Texting and driving

[Yarrgh]

Never text whilst driving. Not through any sense of right or wrong, just usually too out of it on an lsd trip to concentrate on the buttons.

 

[slipstream86]

Half the time, it's probably not "texting" specifically when people are caught on their phone whilst behind the wheel. It's often something as meaningless as opening a social media notification to see which stranger "liked" a comment they had made earlier with on something as trivial as a dog video. Therein lies the dangers of social media addiction....The real world becomes simply a background entity. That same real world where you can crash, burn, kill and die.

 

[john jako]

seen two cyclists today on their phones. Caused absolute chaos whilst playing wordle. Veered across the road and nearly KOd a child. Disgraceful.

 

[DavidH]

Would love to know what texts people get that need looking at while driving. All I get is 'don't forget my magazines'. Forget that.

"I'm in the boot"

 

[DavidH]

seen two cyclists today on their phones. Caused absolute chaos whilst playing wordle. Veered across the road and nearly KOd a child. Disgraceful.

Jeremy Vine

 

[arch stanton]

Would love to know what texts people get that need looking at while driving. All I get is 'don't forget my magazines'. Forget that.

none, absolutely NONE are with the risk of killing someone else

 

[arch stanton]

Jeremy Vine

now there's a man I'd quite like to see trapped underneath a Range Rover

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Would you argue that you are more capable of responsible thinking when drunk?

In my case? Without shadow of a doubt. Which perhaps does not speak well about me.

 

[PhilM]

Warwickshire and WMP share a lorry (well, the cab) that they drive down the motorway to be able to record people on their phones - they then get a NIP in the post.

The MET had/have people riding London buses doing the exact thing.

 

[Marius57]

Warwickshire and WMP share a lorry (well, the cab) that they drive down the motorway to be able to record people on their phones - they then get a NIP in the post.

The MET had/have people riding London buses doing the exact thing.

If I overtake someone or pull up alongside in traffic someone who is very clearly on their phone, I always visibly reach to my dash cam while glancing over at them when I’m in their view.

Same as when I see someone driving like a div.

Hopefully they stress about it being sent to the police for a while so stop doing it.

I absolutely hate people on phones while driving.

 

[arch stanton]

Warwickshire and WMP share a lorry (well, the cab) that they drive down the motorway to be able to record people on their phones - they then get a NIP in the post.

The MET had/have people riding London buses doing the exact thing.

that a National Highways thing mate, they have six of them I believe that are shared around between all the cops. Ive seen them at a service station and got talking to them, amazing(ly bad) the things they've seen drivers do in the trucks

 

[Swartzy]

It’s not big and it’s not clever.

I’ve seen loads of people doing this over the past few weeks, more than usual.

It really really does my head in.

Just as bad as drunk driving if you ask me, which nobody did but I’m venting anyway.

PACK IT IN

I wonder how many of those 'Likes' even responses, came from the 'Drivers seats' !!!

 

[Tommy.]

As someone who spends the majority of his time in the Middle East I can assure you it could be so much worse!

 

[PhilM]

If I overtake someone or pull up alongside in traffic someone who is very clearly on their phone, I always visibly reach to my dash cam while glancing over at them when I’m in their view.

Same as when I see someone driving like a div.

Hopefully they stress about it being sent to the police for a while so stop doing it.

I absolutely hate people on phones while driving.

If you sent the dash camera footage in with the registration clearly visible and the offence taking place, the police would act on it.

There’s a gentleman in London who rides around on his bike doing the very such thing, the point he’s had a large number of people prosecuted.

that a National Highways thing mate, they have six of them I believe that are shared around between all the cops. Ive seen them at a service station and got talking to them, amazing(ly bad) the things they've seen drivers do in the trucks

Aye, it’s National Highways who ‘own’ the lorry/lorries, but WMP and Warwickshire were the forces who piloted the scheme. It’s now much further afield.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I mean I see it on the motorway too. Saw it only this morning on the M62.

This is actually one of the interesting aspects of driverless cars, which are increasingly being used on things like motorways. I've read various studies showing that the time it takes to regain focus on the road again is quite a few seconds, by which time obviously any poop that's hitting the fan such that your attention is required will have already made a pretty big mess.