clubchamp98
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Well you can’t go any slower
Modern cars have all the technology for phones there’s really no excuse for having them in your hand.
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Modern cars have all the technology for phones there’s really no excuse for having them in your hand.
GreiginFife
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Don’t be daft man, cyclists don’t need to conform the the laws of the road that the rest of us mere mortals do.
And yes, I am still bitter about the damage done to my car by a cyclist.
AmandaJR
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Without checking I'm pretty sure it's red only and then some rules about "lumes" or whatever the brightness is. Hence the flashing as solid red cycle lights not usually bright enough to conform.
Sid Rixon IV
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Cyclist v motorists.
A year or so back I was stopped at a red light - two lanes, left for straight on, right to turn right. I was at the head of the right hand queue when a cyclist came towards me at great speed, through the red.
Just before he drew level with me he lost control and smashed, with a great thud, into a parked car (parked illegally. I jumped out and rushed over. He was semi conscious and tangled in the bike. He tried to get up and I tried to get him to stay still whilst I rang 999. He eventually insisted on getting up and walked off with his bike.
It then dawned on me that many other cars, both directions, both lanes, witnessed the potentially fatal event and simply observed.
One driver blew his horn in annoyance but as I angrily strode towards him he drove off.
So, cyclists v motorists?
The cyclist was a menace and danger to himself and others but, surely, compassion comes first?
A year or so back I was stopped at a red light - two lanes, left for straight on, right to turn right. I was at the head of the right hand queue when a cyclist came towards me at great speed, through the red.
Just before he drew level with me he lost control and smashed, with a great thud, into a parked car (parked illegally. I jumped out and rushed over. He was semi conscious and tangled in the bike. He tried to get up and I tried to get him to stay still whilst I rang 999. He eventually insisted on getting up and walked off with his bike.
It then dawned on me that many other cars, both directions, both lanes, witnessed the potentially fatal event and simply observed.
One driver blew his horn in annoyance but as I angrily strode towards him he drove off.
So, cyclists v motorists?
The cyclist was a menace and danger to himself and others but, surely, compassion comes first?
Fade and Die
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Everywhere?
The Police are nowhere. They rely on snidey illegitimates like Mickey to do their job for them.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
What do you mean “illegimate”
Is there a list of what law breaks people can and can’t report to the police
Fade and Die
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What do you mean illegimate.?
Orikoru
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I hardly think checking your phone while stationary is up there with drink driving. The guy is just a pathetic oaf with a chip on his shoulder trying to get back at the world. I checked some of his responses to comments on that Twitter vid and it only reinforces my view of him.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
What do you mean illegimate.?
“snidey illegitimates”What do you mean illegimate.?
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
How many of those that check their phone whilst stationary will also be the ones that check their phones whilst driving and will also be the ones that have killed someone’s whilst checking their phones whilst driving
If a text or a call is that important then just stop the car
Arthur Wedge
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Lack of decent live sport meaning that a Pool comp is on main event
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
I very much doubt that it was the Porsche driver's first offence.
Merely the first time he got caught and filmed doing it.
I wonder whether he will stop doing it now?
I have more than 5% doubt.
Fade and Die
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Reading not your strong suit Phil?“snidey illegitimates”
I was just extracting the urine because you spelled the word you was quoting and questioning wrong
Anyway back to your question, There is no legal obligation to contact the police for any crime, although if it’s serious then you probably should as the chances of there being a policeman nearby is negligible. However trivial stuff, and handling your phone in stationary traffic is trivial, it’s probably best if you don’t.
I don’t really understand why he is doing it tbh, if his dad did die by a drunk driver then he should hang about outside golf clubs at about 3pm on Saturdays and Sundays and call the police if he suspects DD.
PaulMdj
Well-known member
So is it the offence or the bloke reporting the offence that bothers you?
Fade and Die
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What leads you to that assumption?
Arthur Wedge
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Reading not your strong suit Phil?
I was just extracting the urine because you spelled the word you was quoting and questioning wrong
Anyway back to your question, There is no legal obligation to contact the police for any crime, although if it’s serious then you probably should as the chances of there being a policeman nearby is negligible. However trivial stuff, and handling your phone in stationary traffic is trivial, it’s probably best if you don’t.
I don’t really understand why he is doing it tbh, if his dad did die by a drunk driver then he should hang about outside golf clubs at about 3pm on Saturdays and Sundays and call the police if he suspects DD.
But by stopping it happening then there is every chance that it will stop the person then progressing to using the phone driving
Maybe the issue should be with the people actually breaking the law as opposed to the one informing the police about it and that’s valid for anything reported
There is always the very simple solution- don’t read or use your phone in traffic stationary or otherwise
Orikoru
Tour Winner
The car was stopped!
I can only speak for myself, I'm a very cautious driver and would never text/call while driving, but I wouldn't think twice about quickly tapping something in while stopped at a red light. As soon as the lights change (before I've moved off) the phone goes back on the holder.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
The car was stopped!
The car is still in traffic - you can’t call yourself a very cautious driver and then say you would use your phone at lights - you have very limited concentration on the surroundings as well as it being against law
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
It is not an assumption.
It is a doubt that I expressed.
If you see someone doing it, what probability would you assign to it being the first time they had ever done it?
Fade and Die
Medal Winner
It’s like getting done for speeding because you are going 5mph over the limit… sure it’s technically correct (the best kind of correct for pedants
) but it leaves a sour taste. Some people think it’s ok, I think it’s not. Discretion I think is what is missing. A letter of warning would be sufficient.
