Phones in traffic causing further delays

26-03-2018 10:21AM

Cute hoor 2017 wrote: »

It used to be phones up to the ears while driving, but with the innovation of the smart phone a few years ago its browsing and swiping making it more dangerous as your eyes are taken off the road. Yes this is very common and as big a hindrance to the build up of traffic as anything. It seems people cant travel to and from work without checking their phones in case they miss something in the world of interactive social media and technology.

It's more to do with alleviating the boredom of sitting in traffic than anyone's fear of missing something online.

Markcheese · 26-03-2018 11:20AM

Cameras...
At traffic lights, and motorway bridges, you can usually spot them a mile off, it's more often messaging and looking at the Web than talking on the phone these days... So proving it could be an issue ( unless you see the phone in someone's hand)

gmacww · 26-03-2018 12:49PM

I can beat the phone one. I saw this last summer and it still hasn't been beat yet. All the time cycling (or driving) through the city it's women doing makeup, men shaving etc...

Red micra driving rather erratically in front of me coming up via bushy park one day. Did the (right turn only lane) skip all the way up that and pull in in front of the full lane going straight. More erratic driving and eventually on tempelogue bride I get up beside her. She was stearing with her knees and the odd hand correction, had a phone held to her face with her shoulder and in her hands she was knitting! The pattern was taped to the steering wheel!

She stopped at the light and I pulled up along side her and just looked at her. She casually put the kitting on the passenger seat, tore off the pattern and put the phone down. I stayed there looking and she reached back over and threw the kintting into the passenger footwell.

That's the worst/funniest/most terrifying thing I've seen a driver do while in control of a car.

Comhrá · 26-03-2018 01:40PM

You can't beat the UK cops for ingenuity with catching the phone/drivers. I can't see the Gardai bothering to be honest.

https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/the-police-have-a-very-sneaky-plan-to-catch-people-texting-and-driving/

Alun · 26-03-2018 01:55PM

gmacww wrote: »

I can beat the phone one. I saw this last summer and it still hasn't been beat yet.

Many years ago in stop start traffic on a German autobahn I saw someone in the lane next to me with no hands on the wheel, presumably steering with his knees, banging away at the steering wheel with a pair of drumsticks (real ones, not chicken legs!) with some heavy rock banging out from the speakers.

rubadub · 26-03-2018 02:00PM

Alun wrote: »

banging away at the steering wheel with a pair of drumsticks (real ones, not chicken legs!)

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/gardai-issue-warning-after-woman-12556831

Gardai have issued a stark warning to motorists after a woman was caught eating a plate of chicken curry while driving.

The offence was just one of a spate of bizarre and dangerous practices observed by road traffic Gardai in the last week.

Garda Ronan Mannion said the woman had a full plate of chicken curry in front of her when stopped.

He added: “She had her knife and fork on the steering wheel.”

gmacww · 26-03-2018 02:15PM

Alun wrote: »

Many years ago in stop start traffic on a German autobahn I saw someone in the lane next to me with no hands on the wheel, presumably steering with his knees, banging away at the steering wheel with a pair of drumsticks (real ones, not chicken legs!) with some heavy rock banging out from the speakers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W73uvMPDck

fancy pigeon · 26-03-2018 02:25PM

gmacww wrote: »

I can beat the phone one

Many years ago at this stage I was almost sideswiped on the M3 by someone in a Suzuki Cultus. What was their excuse?

They were reading a kindle at the wheel

DaveyDave · 26-03-2018 11:57PM

pablo128 wrote: »

If I'm at the lights and the twat in front has his head in his lap texting, he's getting blasted out of it if he doesn't move off when the light goes green.

Fcukin idiots. Get the bus if texting is more important than driving a car.

Unfortunately a few people on Boards get upset when you use your horn illegally. Using the term illegally very lightly.

Phones in traffic causing further delays

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