Everyone is texting whilst driving!

[clarki]

threespires said:

Well this topic has descended into a new low. So much playground name calling.

It's ok, don't worry, we can take it!! Peace.

[threespires]

☺☺☺

[Artey]

Turn7 said:

TrophyMax said:

philmots said:

Just wow.

You really are a prick.

Ph never used to be this way.

Its a real shame its reached this level.

Here's a hot cup of chocolate.



Hopefully this will help you decompress after getting upset reading PH. There's some bad people out there, their main goal is to melt precious snowflakes away. Stay strong.

[Turn7]

Artey said:

Turn7 said:

TrophyMax said:

philmots said:

Just wow.

You really are a prick.

Ph never used to be this way.

Its a real shame its reached this level.

Here's a hot cup of chocolate.



Hopefully this will help you decompress after getting upset reading PH. There's some bad people out there, their main goal is to melt precious snowflakes away. Stay strong.

Thanks for your deeply thought out input, sadly it only confirms my post tbh.

[Artey]

Turn7 said:

Artey said:

Turn7 said:

TrophyMax said:

philmots said:

Just wow.

You really are a prick.

Ph never used to be this way.

Its a real shame its reached this level.

Here's a hot cup of chocolate.



Hopefully this will help you decompress after getting upset reading PH. There's some bad people out there, their main goal is to melt precious snowflakes away. Stay strong.

Thanks for your deeply thought out input, sadly it only confirms my post tbh.

Some people. How could we, as society, make this up for you?

[Mr Tidy]

threespires said:

Well this topic has descended into a new low. So much playground name calling.

It's illegal.
Why is it illegal?
Because it's considered dangerous.
Innocents HAVE been killed by texting drivers.

At last, a sensible contribution!

You can buy a Parrot or other such device for buttons - there is absolutely no reason to be using a hand-held phone while driving!

If you can't leave Arsebook and ttter alone long enough to get to your destination get a chauffeur, catch the bus or use the train and leave the driving to people who are paying proper attention.

[Turn7]

Artey said:

Turn7 said:

Artey said:

Turn7 said:

TrophyMax said:

philmots said:

Just wow.

You really are a prick.

Ph never used to be this way.

Its a real shame its reached this level.

Here's a hot cup of chocolate.



Hopefully this will help you decompress after getting upset reading PH. There's some bad people out there, their main goal is to melt precious snowflakes away. Stay strong.

Thanks for your deeply thought out input, sadly it only confirms my post tbh.

Some people. How could we, as society, make this up for you?

[Disastrous]

Harji said:

Disastrous said:

Harji said:

Personally, I don't think you should be able to answer a call in anyway while the car is moving.

If you find driving and speaking at the same time that difficult, then I'm inclined to agree.

I don't. it's the process of the distraction and content of the call that's the issue, if you've noticed (which I doubt you have) there is a marked difference to chatting to a passanger in the car to answering a call.

You're right. I genuinely do not feel a difference between talking to someone on a phone and someone next to me.

I'm sorry you find this challenging but would suggest you keep distractions to a minimum and focus on the road.

[AW111]

On the other hand, when I'm behind some idiot who doesn't see the light go green because they are playing with their phone, I get great enjoyment at seeing them jump when I lean on the horn!
One of motoring's minor pleasures.

Note : I only do this when I can see them head down and fiddling with the phone in their lap.

[WaferThinHam]

MikeO996 said:

WaferThinHam said:

Mr2Mike said:

I'd have told you that you were unable to English correctly, as well as telling you to stop using a phone. If you see someone being mugged would you also not intervene for fear of being thought too police-like?

Texting whilst driving is an utterly tttish thing to do, it just proves how many selfish morons are on the roads who can't bear to stop using their phone for a while. In general I can't stand the typical YouTube angry cyclists provoking situations and ranting at people, but I'd certainly welcome them to have a go at the mouth breathing spacktards who text whilst driving.

Edited by Mr2Mike on Saturday 23 July 15:47

Texting whilst driving and someone being mugged really aren't the same though.....

They both have the same potential consequence of an unintended death so not that much difference

So does walking down the stairs, cooking on a BBQ, driving in it's self. Heaps of stuff could end in the unintended death.....

Using a phone whilst driving in its self isn't dangerous, it depends on the skill of the driver behind the wheel, and how good they are at using a phone. Given the amount of people on the road, and the amount of people I see on the phone that aren't wobbling all over the show demonstrates that. However the ones that are wobbling all over the show do tend to be on their phones. That's the problem. Crap drivers.

Maybe that's the answer if you can't drive and use your phone at the same time you should be allowed to drive. Like if you can't drive reasonably well after 5 pints you shouldn't be allowed a license. Sorted. :P

[CS Garth]

philmots said:

Why do a reasonable number of cyclists turn into the road police?

It's not your job to tell her to get off her phone, it's not right and I wouldn't do it, but I'd of told you to F-off too.

It's normally them same type of cyclist who go round looking for confrontation and then when they get a bit back they're like "it's all on camera, you're going on YouTube" etc etc. tts

This thread is hilarious. So someone who nearly gets run over can't remonstrate with the culprit? But yet you can remonstrate with him for nothing other than sharing this information. By your own rules he should have told you to fk off.

And by your same principles, presumably when you see other criminal acts being committed you just get your head down and cross the road? Litter droppers, muggers, abductors, thieves - stroll on.

