Bloggers driving while snapping

greensheep777 · 08-09-2017 12:01am #1

Makes me cringe. The main blogger was at it for a good 5 minutes on Snapchat today - both in city traffic and flying down back roads. How long is it until one of them kills someone?
And the Road Safety Authority have worked with some of these people! I would have thought bloggers who clearly drive very distracted would be the last people they'd want to be associated with. You don't see Kate Moss doing work for anti-smoking charities.

gossipgirl10 · 08-09-2017 12:39am

I'm pretty sure they are being driven by someone? Camera reverses things so it might look like they are in driver seat but they are in passenger seat....

njs030 · 08-09-2017 12:48am

Who's the main blogger?

Sunny Dayz · 08-09-2017 11:02am

If the seat belt is crossing their shoulder on the right of your screen, then they are in the driver seat.

Gunslinger92 · 08-09-2017 11:21am

notjustsweet wrote: »

Who's the main blogger?

So sue me, I think

yummymummyjay · 09-09-2017 10:00pm

So sue me is never driving in the snaps its Dylan driving usually. The camera makes it look like she is in the drivers seat but she's not

Sunny Dayz · 11-09-2017 12:43pm

I've called out 2 bloggers (snappers, instagrammers/ whatever you call them) recently for posting pics and snaps while driving.
One had pics up on instagram clearly having been taking from the driver seat, in one of them you could see the speed was in excess of the speed limit. I called them out on it, and they said they wouldn't post pics like that again and deleted the pic. But didn't apologise or excuse the fact that they were driving whilst using their phone, and speeding.

Another one I called out had been clearly snapping while using their mobile, they appear to be in the driver seat and the car is clearly moving. I messaged to ask were they driving while snapping and got back a "thanks for your concern" reply.

What annoys me is they are local to my part of the country. I enjoyed following them as it's nice to support local people and see pics of what's in stock down the country and in local stores rather than in Dublin or Cork stores. But I can't believe these people drive the same roads as me and my family doing that! :0

retro:electro · 11-09-2017 2:51pm

I'd message them and say if you see them snapping while driving again you'll be walking into the Garda station and showing them the footage. Sorry but that's just so unacceptable. If someone in my town was at that on the same roads as I drive and my sisters drives with her kids in tow, I'd be fuming. Wtf is wrong with people in this day and age that they think that's acceptable? Has every campaign and ad gone over their heads? You are not that important that you need to risk your life and that of others to take a video of yourself. Fair play SD for messaging them.

yummymummyjay · 17-09-2017 10:09pm

I couldn't cope with a certain blogger snapping her partner driving with their little kid on his lap tonight. Now fair enough they were in an estate I think but still. He kept driving fast and jamming on and her head would jolt... my god...

StripedBoxers · 17-09-2017 10:24pm

yummymummyjay wrote: »

I couldn't cope with a certain blogger snapping her partner driving with their little kid on his lap tonight. Now fair enough they were in an estate I think but still. He kept driving fast and jamming on and her head would jolt... my god...

What blogger is this? Could you PM me if you didn't want to say here?

yummymummyjay · 18-09-2017 10:11am

Done!

Sunny Dayz · 18-09-2017 10:23am

yummymummyjay wrote: »

I couldn't cope with a certain blogger snapping her partner driving with their little kid on his lap tonight. Now fair enough they were in an estate I think but still. He kept driving fast and jamming on and her head would jolt... my god...

I'm assuming they had no seatbelt on the child either...

RTA's (road traffic accidents) still happen in housing estates. A small child was knocked down and killed in a housing estate in our town a few years ago. Even in our estate the speed some people drive through it is appalling and you don't know when a child could run out on the road to chase a ball or a dog.

ratmouse · 18-09-2017 9:29pm

yummymummyjay wrote: »

Done!

I am shocked to hear this, I really am. Is it possible to Pm me the bloggers name also please?

yummymummyjay · 19-09-2017 12:28am

ratmouse wrote: »

I am shocked to hear this, I really am. Is it possible to Pm me the bloggers name also please?

Done

yummymummyjay · 19-09-2017 12:29am

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

I'm assuming they had no seatbelt on the child either...

RTA's (road traffic accidents) still happen in housing estates. A small child was knocked down and killed in a housing estate in our town a few years ago. Even in our estate the speed some people drive through it is appalling and you don't know when a child could run out on the road to chase a ball or a dog.

He was wearing his belt but the child wasn't. She's only 3 or so aswell. I was horrified! The mother actually said omg watch her head while laughing but they kept doing it...this went on for a good while

StripedBoxers · 19-09-2017 12:32am

It's a pity the guards didn't come up behind or in front of them and catch them at it.

Utterly irresponsible and reckless behaviour.

If there was an accident that little girl was injured, I am fully confident of it.

Ballerina · 19-09-2017 8:37pm

StripedBoxers wrote: »

It's a pity the guards didn't come up behind or in front of them and catch them at it.

Utterly irresponsible and reckless behaviour.

If there was an accident that little girl was injured, I am fully confident of it.

I couldn't get over it either

yummymummyjay · 19-09-2017 8:39pm

Ballerina wrote: »

I couldn't get over it either

It's not just me then? I was expecting to see uproar on Facebook posts etc about it but nothing... by far the worst driving snapping thing I have witnessed

Lindy97 · 19-09-2017 9:13pm

depends on who it was i.e how well known they are?

ratmouse · 30-09-2017 11:19am

Fairy seen before driving without N plates displayed. Obviously was too cool to be seen with them

scarbouro · 10-10-2017 9:48am

I watched Rosanna Davison snapping while driving yesterday evening. Snapping about where her coat was from while giving a full view of it. It's not the first time I've seen her do it either. She's also an ambassador for VW. Setting such a bad example imo.

GingerLily · 10-10-2017 11:54am

scarbouro wrote: »

I watched Rosanna Davison snapping while driving yesterday evening. Snapping about where her coat was from while giving a full view of it. It's not the first time I've seen her do it either. She's also an ambassador for VW. Setting such a bad example imo.

That's so careless and dangerous, it makes my blood boil!

retro:electro · 10-10-2017 12:30pm

What a moronic moment. Nobody cares that much about your bloody coat, ffs. The narcissism knows no bounds.

Ray37 · 11-10-2017 8:06pm

That's shocking! I havent seen the snaps myself, but VW should not be working with her if she is snapping and driving.

Bloggers driving while snapping

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