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BBCs Have Your Say - Mobile phone usage in cars
http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thre...?threadID=5651
An opportunity to make some comments about road safety to the BBC. |
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BBCs Have Your Say - Mobile phone usage in cars
On 26 Feb, 18:25, Martin Dann wrote:
http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thre...?threadID=5651 An opportunity to make some comments about road safety to the BBC. Don't know about anybody else here, but after a near miss, I almost expect to look up and see the driver on the phone. It seems 80% of the ones driving too close, cutting me up at junctions or pushing me off on roundabouts have their phone to their ear. |
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BBCs Have Your Say - Mobile phone usage in cars
wrote in message oups.com... On 26 Feb, 18:25, Martin Dann wrote: http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thre...?threadID=5651 An opportunity to make some comments about road safety to the BBC. Don't know about anybody else here, but after a near miss, I almost expect to look up and see the driver on the phone. It seems 80% of the ones driving too close, cutting me up at junctions or pushing me off on roundabouts have their phone to their ear. I think you have a point! And on any 20 mile road trip I can almost guarantee at least one near miss situation. It means to me that every time I am cycling I am at the edge of being in a high risk situation. Isn't the real problem about this dangerous and unlawful occupation that the law is virtually unenforceable. There are many many motorists who totally disregard the ban - and many of those are just incapable of driving "with due care and attention" even without a mobile glued to their ear -- Trevor A Panther In South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. |
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Pinky wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... On 26 Feb, 18:25, Martin Dann wrote: http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thre...?threadID=5651 An opportunity to make some comments about road safety to the BBC. Don't know about anybody else here, but after a near miss, I almost expect to look up and see the driver on the phone. It seems 80% of the ones driving too close, cutting me up at junctions or pushing me off on roundabouts have their phone to their ear. I think you have a point! And on any 20 mile road trip I can almost guarantee at least one near miss situation. It means to me that every time I am cycling I am at the edge of being in a high risk situation. Isn't the real problem about this dangerous and unlawful occupation that the law is virtually unenforceable. There are many many motorists who totally disregard the ban - and many of those are just incapable of driving "with due care and attention" even without a mobile glued to their ear I think the main problem is that many, many people, possibly a great majority, do not think of road traffic law as "The Law". "The Law" involves stuff like murder, ABH, burglary, perhaps fraud and theft and is generally to be obeyed because it is a good thing and society would crumble even more without it. But it doesn't apply to driving the motor car, for heaven's sake! Road traffic law is just, well, typical interference by "them" and can be safely ignored. -- Brian G www.wetwo.co.uk |
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BBCs Have Your Say - Mobile phone usage in cars
Brian G said the following on 27/02/2007 10:25:
I think the main problem is that many, many people, possibly a great majority, do not think of road traffic law as "The Law". "The Law" involves stuff like murder, ABH, burglary, perhaps fraud and theft and is generally to be obeyed because it is a good thing and society would crumble even more without it. But it doesn't apply to driving the motor car, for heaven's sake! Road traffic law is just, well, typical interference by "them" and can be safely ignored. Just heard some prat on Radio 2 saying that he's allowed to use a mobile phone when driving because he has an amateur radio license that allows him to use any radio device. Or some bloke on R4 this morning who is OK to use a phone whilst driving at 100mph because he's in a Volvo. Or a dog food salesman on BBC's HYS who has a lot of calls on his mobile so that's OK. I don't think the message has really got across, somehow. TA the end of the day though, the government can bring in as many laws as they like, but they're pretty useless without enforcement. -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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BBCs Have Your Say - Mobile phone usage in cars
On 27 Feb, 12:56, Paul Boyd usenet.dont.work@plusnet wrote:
I don't think the message has really got across, somehow. TA the end of the day though, the government can bring in as many laws as they like, but they're pretty useless without enforcement. and there's an outcry when the laws are enforced e.g. speed cameras. The local rag was moaning about a 50% increase in issued parking fines and 70,000 bus lanes offences last year, like the offenders were being victimised. |
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BBCs Have Your Say - Mobile phone usage in cars
POHB wrote:
On 27 Feb, 12:56, Paul Boyd usenet.dont.work@plusnet wrote: I don't think the message has really got across, somehow. TA the end of the day though, the government can bring in as many laws as they like, but they're pretty useless without enforcement. and there's an outcry when the laws are enforced e.g. speed cameras. Speed cameras give the dangerous subliminal message that any speed up to the limit, at any time, in any circumstances, is safe. Given that the official analysis of the 2005 official road collision data states that only 5% of /all/ injury collisions (12% of all fatal collisions) have speeding as a contributory factor, and given that most collisions occur within the limit, is it really worth risking instilling the attitude into drivers that it is always safe to travel /at/ the speed limit - and that they will never be held to account for going too fast for the conditions so long as they remain within that limit??? I don't think so. -- Matt B |
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On 27 Feb, 14:58, Matt B wrote:
Speed cameras give the dangerous subliminal message that any speed up to the limit, at any time, in any circumstances, is safe. Given that the official analysis of the 2005 official road collision data states......... Blah blah blah HWGA! (HereWeGoAgain!) Robert |
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BBCs Have Your Say - Mobile phone usage in cars
BigRab wrote:
On 27 Feb, 14:58, Matt B wrote: Speed cameras give the dangerous subliminal message that any speed up to the limit, at any time, in any circumstances, is safe. Given that the official analysis of the 2005 official road collision data states......... Blah blah blah HWGA! (HereWeGoAgain!) Do you refute their conclusions? Do their conclusions contradict your preconceptions? -- Matt B |
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