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Re: The penalty for using a mobile phone while driving.
« Reply #15 on: 01 March 2017, 18:10:22 »

What about points for the 'tard in a red Corsa I frequently follow to work. 3 separate gonks glued to his windscreen right in front of him, how can he see?


With handsfree devices available for £5, there is no excuse now. Apart from those ear pieces make you look gay of course.
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Re: The penalty for using a mobile phone while driving.
« Reply #16 on: 01 March 2017, 19:05:11 »

In Vietnam it's common to see folk texting while riding their motorbike.   ::)

It's quite tricky.  I tried it once, dropped my phone and nearly fell off!  :-[  ;D
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Re: The penalty for using a mobile phone while driving.
« Reply #17 on: 01 March 2017, 19:09:59 »

In Vietnam it's common to see folk texting while riding their motorbike.   ::)

It's quite tricky.  I tried it once, dropped my phone and nearly fell off!  :-[  ;D
I nearly gave up drinking in Thailand when I saw a pavilion chap being driven by a real monkey on a moped, in all fairness niether were on the phone though.  :D
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Re: The penalty for using a mobile phone while driving.
« Reply #18 on: 01 March 2017, 19:16:25 »

In Vietnam it's common to see folk texting while riding their motorbike.   ::)

It's quite tricky.  I tried it once, dropped my phone and nearly fell off!  :-[  ;D
I nearly gave up drinking in Thailand when I saw a pavilion chap being driven by a real monkey on a moped, in all fairness niether were on the phone though.  :D

Whats a 'pavilion chap'? ::) :y
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Re: The penalty for using a mobile phone while driving.
« Reply #19 on: 01 March 2017, 19:31:53 »

In Vietnam it's common to see folk texting while riding their motorbike.   ::)

It's quite tricky.  I tried it once, dropped my phone and nearly fell off!  :-[  ;D
I nearly gave up drinking in Thailand when I saw a pavilion chap being driven by a real monkey on a moped, in all fairness niether were on the phone though.  :D

Whats a 'pavilion chap'? ::) :y
pillion, bloody spell checker, anyway the chap on the back of the bike with the monkey on the front seat.
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Re: The penalty for using a mobile phone while driving.
« Reply #20 on: 01 March 2017, 19:35:26 »

I've always had either fixed handsfree carphones or full handsfree car kits in every car I've had, proper kits aren't overly expensive imo.

Doubt very much they'd ban handsfree car kits as they'd also have to ban the emergency services from using their handsfree radio equipment...... and that's never going to happen!
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Re: The penalty for using a mobile phone while driving.
« Reply #21 on: 01 March 2017, 19:41:54 »

Some other annoyances they need to tug people over for:

Driving too slowly - yes!
Driving with interior light on (believe this is illegal)
Tailgating
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Re: The penalty for using a mobile phone while driving.
« Reply #22 on: 01 March 2017, 19:43:30 »

I've always had either fixed handsfree carphones or full handsfree car kits in every car I've had, proper kits aren't overly expensive imo.

Doubt very much they'd ban handsfree car kits as they'd also have to ban the emergency services from using their handsfree radio equipment...... and that's never going to happen!
Tried to explain to a former Copper at work that using a two way radio is one of only two exceptions to the law... with the obvious caveat that if you crash as a direct result, then you still get done for failure to maintain proper control ::)

They insist on us carrying phones but not two way radios, which we have by the container load, and then grumble because we didn't answer promptly... no hands free in the vans ::)
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Re: The penalty for using a mobile phone while driving.
« Reply #23 on: 01 March 2017, 21:03:21 »

Some other annoyances they need to tug people over for:

Driving too slowly - yes!
Driving with interior light on (believe this is illegal)
Tailgating
Owning a Citreon Cactus!

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