Driving idiocy in the Tyne Tunnel

[raleighnut]

Still can't see the clip.

 

[AndyRM]

No pedestrians, cyclists, or any others likely to be involved down there - something that's a highly aggravating factor on normal streets. Speeds relatively low relative to other traffic (no oncoming traffic of course). No, I still don't think that's at at the higher-tariff end of the spectrum for me. It's way at the stupid end for sure, though.

Are you kidding?!

 

[subaqua]

Some might but that is not a reason not to apply the law. We could back it up with more Draconian measures for the recidivist. Tagging and curfews, Crush any car the person is caught driving, irrespective of who owns it. Prison.

So said scrote nicks disabled persons motability funded car , gets stopped and caught . Car crushed then ?

 

[robjh]

A dangerous driving conviction should exclude you from ever having a licence again.

Hard to disagree, but enforcement (of any driving ban) is a challenge. How do we detect quickly and reliably when a banned or unqualified driver is at the wheel of a vehicle?

I'd be all for some kind of compulsory driver identification, eg. card-in-the-windscreen style, but I see little chance of any government proposing that, and even then what would you do about foreign drivers who don't have the same system?

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Are you kidding?!

No, for the reasons I clearly laid out.

 

[AndyRM]

No, for the reasons I clearly laid out.

Nobody else involved? Relatively low speeds? Sentence about right?

Apologies for thinking you were joking...

 

[Milkfloat]

15 months - they were unlucky. If they had been 'lucky' enough to have killed a cyclist - they would have been given a 2 week ban and a medal.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Nobody else involved? Relatively low speeds? Sentence about right?

Apologies for thinking you were joking...

I think my posts are pretty clear, and just for clarification of course there were other cars there - we can see them. I was making a point about more vulnerable road and pavement users being absent from a one-way tunnel - as I suspect you knew.

 

[robjh]

[QUOTE 4888337, member: 9609"]just because people ignore driving bans is no reason for not imposing them, driving whilst disqualified is an imprisonable offence, may be that needs to be dished out a bit more.
All driving offences need to be seen as more serious.


On the subject of big deterrents like the punishment dished out to these clowns in the tyne tunnel. This was also a good one ' 21 year ban for lending drivers card to another driver' (I guess the harshness was mainly for not turning up for tea and biscuits with the traffic commissioners) but nonetheless it sends out a big message
https://www.rha.uk.net/news/2017-07-july/rha-messenger-12-july[/QUOTE]
Maybe I phrased my reply a bit ambiguously.
I want more bans, and I want more enforcement. I was just wondering how we can enforce them more rigorously.

 

[Drago]

Hard to disagree, but enforcement (of any driving ban) is a challenge. How do we detect quickly and reliably when a banned or unqualified driver is at the wheel of a vehicle?

I'd be all for some kind of compulsory driver identification, eg. card-in-the-windscreen style, but I see little chance of any government proposing that, and even then what would you do about foreign drivers who don't have the same system?

Every camera of sufficient quality to feed ANPR could also feed facial recognition. Technically it wouldn't be hard to deploy, but politically it would be a 'mare as the commies complain their rights are being infringed etc.

 

[Drago]

That's a discussion for SC and P really. I was merely pointing out it is technically quite feasible, and explaining briefly why it doesn't happen.

 

[Hyslop]

I was going to say amputate their hands at the wrist.But i thought it might offend some.

I sometimes feel that there are other parts of the male anatomy that might be suitable for amputation