Drivers face penality using phones - Page 3

entwisi · 28-02-2007, 11:46

Rindy, there was an expert who also said that it depends on the person. Some people are able to prioristise the driving above the phone call and suffer no negative affect on reaction times or quality of driving. However as usual this minority have to be goverened by a law to protect the majority. I'm not saying this is right or wrong, just the way of the world.

grannyclaret · 28-02-2007, 12:17

Drivers face penality using phones

.....And so they should be ......

Ianto.W. · 28-02-2007, 13:40

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Did yuou ring teh police to complain? I know its liek banging your head against a wall. Perhaps take a piccy or two and send them to the observer and get them to do a "Police in can't be arsed shocker!"

I would think this a useless exercise Ian as the Observer would probably not print it, I take it you mean the 'local rag' it is very fussy what it prints in that direction if you get what I mean. I have tried to get it into the letters to the editor pages about the Taxi firm in Edgar St to no avail, about them double parking on both sides side blocking the pavements despite the yellow lines, try pushing a pram down Edgar St you will have walk down the middle of the road. They are very crafty they always leave one car with a bloke in it in the unlikely event of a copper turning up. No the Accrington Observer is very PC.

accymel · 10-03-2007, 13:07

even law enforcers can even adhere to the law either!!!!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/10032007/14...obile-car.html

SPUGGIE J · 10-03-2007, 13:52

If he had been on duty would the result have been different?

big al · 13-03-2007, 00:24

programme on BBC1 at 9.30 tonight re enforced the sense of this. Young woman of 23 killed outright when a 7ton wagon slammed into back of her as she waited in a traffic jam. Car was crushed beyond recognition & was finally found that driver of wagon had been fiddling with his mobile when he hit her at 60mph. He finally admitted use of phone in court & was jailed for 4 years & banned from driving for 7 years. Yet police officer who had to identify her from remains & then go & break news to her family had to stop & tick off a woman driver on same motorway while driving back to scene after delivering news to family. Her ears should stil be ringing now & rightly so. Hands free dont cost the £1 million it costs in the aftermath of a fatal accident!