This is good hope it works

[bertiebasset]

So should we ban all phone calls while at the wheel or not. I think dark glasses can be dangerous should we ban them too...

Yes, all non emergency calls. I also think a lot of drivers are dangerous and should not be on the road but only the guy in the mirror seems to agree with me.

 

[JJ]

My people tell me that I must get better at making phone calls and texts on the move or I won't pass my interview for gaining Portuguese citizenship...

...also I have to cut down my use of my indicators and not take off my sunglasses just because it is night time.


JJ

 

[Casper46]

Yep, I'm up for that, unless it's an emergency (999, 111, 112, 101) which can be programmed in to a speed dial button.


I've always thought this myself, ie, the phone could be programmed into "Emergency" mode only, whilst the engine is running.


I find that too, especially on the N10. I have to assume the truckers know exactly where the speed camera's are, cos that's the only time they are not pushing me, in an 80Kph limit.

Cheers,

Jock.

I find the easiest way to drive on 80k speed limit roads is to sit back a safe distance behind a lorry. As Jock says, they know the speed limits.

 

[596]

Smoking should be banned as well, how can you light a cigarette never mind hold it while driving, and what about pets and children, they should be in sealed units to prevent distracting the driver, and whoah betide you if you speak to anyone while driving.

Is THIS what we face next?

 

[Ernesto]

So should we ban all phone calls while at the wheel or not. I think dark glasses can be dangerous should we ban them too...

I think banning all calls is probably be too far at the moment.... it would be very very tough to police and I don't think its anywhere near as dangerous as operating a phone.

As I keep on saying - under current laws, if you're having a call (hands free) and plough into the back of someone, you will have to answer to the police as to whether you were in full control, so why this fixation on banning calls?
They're going after the most dangerous activity out there, with some extra technology - not sure why this is such a big issue ?

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[596]

I wish they would use that technology to catch criminals, but maybe there is no money in that, just extra cost to house water and feed them

 

[Ingwe]

Apparentley, yes. You should stop and reprogram your sat nav, unless you have voice control.

Not sure the voice command works on our Satnav (nicknamed Stella). Have tried "Oh Oh Please!! Stella turn left.....I said F******g left, LEFT, !! Not here, 200 metres ahead, .......NOW!! Oh Oh Please!! Rejoin the road, perform a u turn, at the next junction, perform a u turn......."

 

[JockandRita]

Not sure the voice command works on our Satnav (nicknamed Stella). Have tried "Oh Oh Please!! Stella turn left.....I said F******g left, LEFT, !! Not here, 200 metres ahead, .......NOW!! Of Oh Please!! Rejoin the road, perform a u turn, at the next junction, perform a u turn......."

I once had an Ozzie Osborne voice on my TomTom, which would F and Blind if I took a wrong turn.
I thought it was brilliant, but SWMBO made me remove it.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[berni109]

I noticed in an early post the mention of cyprus. It would seem that modern cars can not function here without the driver hold a phone to their ear.
Maybe its some security feature so the car knows there is a person sitting in the driving seat.

 

[SpeedyDux]

how is tapping a mobile on a holder any different to changing gear or fiddling with a radio

How odd that just about all new cars have an "infotainment" screen on the dash that requires faffing about through menus or linking to the mobile phone just to do simple things.

Did this slip past the elf & safety rule makers unnoticed?

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[bertiebasset]

I wish they would use that technology to catch criminals, but maybe there is no money in that, just extra cost to house water and feed them

Not a big extra cost in Nottingham Prison. They keep commiting hari kari to reduce expenditure.

 

[Vipar]

I believe in safety but the H&S have become hitlers tunnel vision as was stated loadsa over gadgets

 

[Ivory55]

One thing with hands free phone is a lot of night trunkers use this talking to each other. It could be argued it helps to keep them awake and with the monotonous routine every night doing the same route night after night.

 

[Campervan_man]

I wonder if you wear gloves technically your not touching it ?

 

[RobWid]

Watched a report on this earlier this morning. The lady on screen has a phone that can be put into “Drive Mode” that switches the phone off and gives callers a message that she is driving and will contact them later. She was suggesting that technology could be put into cars to do this. As for the radio, both our vehicles have the controls on the steering wheel.

Apples IOS (iPhone) has has this feature for some years now. Go to settings ... Go to Do Not Disturb ... Do not replay whilst driving and then set up options to automatically send a response to anyone who contacts you to let them know you’re driving.

The limits notifications and calls so you’re not distracted.

if you have a hands free setup then incoming calls can be diverted to that.

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[Louis]

Or even adjusting your air vents, or pulling the sun visor down. Where is the cutoff point with all of this?

Common sense prevails, does it not? All of which you suggest can be achieved without looking!!! Try texting without looking at your phone ! ?

 

[Louis]

Smoking should be banned as well, how can you light a cigarette never mind hold it while driving, and what about pets and children, they should be in sealed units to prevent distracting the driver, and whoah betide you if you speak to anyone while driving.

Is THIS what we face next?

