Mobile use

shaun_from_Africa

consumers_revenge wrote: »

police were actually enforcing this?

Quite possibly.
After the recent high profile court case involving the lorry driver who ploughed into the back of stationary traffic, the police have decided to crack down on mobile phone use by drivers:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37968722

Then again, it may simply have been a speed check camera that the OP saw.

angrycrow

If you do not have the self control to ignore your phone whilst driving switch it off or put it in the boot. When driving a car your only focus is driving the car and making adequate observations of what is happening around you.

I often speak to people about their accidents and despite saying they are not driving it often becomes apparent they are at which point I terminate the call. Unfortunately in one occasion what identified he was driving was when his passenger started screaming because he had hit an animal in the road.

waamo

catoutthebag wrote: »

Hope you fall off your bike in the avatar

Disgusting comment. I hope you get what you deserve with an attitude like that.

Aylesbury_Duck

angrycrow wrote: »

If you do not have the self control

I think that's a given, having seen his response to a little bit of criticism on here. What a crybaby.

[Deleted User]

Get a proper car kit installed if you must take calls while driving. The fact you had it on passenger seat sounds like you have it ready to take calls/read texts if need be while driving.

jobdone1

Why did you not pull over ???? No sympathy you could have caused a crash and I'm sure it would be the other drivers fault

Richard53

iammumtoone wrote: »

They do and yes everyone knows what they are but off course everyone on mse is always whiter than white when it comes to these things.

Funnily enough, yes. I am far from whiter than white in many ways, but I won't use my mobile while driving. That's because when I am behind the wheel I am driving the car, not socialising, getting shopping lists, arranging meetings, and so on. As far as I am concerned, if you are caught once you should be banned for a year. Second time, for life. No excuses.

iammumtoone wrote: »

The OP was glancing at their phone to see if was an important/urgent call

The phone was on the passenger seat. To me, that implies he/she was expecting to be using the phone during the journey. Otherwise, it could have been switched off or in the boot, no?


Sorry, no sympathy at all.

Strider590

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Quite possibly.
After the recent high profile court case involving the lorry driver who ploughed into the back of stationary traffic, the police have decided to crack down on mobile phone use by drivers:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37968722

Then again, it may simply have been a speed check camera that the OP saw.

This is very weird coming from the "voice of the govt and corporate interests" that is the BBC, they posted something about phone use recently on Facebook too. Before this practically every road incident they reported on would having "speeding" carefully crafted into the news story.

I'm waiting to see where this leads, I wonder if it's precursor to bending public opinion in favour of increased CCTV surveillance or something. In much the same way they gave us story after story demonising the internet, before Cameron and his pals started censoring it.

dannyrst

Richard53 wrote: »

The phone was on the passenger seat. To me, that implies he/she was expecting to be using the phone during the journey. Otherwise, it could have been switched off or in the boot, no?
Sorry, no sympathy at all.

I regularly have my phone on the passenger seat whilst driving alone. This is because my car has no bluetooth and I listen to music from my phone using an Aux Cable. It means when I get out of the car I don't forget it.

neilmcl

Richard53 wrote: »

The phone was on the passenger seat. To me, that implies he/she was expecting to be using the phone during the journey. Otherwise, it could have been switched off or in the boot, no?

Like you, I make it point not to use my mobile phone in the car, I never have done to this day. However, that doesn't mean I lock it away in the boot where I'll probably forget it. Like most people it'll be chucked on the passenger seat until I get out of the car again. The fact that it's there doesn't imply anything.