Cyclist who reported Range Rover driver for using his mobile
Discussion
agtlaw said:
The law says the offence is made out when the device is hand-held. Rather than simply resting on your thigh.
I'm guessing cyclist.
So it's ok to eg text while driving, as long as the phone is on your thigh? And if you cause a collision, and the police check your phone and find out you were texting at the time and charge accordingly, you think 'the phone was on my thigh' is a defence? I doubt it.I'm guessing cyclist.
Super Sonic said:
So it's ok to eg text while driving, as long as the phone is on your thigh? And if you cause a collision, and the police check your phone and find out you were texting at the time and charge accordingly, you think 'the phone was on my thigh' is a defence? I doubt it.
It's a defence to the mobile phone offence - which, at the risk of repetition, requires the phone to be hand-held. Not a defence to other offences. E.g. not in proper control, careless driving, dangerous driving, etc. I've said this numerous times on this forum. Do a search?Seasonal Hero said:
How did it get to his thigh? Did it levitate down there? Is the phone driving itself?
An example for the hard of thinking. Man is on a call. He gets into his car, places the phone on his thigh. Ignition on and drives away without touching the phone. What criminal offence do you think he's committed in that situation?
Geffg said:
I’m glad he’s getting done.
All these cyclists thinking they’re the police and grassing up motorists for anything they do wrong.
I suppose it’s because all cyclists never break any motoring laws do they! None ever go through red lights, undertake, etc etc.
I don’t think there’s many motorists who never break a law whilst driving and we have enough cameras etc watching what we do never mind having dic#k head cyclists thinking they are so high and mighty and taking videos of motorists.
Obviously not all cyclists are d heads but some are. Need to mind their own business unless it directly concerns them. In reality yes driving whilst using a phone may distract and be dangerous sometimes, but sitting at lights may be annoying if you don’t move when you should but it’s certainly not dangerous.
I see many cars driving through red lights. Far more than cyclists.All these cyclists thinking they’re the police and grassing up motorists for anything they do wrong.
I suppose it’s because all cyclists never break any motoring laws do they! None ever go through red lights, undertake, etc etc.
I don’t think there’s many motorists who never break a law whilst driving and we have enough cameras etc watching what we do never mind having dic#k head cyclists thinking they are so high and mighty and taking videos of motorists.
Obviously not all cyclists are d heads but some are. Need to mind their own business unless it directly concerns them. In reality yes driving whilst using a phone may distract and be dangerous sometimes, but sitting at lights may be annoying if you don’t move when you should but it’s certainly not dangerous.
I'll happily 'grass up' a driver too.
Plus people who look at their phones at lights. If they see something they need to respond to but the lights change do they put their phone down or scroll further to read the entire message and/or type?
As a motorbiker I've slapped or rapped on people's windows before when I've seen this.
ConnectionError said:
Seasonal Hero said:
Billy_Rosewood said:
Agressive cycling is just as much a nuisance (for other cyclists as well) as s
t driving.
Is it though?t driving.agtlaw said:
Seasonal Hero said:
How did it get to his thigh? Did it levitate down there? Is the phone driving itself?
An example for the hard of thinking. Man is on a call. He gets into his car, places the phone on his thigh. Ignition on and drives away without touching the phone. What criminal offence do you think he's committed in that situation?jasonrobertson86 said:
LivLL said:
That's not the Range Rover in this thread, it's some sort of Audi.
That's correct. That is another video where an RS6 driver gets very angry about using his phone when driving. 
My local area is infested with MAMILs at the weekend due to being close to the Olympic cycle route but it’s hardly an issue as a tickle of the throttle has me safely past.
Don’t seem many knobbers with cameras going all vigilante though, that must be a London thing.
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