I had to laugh.

milltown

Coming out of Superquinn Lucan yesterday, in the rain, there was a cop on a bicycle coming down the middle of the two lanes. Took me a second to figure out what he was up to but he was staying right next to a guy in an Audi, only stopping staring in the window at him for the odd glance at where he was going. All the while the Audi driver, completely oblivious, happily chatting away with his mobile up to his ear.

I would have loved to follow them in, to see the look on the driver's face when he saw the Garda, and to hear the rollicking he was going to get.

Schadenfreude? Guilty as charged

People just don't seem to have got the message about the phones, do they? I was just surprised it wasn't a wimmin.

Bandara

milltown wrote: »

Coming out of Superquinn Lucan yesterday, in the rain, there was a cop on a bicycle coming down the middle of the two lanes. Took me a second to figure out what he was up to but he was staying right next to a guy in an Audi, only stopping staring in the window at him for the odd glance at where he was going. All the while the Audi driver, completely oblivious, happily chatting away with his mobile up to his ear.

I would have loved to follow them in, to see the look on the driver's face when he saw the Garda, and to hear the rollicking he was going to get.

Schadenfreude? Guilty as charged

People just don't seem to have got the message about the phones, do they? I was just surprised it wasn't a wimmin.

nah the woman would have noticed the garda in her rearview as she was applying her makeup.

Brabus

Still see it all the time, just happy to pay the fine.:rolleyes:
I presume it comes with penalty points too.

colm_mcm

Always amazes me that people with cars worth upwards of 50k don't have 300 for a handsfree kit.

Henry Ford III

...or even €30 for a cheap simple bluetooth kit

Hal1

These are great, they clip onto your visor and give off a blue flash which is ulliminated more so by the angle of the windscreen. Noticed a few moving out of my way. Think I paid €25 or so for it from one of the gadget shops. The only downside to them is they charge via usb and it lasts maybe 8 hours.

Seth Brundle

colm_mcm wrote: »

Always amazes me that people with cars worth upwards of 50k don't have 300 for a handsfree kit.

I saw an R8 driving through Donnybrook yesterday and the driver with his phone stuck to his ear! I would have thought the R8 had bluetooth!

Lord Nikon

kbannon wrote: »

I saw an R8 driving through Donnybrook yesterday and the driver with his phone stuck to his ear! I would have thought the R8 had bluetooth!

Personal call with a passenger beside him, by any chance?

Seth Brundle

neuromancer wrote: »

Personal call with a passenger beside him, by any chance?

He was the only person visible in the car!
It was a really stupid thing to do - not just for safety reasons but also because its a car that will stand our a mile!

L1011

Hal1 wrote: »

These are great, they clip onto your visor and give off a blue flash which is ulliminated more so by the angle of the windscreen. Noticed a few moving out of my way. Think I paid €25 or so for it from one of the gadget shops. The only downside to them is they charge via usb and it lasts maybe 8 hours.

My one of those stopped charging entirely and I couldn't find the receipt, worked great until that point. Came with a USB charger for the car... but wouldn't run when plugged in to it!

Hal1

I forgot about the car charger, I still have it somewhere here. I seen those for in car usb chargers on sale for €12. :eek:

Lord Nikon

I have two mobiles, so I have issues

ninty9er

neuromancer wrote: »

I have two mobiles, so I have issues

one headset, one integrated;)