Distracted teens texting and driving

[andyfraser]

if someone sends a picture or video clip to the police and / or DVLA, of someone doing any of those things though, is it an automatic fine / caution / points / driver awareness course thing?

I think it just gets ignored.

 

[Drago]

Ban them, Taser them, and if they get caught flouting the ban deport them to work at an Ebola ward in Sierra Leone. There's always a way - the trick is to somehow stop the bleeding heart lefties from cuddling criminals and making excuses.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Annoyingly, my work laptop requires you to alt-ctr-del during startup which means having to steer with your knees. I'm thinking of complaining to IT.

 

[hopless500]

Make it a banning offence, like drink driving. Half will suddenly toe the line, the other half will find themselves on the bus.

As people are not stopped, although it's currently an offence, I can't imagine that increasing the level of offence is going to make much difference. I see people on their mobiles in cars all the time. I've never seen anyone pulled over.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Thumb, finger, and nose.

That sounds dangerous

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I do a lot of driving with my job and the number of times I've wished I was a traffic cop so I could hand out tickets. Unfortunately, an accident of birth means I can't be a cop.

My parents were married.

 

[swee'pea99]

These are of course American teens. As a bleeding heart lefty I think it's simple. Get the police to enforce the law. Ruthlessly. Systematically. Zero tolerance.

The evidence is overwhelming: harsher penalties barely affect people's behaviour; what does is the likelihood of getting caught. If the police decided to stop it, it would stop. They don't because they (reflecting society) don't view it as actually all that important...it's something to turn a blind eye to. Like 'moderate' speeding.

 

[MrPie]

Thumb, finger, and nose.

They don't call him Clever Dick for nothing

 

[MrPie]

Don't know about other US States but the Southern states are a funny ol' place. Drink driving, speeding, texting, phoning appear socially acceptable with appealing driving standards to boot. You would thing the 'sue you ass' culture would negate this, but nyope.

 

[steveindenmark]

Slightly off track but similar and is still relevant.

Many years ago my landlords daughter was in an accident. She was changing the cassette in the car and was in a head on crash. The other driver was killed and she suffered massive facial and brain injuries. Before the accident she was gorgeous and such good fun. The aftermath was heartbreaking for everyone.

I see people driving and texting or using the phone every day. That clip should be shown everywhere.

 

[mickle]

There's always a way - the trick is to somehow stop the bleeding heart lefties from cuddling criminals and making excuses.

uh...

 

[Archie_tect]

The clips should be shown in cinemas and shown on TV late at night... complete with the police videos of the aftermath and the injuries.... like the Australian drink-drive ones.... shock people to stop them doing it.

 

[Dave the Smeghead]

Shocking video, although amusing to watch their faces as they crash.

The only way this could be stopped is for each car to emit a mobile signal dampening field so that the phones don't work when the car is switched on. Although no car manufacturer would ever install this type of device.

Or there could be a massive zero tolerance campaign from the Police, and make it as stigmatised as drink driving (although some people will still do that anyway).

 

[marknotgeorge]

Ban them, Taser them, and if they get caught flouting the ban deport them to work at an Ebola ward in Sierra Leone. There's always a way - the trick is to somehow stop the bleeding heart lefties from cuddling criminals and making excuses.

Nobber drivers (who are the ones that squeal like little girls when someone suggests enforcing driving standards) are the problem, not lefties. It's all to do with the massive sense of entitlement that comes with every car as standard, it seems. In fact, since my scruffy Fusion didn't have one, some must have two...

 

[theclaud]

It's all to do with the massive sense of entitlement that comes with every car as standard, it seems. In fact, since my scruffy Fusion didn't have one, some must have two...

I think I met her on my commute the other day...