Anyone who condones using a phone while driving or at any point whilst the engine is running is a moron.

There is nothing more tragic in life than over sharers who spend their time moronically liking each other's inane remarks. Doing this behind the wheel only makes it worse

Edited by CS Garth on Sunday 24th July 08:26

[WaferThinHam]

CS Garth said:

This thread is hilarious. So someone who nearly gets run over can't remonstrate with the culprit? But yet you can remonstrate with him for nothing other than sharing this information. By your own rules he should have told you to fk off.

And by your same principles, presumably when you see other criminal acts being committed you just get your head down and cross the road? Litter droppers, muggers, abductors, thieves - stroll on.

Anyone who condones using a phone while driving or at any point whilst the engine is running is a moron.

There is nothing more tragic in life than over sharers who spend their time moronically liking each other's inane remarks. Doing this behind the wheel only makes it worse

Edited by CS Garth on Sunday 24th July 08:26

Do you report every speeder you see?

By all means remonstrate with someone for being a crap driver, but IMO the OP is blaming it all on the phone. It's not the phone that's the problem, it's the driver. I wonder how many people drove past the OP on their phones without him noticing?

[CS Garth]

We'll never know. It was the one that nearly killed him that appears to have caught his attention.

I'm sure some skilled people can also drive reading a newspaper, applying their make up or scratch modelling the QE2. However, enough can't to mean that we need a law to ensure those who can't are discouraged from doing so.

What is the vital information that these people need to access prior to arriving at their destination? I'd wager it 90 percent of cases it's that Barry stpeas has liked the selfie they took of themselves having a glass of prosecco in the airport on the way to Marbella. Hardly worth risking causing an accident for is it?

[WaferThinHam]

CS Garth said:

We'll never know. It was the one that nearly killed him that appears to have caught his attention.

I'm sure some skilled people can also drive reading a newspaper, applying their make up or scratch modelling the QE2. However, enough can't to mean that we need a law to ensure those who can't are discouraged from doing so.

What is the vital information that these people need to access prior to arriving at their destination? I'd wager it 90 percent of cases it's that Barry stpeas has liked the selfie they took of themselves having a glass of prosecco in the airport on the way to Marbella. Hardly worth risking causing an accident for is it?

Agree, no different to the speed kills argument really...;)

[Timbola]

Disastrous said:

You're right. I genuinely do not feel a difference between talking to someone on a phone and someone next to me.

There is an actual difference in brain physiology between engaging with a person who is physically present, and concentrating on the content of speech delivered at a remove.

The former is a far easier thing for one to undertake, primarily as it involves the visual cues received from body language, but also because mobile technology is not yet of the fidelity which allows all the nuances, timbre and tone of language to be conveyed to anything like the level as delivered in person.

The latter, therefore, requires a far greater level of concentration. The brain does this by reducing concentration on other areas so it can apply more resource to it's aural centres in order to make out what is being said.

This results in two things.
One, it reduces your visual input. This is known as staring into the middle distance - the eyes don't focus on anything as that will distract the brain from concentrating on listening. This is the natural reaction all people have when talking on the phone or listening to music.
Two, your ability to make the subtle judgments required of driving a car is reduced. Your reactions are slowed, and your ability to think ahead is diminished.

So whilst using a mobile device for social media purposes is dangerous as one's sight and concentration is off the road entirely, talking hands-free does carry its own inherent risk.

Edited by Timbola on Sunday 24th July 08:56

[towser]

Surely it should be possible for phone manufacturers to auto-disable certain features of a phone when it's in a car ( eg screen disabled, Bluetooth enabled ). Granted if you're a passenger that would be a bit of a pain.

[FN2TypeR]

Turn7 said:

TrophyMax said:

philmots said:

Just wow.

You really are a prick.

Ph never used to be this way.

Its a real shame its reached this level.

I'm glad I joined, I love to see a childish internet fight descend into the depths of depravity,

[Pothole]

Turn7 said:

TrophyMax said:

philmots said:

Just wow.

You really are a prick.

Ph never used to be this way.

Its a real shame its reached this level.

Don't be silly, it's been like this ever since I've been here...

[The Count]

Andy Meads said:

It is a problem that seems to be getting worse.

Without wishing to go off-topic, I have also noticed a lot of drivers clearly smoking cannabis whilst driving. The smell is very obvious as the cars pass me when I am on the bike (and no, I am not a militant cyclist - just a cyclist and a driver). Very often, the driver is the only one in the car. I am no vigilante, but this does worry me - just as it would worry me if I saw a driver with a can of beer on the go.

Andy

I completely agree with you Andy!

I also find it perplexing when drivers of high end cars still put the phone to their ears, even though Bluetooth must be standard

[NDNDNDND]

WaferThinHam said:

Using a phone whilst driving in its self isn't dangerous, it depends on the skill of the driver behind the wheel, and how good they are at using a phone. Given the amount of people on the road, and the amount of people I see on the phone that aren't wobbling all over the show demonstrates that. However the ones that are wobbling all over the show do tend to be on their phones. That's the problem. Crap drivers.

Maybe that's the answer if you can't drive and use your phone at the same time you should be allowed to drive. Like if you can't drive reasonably well after 5 pints you shouldn't be allowed a license. Sorted. :P

I think this post neatly summarises the difference between people who do and don't use their phone whilst driving.

People who use their phone while driving are too thick to realise how dangerous it is.