Using Mobile Phone whilst driving

[dot.hawkes]

Yesterday on the way home I drove behind a guy who was quite clearly anmd blatently talking into his hand set whilst steeering his car with his right hand. I followed him for approximately 6 miles during which time he was on the phone for the duration, he then turned onto the M61 and I went another way. During those 6 miles in busy traffic and round several roundabouts he carried on talking, two police vehicles passed us oncoming and neither must have noticed, or if they did they did not apparently respond. I think he must have been driving an automatic actually as he never put the pohone down as he slowed at the roundabouts.
Can anyone tell mne whether I had the civic duty to take his registration number and report his offence to the police? If I did have a responsibility to do that, how do you think the police would have handled it?

[Gormless]

It is hilarious to see legolard talking the usual utter drivel, not because he believes it, but because he simply has to take an opposite stance to dotty. Complete ar$ehole.

Using a mobile while driving is, like speeding, one of the most irresponsible, selfish and dangerous crimes. It says "I am ok to chat and drive one-handed, I won't harm anybody"

NO, NOT LIKE THAT MORNING YOU CAME WITHIN AN INCH OF KILLING ME ON MY BIKE, STEERING ONE-HANDED, AND CHATTING AWAY TO GLADYS.

I would set the penalty for using a handheld mobile at �1000 and 6 points.

[McMouse]

We don't see many police cars round here, though only yesterday saw a uniformed plod driving and holding a mobile to his ear. Would have taken a pic but would probably been arrested, slammed up and had my mobile confiscated.

[DrFilth]

Andrew Carter, a plumber from Bedminster, near Bristol, took a photograph of an officer who had ignored a no-entry road sign while driving a police van. This might have appeared a somewhat petulant thing to do, but taking a photograph in a public place is not a crime. Yet the policeman smashed the camera from Mr Carter's hand, handcuffed him, put him in the back of the van and took him to the police station, where he was kept for five hours. When he returned to answer bail the following week, he was kept at the station for another five hours. He was released without charge, despite an attempt by the police to claim some spurious offence of "assault with a camera".



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[Gormless]

How is that relevant to driving while using a mobile phone?

[DrFilth]

We don't see many police cars round here, though only yesterday saw a uniformed plod driving and holding a mobile to his ear. Would have taken a pic but would probably been arrested, slammed up and had my mobile confiscated.




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Would have taken a pic ???????

[dot.hawkes]

I would have taken a pic too, can't argue with photographic evidence but the cops i think are exempt aren't they? well as long as it is not a personal mobile. actually my niece is a cop and so i will ask her on her about it at the weekend

[Gormless]

You should have taken a picture, and phoned the local nick.

I once remonstrated with a skip driver (no swearing, from me anyway) for using a mobile while driving on a ROUNDABOUT. Most originally he said "Fu*k Off", so I got out my own mobile, dialled 999, and invited him to argue with the police. The traffic was stationary, the police arrived, and nicked him. I watched the whole thing from my bike, delighted.

[DrFilth]

do you want a link to the full article ?


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[dot.hawkes]

it's been posted before but you can post it again if it helps

[DrFilth]

Gormless i find it hard to believe you were on the road on your bike.
near me the ar$eholes riding a pushbike use the pavement



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[Gormless]

The pavement is safer for cyclists because of ar$eholes driving skips while using mobile phones.

[DrFilth]

so it is ok for you to break the law but not a skip driver or was he on the pavement


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[DrFilth]

dot glad you think it's a joke these idiots breaking the law by riding their bikes on the pavement.
the old folk from the home near me do not find it funny , you my be old one day


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[Gormless]

Filth, silly person, the pavements I ride on are not crowded pedestrian shopping precincts, but deserted walkways with barely a pedestrian in sight, and all because of ar$eholes using mobile phones while driving skips.

But of course you are only taking the opposite stance because of who posted it, not the actual subject matter.

[paraffin]

I believe it's what's called a "found committing" offence, i.e. has to be witnessed by an on duty uniformed Police Officer.

Infuriating, isn't it?

[krazydiamond]

Gormless
Fri 27/03/09
14:28 The pavement is safer for cyclists because of ar$eholes driving skips while using mobile phones.


3 Stars for an idiot who breaks the law, Who may break someone's leg or worse while riding on the pavement .

[krazydiamond]

Jim Smallman, NFB Public Relations Officer, states: "It is a nightmare for blind and partially sighted people to try and walk safely along the pavements when not knowing from which direction a cyclist is coming or indeed how many cyclists there are".

All cyclists should be on the road not on the pavement.

For further information please contact Jim Smallman, PRO on 024 7641 4410.