The_Rev Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Which is kinda odd considering what you are allowed to do on a motorbike on that island! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 10, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 10, 2013 The fine is up to £2,500 over here, and 4 points on your licence.But as you only have one policeman and a traffic warden alternate weeks it hardly matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Glad most people here seem to be okay with it, in fact if anything the fine should be greater (we have a similar law here). No doubt some people will see it as "<stereotypical Southern accent>infringing on my freeeeedom!</accent>" That accent - southern England or southern USA? US. you? Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 it was an attempt to keep building up the string, deliberately misunderstanding U.S. as 'us' as in 'them' it was a bit of a lame effort on my part tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Aha aha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) And why can't phone manufacturers be encouraged to build in a motion sensor - that disables the phone @ say 20mph ? Not sure if srs Edited May 12, 2013 by ED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2013 StefanAVFC, on 09 May 2013 - 11:14 AM, said: I mean, I check mine when I'm at traffic lights and stuff, but rarely make phone calls and if I do, I'm on speaker. You may be unaware that technically this is still illegal. To use your phone behind the wheel of your car the engine must be off and the car pulled over and legally parked. Yeah I know. But it's a bit wishy washy. I'm more of a drink my drink or eat while I'm driving which is probably worse It's illegal even if it's handsfree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 StefanAVFC, on 09 May 2013 - 11:14 AM, said: I mean, I check mine when I'm at traffic lights and stuff, but rarely make phone calls and if I do, I'm on speaker. You may be unaware that technically this is still illegal. To use your phone behind the wheel of your car the engine must be off and the car pulled over and legally parked. Yeah I know. But it's a bit wishy washy. I'm more of a drink my drink or eat while I'm driving which is probably worse It's illegal even if it's handsfree? No. Put it in a cradle on your dashboard/windscreen and press it to your hearts content. The **** can't touch you. (Apart from maybe due care and attention) IIRC the law is "using a hand held mobile phone whilst driving" - otherwise the in-built car systems would be illegal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2013 Oh good, because I do that a lot. Not to use it as a phone (apart from pressing the green button to answer a call) but to use it as a sat nav or to change tracks on the mp3 player. But I've never been sure if it's technically legal or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Really hate it when I see drivers in expensive motors using mobiles when these days they all have bloody Bluetooth and even if their car hasn't, how much does a handsfree cost compared to the price of the vehicle? In fact, how much is a kit for any car, if they simply must talk to someone in their car? I bet it's less that 90 quid. As someone alluded to earlier in the thread though, it's a largely unenforceable law, unless the coppers are lucky enough to catch someone in the act. Proving that someone was talking or texting when they've had an accident is simple these days, but by then it's too late I suppose. The biggest bugbear for me is watching drivers get into their car, dial someone up and drive off whilst holding a conversation. The height of w4nkerism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 if people are allowed to smoke whilst driving then you should be allowed to use a mobile whilst driving as well texting whilst driving is a no no though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2013 if people are allowed to smoke whilst driving then you should be allowed to use a mobile whilst driving as well I disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 if people are allowed to smoke whilst driving then you should be allowed to use a mobile whilst driving as well I disagree. Smoking requires you to locate the packet , take a cig out , find your lighter , light the thing , open the window to flick the ash out and smoke it before flicking the butt out the window and littering the streets .. mobile phone is no different to having a conversation with somebody else in the car with you ... most phones are voice activated these days i.e Siri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 My wife saw a girl texting while riding a vespa/moped the other day. She was in her school uniform so she rang the school and informed them to expect a visit from the police, whom she had just rung and given a full description of the girl to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2013 if people are allowed to smoke whilst driving then you should be allowed to use a mobile whilst driving as well I disagree. Smoking requires you to locate the packet , take a cig out , find your lighter , light the thing , open the window to flick the ash out and smoke it before flicking the butt out the window and littering the streets .. mobile phone is no different to having a conversation with somebody else in the car with you ... most phones are voice activated these days i.e Siri All I meant was it should be the other way round. It shouldn't be legal to talk on a phone because it's legal to smoke. It should be ILLEGAL to smoke because it's illegal to talk on the phone. (I do think that smoking is less distracting than talking on the phone, but that's not the point) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 14, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 14, 2013 if people are allowed to smoke whilst driving then you should be allowed to use a mobile whilst driving as wellI disagree. Smoking requires you to locate the packet , take a cig out , find your lighter , light the thing , open the window to flick the ash out and smoke it before flicking the butt out the window and littering the streets .. mobile phone is no different to having a conversation with somebody else in the car with you ... most phones are voice activated these days i.e SiriNah, most people do all the hard stuff at traffic lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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