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Except it is different. A conversation with someone sat next to you is different to a someone on a phone. And holding a phone is different again.
Just to clarify WLLRNNN, I presume when in the outside lane you are there because are overtaking (UK laws). |
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I think I should have worded my post a little better, I have a hands free kit and dont condone the use of a phone whilst driving, but some of the posts on here make it sound like I drive with no consideration to others! I get annoyed when I see drivers holding a phone and driving badly. My point is we are living in a nanny state where we are told every day what is good and what is bad. Be it the car we drive or the food we eat, we are told what is bad for us and theres a large number of people that will simply agree and tutt at those that dont conform. A few years ago I was passenger in a friends car in the US, when his phone rang. We were on a freeway, and he simply pulled over onto the hard shoulder and took the call. I was amazed as in the UK you just cant do that, his reply was everyone does it and its ok. Other countries allow drivers to eat,drink,smoke and use phones even if its proven that these things cause accidents. Admittedly this country has some awful drivers with no road sence so limiting the things they can do whist driving is a good thing. As i said in my post, its bad driving thats the cause, not the phone itself.
As for driving with one hand - I knew of a garage owner that had one hand - so he was a bad driver was he? And a disabled guy that drove with a disc under 1 foot - what about him? Its simply assuming that no-one can be in control of a car with 1 hand doing something else. Oh and for all of you that think Im a bad driver, Ive not had an accident in nearly 15 years and in 20 odd years of driving only had 1 speeding ticket... |
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As an aside we would need less nannying if people weren't so stupid and drove with more care and attention. I think that people shouldn't be nannied, people should be allowed to take responsibility. And one part of that responsibility is to drive with care and attention. Last edited by Adam43; 7 May 2007 at 16:12. Reason: spellin. |
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The whole point of the "nanny" state we live in, is as usual the few ruin it for others, I could probably drive round Brands Hatch at racing speed talking on my hand held phone. But some people I know that have had a full licence for 40+ and a lot less years couldn't drive the proverbial greasy stick up their a***e. So you can't have a law for one and not others. This isn't an ageism thing it crosses the whole spectrum of drivers.
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