Daily mail anti texting while driving campaign

[numbnuts]

Whats the point of a campaign if you only dish out justice like this
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/unbelievable-another-one-walks-free.207236/

 

[Drago]

Crush the car and the phone!

 

[jim55]

Compulsory months ban no fine cos that's not a deterrent , just get them off the road

 

[classic33]

Crush the phone. That'll concentrate their minds.
Plus a driving ban. Even a month would do to concentrate their minds, and none of this bleating about needing it for their job.

Mines been run over twice, still working.

Dropped from an open pocket.

Never used whilst on the move though.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I see the same every single day from my bike seat commuting through SE London. It's epidemic.

I see the same thing where I am, particularly in the last 2 years. I agree it's an epidemic. People are addicted to their phones and can't leave them alone for 20 minutes. We need to make it socially unacceptable like drink driving, because at the moment people clearly don't see the harm.

 

[G3CWI]

it's an epidemic

+1

clearly don't see the harm

...or anything much else unfortunately. It's the potential of being hit from behind that worries me the most.

The penalties need to be greater. I quite like the suggestion of a one month ban put forward earlier - in addition to a fine and points of course.

Letter to MP time I think.

 

[jefmcg]

It's epidemic.

Um, while epidemic can be an adjective, it's usually a noun. I'd say either "it's an epidemic" or "it's endemic".

 

[Starchivore]

Crush the phone. That'll concentrate their minds.
Plus a driving ban. Even a month would do to concentrate their minds, and none of this bleating about needing it for their job.

Definitely. It would be great if the police carried around a hand-held vice or something and used it to crush offender's phones right in front of them....

Whether or not they get to take the memory card out first or not..... depends on the severity of the offence.

 

[potsy]

Crush the car and the phone!

I like that for a first offence, second time the driver stays in the car

 

[G3CWI]

...e-mail sent to MP. Have you sent yours?

 

[coffeejo]

...e-mail sent to MP. Have you sent yours?

I emailed mine yesterday about something else. I'll wait til next week.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Definitely. It would be great if the police carried around a hand-held vice or something and used it to crush offender's phones right in front of them....

Whether or not they get to take the memory card out first or not..... depends on the severity of the offence.

Preferably crush the phone while the tosser's hand is still holding it!

 

[mjr]

Compulsory months ban no fine cos that's not a deterrent , just get them off the road

I know NZ isn't a great example in many ways, but they do at least have on-the-spot one month bans for some offences, including going 40kph over a speed limit and drink-driving, with the possibility of further penalties imposed by a court. They also have limited/work-only licences, but you can't get one of those if you suffer an on-the-spot ban.

 

[ianrauk]

Um, while epidemic can be an adjective, it's usually a noun. I'd say either "it's an epidemic" or "it's endemic".

Good for you

 

[jonny jeez]

Tower bridge last night, car swerved as i passed it caused me to cross the white line. Driver was watching a porn video on his phone, which was on his lap....whilst driving,...in the rush hour...across a congested bridge...full of tourists.

and no kleenex.

WTF!!!