivalent to drinking and driving (at the DD limit) so you're therefore more likely to have or cause an accident. Speeding itself isn't necessarily going to increase your chances of having or causing an accident although the consequences should you do so will be worse than sticking to the speed limit. So therefore I go with the phone as being worse.0
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Hmmm.... Was just interested as I asked a girl at work and she said that driving over the speed limit was better as you at least have your eyes on the road.
I brought this up as it's the first thing in a long while that I haven't been able to decide on, in debate terms that is! I have to admit that (in my more youthful and stupid years) I've done both, and know how risky they can be....0 -
Sorry I can't vote. They are both dangerous and against the law.Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination:beer:
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I wasn't saying which one would you rather do!!!0
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buxtonrabbitgreen wrote: »Sorry I can't vote. They are both dangerous and against the law.
I cant choose either, the poll makes no sense to me."Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
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It's like asking whether you'd rather be gutted with a knife or a spoon - both options suck.0
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Don't be so f*cking stupid! Of course it's not like asking that.
Note I said which is worse - and then qualified it with why I was asking. I didn't say "I'm off out for a jolly old drive tomorrow, what should I do?"
Go and poopoo someone else's thread with ridiculous comparisons!0 -
FWIW now that the barmy brigade have been I think that been on the phone has got to be worse.
Similar to what Justie says if you are speeding you will casue more damage ONLY if you do have an accident whereas being on the phone actually increase your chances of having one
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