Driver texting raises risk twenty-fold

[HJ]

Ok so we all know this already but researchers have now found that the act of sending a text message while driving is a far greater danger than any other act associated with the use of mobile phones. Trouble is short of banning mobile phones where isn't a good way of stopping the morons from doing it...

 

[trustysteed]

the act of sending a text message while driving is a far greater danger than any other act associated with the use of mobile phones(!

what about a woman making use of the vibrate function?

 

[mr_cellophane]

I must pass at least one idiot cycling no hands while texting every week.

 

[XmisterIS]

I think it's got to be obvious that going along a busy road at speed in/on any kind of vehicle without actually looking at the road has a high potential for ending in tears ...

 

[skwerl]

A few years ago I nearly got T-boned by someone pulling our from a side street without looking. As I came to an abrupt halt at her door I saw her texting on a phone in her lap. I gave her some verbal, to which her response was that it's my fault for not wearling "sumfink luminous". The fact that it was winter and I had a 13W HID lamp on the bike was lost on her. I guess she knew she ****ed up - just didn't want to admit it, to me or herself.

 

[Bristol Dave]

A white van passed me on Monday evening with the driver on the phone and eating some sort of pie. He must have been a clever dick!

BD

 

[blazed]

Im often on my Iphone on the internet whilst driving, normally on facebook or something. Not on short drives in built up areas though since that probably would be dangerous, as well as lots of police being around. But on long stretches i dont think its a problem.

 

[Origamist]

Im often on my Iphone on the internet whilst driving, normally on facebook or something. Not on short drives in built up areas though since that probably would be dangerous, as well as lots of police being around. But on long stretches i dont think its a problem.

I use my phone, sat nav and portable DVD player simultaneously - you need to work harder, blazed. Practice multi-tasking before you go back to school.

 

[skwerl]

Halfords go the extra mile

Then realise they missed the turning and head all the way back again