Motorists Respect the Law

[LamieRobertson]

Stop the car or wait.

I know that both suggestions are absolutely outrageous in a culture where the majority of people seem to have developed a "must answer the phone when it rings regardless of circumstances" behaviour but it's a question of retraining unthoughtful or bad habits.

Hopefully it won't be too long before phones won't work in moving cars and all cars are automatically restricted to the speed limit.

Just as a matter of interest do you drive much?

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Stop the car or wait.

I know that both suggestions are absolutely outrageous in a culture where the majority of people seem to have developed a "must answer the phone when it rings regardless of circumstances" behaviour but it's a question of retraining unthoughtful or bad habits.

Hopefully it won't be too long before phones won't work in moving cars and all cars are automatically restricted to the speed limit.

That's the problem these days, must answer just incase its an emergency.

How about mobile phones are locked whilst driving. If you need to get through to the driver for a real emergency you dial a special code on top of the persons mobile number. The driver is then alerted with a special ringtone.

 

[Stat Brother]

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The Bicycling Vigilante
London cyclist Dave Sherry has busted hundreds of law-breaking motorists.

http://www.bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/bicycling-vigilante?cid=socBL_20141011_33286717

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Oooppps lol

 

[LamieRobertson]

That's the problem these days, must answer just incase its an emergency.

How about mobile phones are locked whilst driving. If you need to get through to the driver for a real emergency you dial a special code on top of the persons mobile number. The driver is then alerted with a special ringtone.

But it was in reply to a query over passengers...why cant they answer a phone?...one could be stuck for days on the M25.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

But it was in reply to a query over passengers...why cant they answer a phone?...one could be stuck for days on the M25.

Passengers I don't see any problem with them answering the phone.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Slightly off topic is it legal to have ear plugs in whilst driving a car or riding a bike?

 

[Diego Napier]

Just as a matter of interest do you drive much?

I do about 15k a year now, a few years ago it used to be double that. My phone often rings whilst I'm driving; I just let it and answer either when convenient to stop or when I arrive at my destination.

I suppose I grew up without the ability to make & receive personal phone calls on the go and I've never developed the craving for that form of instant personal gratification!

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Oooppps lol

Ha.

He didn't do himself any favours with his last comment though, assuming he is going to use this as evidence.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Slightly off topic is it legal to have ear plugs in whilst driving a car or riding a bike?

Why would you ask that?

It's highly unlikely that there is any specific law, but it may be covered by the 'Driving without due care and attention' angle.

 

[drew]

Oooppps lol

Whislt technically he may have been right, they are in a queue of traffic going nowhere!!!!!

 

[Garage_Doors]

Am i missing something here? has the law changed in that its illegal to use your phone when driving?
I have a fully functional integrated full surround sound hands free kit, have they been outlawed?
Or are we just talking about those that use them holding them in their hands like cyclists do?

On the speed issue very simply fit a cheap tracker box like the youngsters have in the their cars for cheaper insurance.
It GPS so know where it is, what the speed limit is and what the speed the car is doing. So fines could be sent out very quickly and easily in the same way camera's are operated with no human interaction necessary.

 

[rogersix]

Ah let me see, how about missiles to take out all communication satellites that should take care of that problem, then small charges set inside vehicle tyres with sensors along the side of the roads, the moment the vehicle speeds above the set limit for that particular carriageway "bosch" flat tyres no more problems except for the inconvenience of other road users having to negotiate around untold amounts of unusable vehicles stretching along the sides of the roads. Solutions a? creating even more problems, back to the drawing board.

dont waste too much time on this as surrey albion is working on it as i type.
popping out for some brekky now so presumably he will have cracked by the time i return

 

[happypig]

Ah let me see, how about missiles to take out all communication satellites that should take care of that problem,

A terrific idea with only one minor problem: mobile telephones don't use satellites.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Realistically, what would need to happen so that motorists didn't use phones or break speed limit?

Cyclists are the problem
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[Wrong-Direction]

Realistically, what would need to happen so that motorists didn't use phones or break speed limit?

Cyclists are the problem
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[SussexHoop]

Whislt technically he may have been right, they are in a queue of traffic going nowhere!!!!!

Still illegal. I've read of people being done for doing the same as the WPC. I believe it's pull over, engine off and key out before you should use the phone.

 

[mikeyjh]

Just get the technology in and get it done, if drivers phone has been used during a journey, hands free or otherwise, automatic long ban. That'll do it......

 

[Skint Gull]

Seriously, if I am unable to use my fully integrated hands free kit to take important work calls while I am on the road working, and then also have to be tracked so I cannot ever break the speed limit regardless of the time and place they can have my licence back now.

Some serious pretentiousness on this thread regarding speeding but I fully agree the penalty for hand held phone use is clearly not sufficient.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

The simple but unpopular answer would be more cameras or other electronic device. I can stand in South Rd Haywards Heath by the roundabout to Sussex Rd for 10 mins and will see at least 6 vehicles go past or round the roundabout with drivers on the phone, not hands free. In the majority of cases it is van drivers and lorries especially tipper lorries but that is generalising.

Having witnessed on here quite how much you whined when you were quite legitimately caught speeding, I dread to think what your reaction would be if you found yourself nabbed for using your phone while driving.