Honolulu bans texting...

[Salty seadog]

And the car.

it sank.

 

[Dan B]

Everyone has responsibilities as well as rights. Stepping into the road and not paying attention because your face is glued to a screen comes under the heading of "Asking for it". Being a smaller slower squishy little thing does not make you immune from blame.

The road is public space. It's not a railway line.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

The road is public space. It's not a railway line.

All the more reason to look where you're going. If you want to commit suicide go jump off Beachy Head, don't do it under my car.

 

[classic33]

It's not just themselves, what about the those that move out of their way whilst on foot?

 

[Dan B]

. If you want to commit suicide go jump off Beachy Head, don't do it under my car.

False comparison, unless you're meaning to imply that your car moves according to capricious and implacable natural forces and is not under the control of a reasoning human being. In the first case you shouldn't let it on to the street, in the second case you should be able to control it such that it doesnt squash anyone who's doing something you could reasonably predict they might do. Which includes walking into the street without deferring to you

 

[Tin Pot]

I for one am glad that reading a book while crossing the road is still legal.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

False comparison, unless you're meaning to imply that your car moves according to capricious and implacable natural forces and is not under the control of a reasoning human being. In the first case you shouldn't let it on to the street, in the second case you should be able to control it such that it doesnt squash anyone who's doing something you could reasonably predict they might do. Which includes walking into the street without deferring to you

A car moving at 20mph takes forty feet to stop. If you're stupid enough to walk into the road without looking don't complain if one hits you, it is your own fault. You can't transfer your own safety onto everyone else just because you don't like their means of transport.

 

[Drago]

A car moving at 20mph takes forty feet to stop. If you're stupid enough to walk into the road without looking don't complain if one hits you, it is your own fault. You can't transfer your own safety onto everyone else just because you don't like their means of transport.

Indeedy. That is why traffic - including peds - is supposed to obey certain rules to keep everyone safe.

 

[Deafie]

Pillory is still legal!

We can dream.

 

[classic33]

We can dream.

Think about it. You seldom see people sat in stocks having water thrown at them, it's always head and arms in the pillory.

 

[Deafie]

Think about it. You seldom see people sat in stocks having water thrown at them, it's always head and arms in the pillory.

I just googled the last use of stocks in Britain, the answer was 1872.......How old are you Classic?

 

[steveindenmark]

You need to be an extremely sharp eyed copper to spot that offence.

 

[Tin Pot]

You need to be an extremely sharp eyed copper to spot that offence.

Maybe there's an app for that?