Phone laws 'ignored' by drivers

[Mick]

Last sat on the way to the Accyweb meet i got a taxi on the way the driver was driving with no hands on the wheel while shouting out the window to a mate he had spotted then he took his mobile out and again with both hands off the wheel started to phone the bloke he had just seen he was shouting down the phone at the top of his voice while looking round through the rear window for his mate to come back they then drove to my destination side by side down the main road talking all the way.

i will not be using that firm again

[panther]

you should have reported him mick!, probably doesnt even own a licence

[jambutty]

Originally Posted by panther

Drivers in Lancashire are continuing to use their mobile phones while at the wheel
A total of 942 motorists were prosecuted in Lancashire between February and May!!
im always seeing idiots using thier phone, one nearly crashed into us, and yes it was a stupid woman!!

do these people realise how dangerous it is,?.....I guess not!

tougher laws are needed!!

During its term of office (although TB always referred to it as “in power”) this government has launched hundreds of new laws. One being the use of mobile phone law whilst driving but didn’t provide the resources to enforce it. Hence drivers take a gamble and in the main get away with it.

It is not so much tougher laws that are needed but the means of enforcing them without taking those resources away from something else.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by panther

you should have reported him mick!, probably doesnt even own a licence

i forgot to get his number the cab was licenced though i did tell mez and she said report him too .
but i did not do it i know i should have he was only a youngish lad in his early 20s
and if anything like that happens again i will get his number and report it

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Gayle

just yourself!

thats irelevant, if your using a mobile n driving you are not an innocent person,more a dangerous fool.

[SPUGGIE J]

Originally Posted by Gayle

I was getting a lift home from a police man a while ago in his nice blue van when he saw someone speaking on the phone whilst driving - he screeched the van to stop and pointing at the driver said, 'three points and a fine, get out' - at which point I had to leap out of the van whilst he spun it round to chase the offending person.

Up until that point I didn't think they were really bothered about enforcing this law.

How did you manage to get a lift? Normally its only when you have been naughty do they give you a lift. Mind you its usually to the station.

As for him chancing the offender quite right that person could have caused an accident. Never mind 3 points I agree they should be treated like drunk drivers.

The wife of a friend of mine had a habit of phoning when he was driving and he ignored it until one day after a bad shift he had me hold the phone on speaker while he read her the riot act about it. Sufice to say she hasnt done it since esp as I was there an heard it all and has been very meek since because of it and somewhat embarresed.

[SPUGGIE J]

Originally Posted by mick

Last sat on the way to the Accyweb meet i got a taxi on the way the driver was driving with no hands on the wheel while shouting out the window to a mate he had spotted then he took his mobile out and again with both hands off the wheel started to phone the bloke he had just seen he was shouting down the phone at the top of his voice while looking round through the rear window for his mate to come back they then drove to my destination side by side down the main road talking all the way.

i will not be using that firm again

Name and shame the firm for the safety of others. I would because the next time it happens it might result in a fatality.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by mick

Last sat on the way to the Accyweb meet i got a taxi on the way the driver was driving with no hands on the wheel while shouting out the window to a mate he had spotted then he took his mobile out and again with both hands off the wheel started to phone the bloke he had just seen he was shouting down the phone at the top of his voice while looking round through the rear window for his mate to come back they then drove to my destination side by side down the main road talking all the way.

i will not be using that firm again

I was driving in Blackburn the other day being followed by a taxi with a passenger in the back. The Taxi driver was reading the houses for sale section of the news paper!! I could see him turning the pages over as he was driving.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

How did you manage to get a lift?

Was he an "an absolutely top chap" Gayle?

[Gayle]

Originally Posted by Neil

Was he an "an absolutely top chap" Gayle?

Yes, Neil, I believe he was!

[mallard]

whats the diffence between useing a mobil phone and drivers smokeing at the weel so why dont the police them up for that or just leave them aloan

[MITZY]

Sorry Panther I misread your post.

[MargaretR]

For the same reason (safety) I never use a car radio, and if I have passengers I tell them not to expect much in the way of conversation whilst I am driving. Any distraction increases risk.

[Eric]

Are these laws in force all over Britain? Or are they more local? In Canada we don't have any laws against using cell phones while driving. However, the coppers can fine a driver for careless driving, or driving without due care and attention.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Eric

Are these laws in force all over Britain? Or are they more local?

Yes, it's a nationwide ban on the use of hand-held mobile/cell phones whilst driving, which was brought in to law in 2003.