Driving and Cell Phones - Page 3

danielf · 12-08-2009, 00:44

Smashing...

There's a thread that's nearly a year old that gets bumped by someone who claims the story is about her. There's just the one post by this person, but it results in the usual multi-quote slanging match. Good stuff

webcrawler2050 · 12-08-2009, 01:53

This is a very very soar subject.. a friend of mine, had their daughter killed whilst the driver was on his phone. The driver, simply got community service. I think, there should be stricter laws against this

Russ · 12-08-2009, 08:05

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Originally Posted by Xaccers

No one's putting words in your mouth, they're the words you posted, one would hope without thinking.

In post #14, you state that you believe using a mobile (as Danielle was) while driving is distracting, and if she's distracted and has an accident (as she did) she's got no-one to blame but herself.

Are you now really trying to deny that's what you posted?

I believe your statement is invalid, there are plenty of situations where a driver can be distracted and involved in an accident and it blatantly is not their fault.
One prime example is Danielle's case.

So are you saying using a mobile while driving is 100% not distracting?

Raistlin · 12-08-2009, 08:13

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Originally Posted by danielf

Smashing...

There's a thread that's nearly a year old that gets bumped by someone who claims the story is about her. There's just the one post by this person, but it results in the usual multi-quote slanging match. Good stuff

QFT.

Completely ridiculous.

Oh, and to answer our poor victim's question.....if there's a car behind you it makes no difference to whether you can hang back or not. If you slow down, thus increasing the gap between you and the car in front, the car behind will do likewise. You therefore end up with a gap in front of you into which traffic from other lanes can merge.....thereby avoiding them hitting you.

As Alexander would say.....simples

Angua · 12-08-2009, 08:15

For some people conversations with passengers can be distracting. A friend always had to look at the person they were talking to. Bad enough for a passenger in the front but when they turn round & talk to the passenger in the back, quite terrifying.

What I cannot understand is the constant need to be stuck to a phone even whilst driving. Suspect 99.9% of conversations whilst driving could wait until the vehicle is parked.

Raistlin · 12-08-2009, 08:17

Surely if the lawmakers on our beautiful country are saying that talking on a phone whilst driving is distracting then there are many other similar things that should be banned also?

CB radio? Police radio? Radio 2 (I wish

)?

Russ · 12-08-2009, 08:19

Funnily enough CB radios are completely legal to use while driving.

moaningmags · 12-08-2009, 09:01

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Originally Posted by Russ B

Funnily enough CB radios are completely legal to use while driving.

I never had a problem using my CB radio while driving, never felt distracted at all. But the minute my phone rings when I'm driving I throw it at one of the kids as I just can't concentrate on the phone and drive.
I've done this a few times only to realise I'm in the car alone

Osem · 12-08-2009, 14:19

We were on the M25 in fairly heavy traffic a few days ago and came across a woman driver chattering away on her mobile phone with her dog sitting on her lap FGS! What can be done about idiots like this?

roadwolf · 12-08-2009, 14:28

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Originally Posted by Osem

We were on the M25 in fairly heavy traffic a few days ago and came across a woman driver chattering away on her mobile phone with her dog sitting on her lap FGS! What can be done about idiots like this?

Apparently you run into the back of her car with a lorry, so she gets the blame.

Osem · 12-08-2009, 14:42

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Originally Posted by roadwolf

Apparently you run into the back of her car with a lorry, so she gets the blame.

Do you think she'd notice though....