Hang on now 596 , your pushing boundaries now. Lighting a cigarette while driving is a skill- you can do it without taking your eyes off the road!
now, rolling a fag whilst driving is a skill on its own, still can do it with out taking eyes off the road, tobacco & tips all over the seat, licking wrong edge of Rizla, fag unravels when lit, burn your legs whe light drops off. Never mind you douse it with p*ss after the eight pints of beer you just drank! Never mind, you have to drown your sorrows after voiding your warranty changing bulbs (as someone quoted earlier) dear oh dear ????

 

[Vic. Parsons.]

Mobile phones have an off switch. Turn the phone off while driving and save your battery, then catch up with texts and calls when you stop or reach your destination........what's so difficult about that?

 

[Allanm]

Smoking should be banned as well, how can you light a cigarette never mind hold it while driving, and what about pets and children, they should be in sealed units to prevent distracting the driver, and whoah betide you if you speak to anyone while driving.

Is THIS what we face next?

The whole point of the exercise is to stop you being distracted by using a phone while driving.
It’s quite simple.

 

[Reallyretired]

Hmm, there's only one way this is going... in a hundred years we'll have cameras in our homes. A bit drastic? Give it time ?

Some already have, there is a video version of Alexa, and nobody is nosier than Amazon/google.

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[Reallyretired]

How odd that just about all new cars have an "infotainment" screen on the dash that requires faffing about through menus or linking to the mobile phone just to do simple things.

Did this slip past the elf & safety rule makers unnoticed?

Annoys me that every sat nav, including the built in one in my car requires you to touch the screen every time to acknowlede a stupid message about not touching the screen. Ive tried ignoring it to see if it cancels itself, it doesnt

 

[Marty Gilly and Pup]

Smoking should be banned as well, how can you light a cigarette never mind hold it while driving, and what about pets and children, they should be in sealed units to prevent distracting the driver, and whoah betide you if you speak to anyone while driving.

Is THIS what we face next?

Interesting faux pas. The correct phrase is of course “woe betide you”, meaning something bad could happen to you. Your “Whoah betide” you suggests that slowing down would be the consequence.
Or you might just be very clever and have planned it that way. Hmmm

 

[busby]

About time this came in. I have no problem with using cameras to enforce the law out on the streets - if you want to use the roads, you have to abide by the rules.

Driving around in 2 tonnes of metal on our congested roads, whilst trying to text, email, instagram etc etc is just plain stupid. This is a cost-effective and relatively simple way to enforce a law, that shouldn't need enforcing really

Watched a young woman with a pushchair walk straight out into the road in Spain yesterday,,luckily the car stopped in time,,she never d
broke step,,She was on her phone and never noticed..BUSBY.

 

[busby]

One thing with hands free phone is a lot of night trunkers use this talking to each other. It could be argued it helps to keep them awake and with the monotonous routine every night doing the same route night after night.

We had CBs for that years ago.?BUSBY.

 

[sonny]

What about the driver that Has to look at passenger while talking to him her.

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[Coolcats]

The looney left want to live in an ideal world, they even believe it's achievable. So we all have to go down this road of total surveillance and control ? how predictable.. And how depressing.

Its been implemented by the Looney Right !

Seriously though with the cuts the Tories have made to policing there really is not enough resource to prosecute those who use mobiles whilst driving, so automation is seen as the way forwards.

You cannot be in control of a vehicle and use a phone, research shows just how dangerous it is and none of us would want to loose a loved one because of a moments distraction.

We should all be in control of our vehicles at all times, as Stirling Moss said once: If everything is under control you are not driving fast enough ? so get to it people ?

 

[MattR]

I have just returned from Cyprus, while there I drove more that 500 miles on motorways single lane and mud roads. In that time I didn't see a single speed camera. The use of phones while driving is commonplace yet I didn't witness a single road incident. Driving was totally natural with full concentration on the road and other road users rather than facing distractions the likes of this new cash cow. Driving was an enjoyable experience again.

Lucky you didn't see any accidents; Cyprus has a much worse accident and fatality rate than the UK: In 2018, for every 1 million inhabitants in the , there were 28 car accident fatalities. Cyprus, 57. Perhaps the UK's strategy isn't about making money but saving lives.

2018 road safety statistics: what is behind the figures?

The European Union has some of the safest roads in the world. Nevertheless, more than 25 000 people still lose their lives on EU roads every year, and many more are seriously injured. This is an enormous loss for individuals, families and society as a whole.

europa.eu

 

[Helen Ariel]

The looney left want to live in an ideal world, they even believe it's achievable. So we all have to go down this road of total surveillance and control ? how predictable.. And how depressing.

We have a Conservative government in charge so how on earth can you blame this on left wing? Also grow up and stop using insulting language to put down people with different beliefs to you. God forbid we all live in a safer world with less needless deaths csused by dangerous drivers!

 

[JJ20]

I use mine as a satnav and it sits in a holder fixed to the windscreen. Am I allowed to touch it to change route if there is a problem ahead, I wonder?

That's classed as driving without due care and attention and comes with a fine and points. I was pulled over for exactly that a few years ago but luckily he let me off with a warning that time.

 

[Lot lover]

Why does one need the phone whilst driving? AFAIK they all have an answerphone capability.

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