Cellphone use while driving

[glyder]

The amount of people i see with a phone in there hand txting talking etc i guess the police arent making enough money out of it so they think why bother, as some prat tail ends them cause they where too busy txting lol

[Edbear]

News item teh other week mentioned that more people were ignoring the law, and in my experience travelling the motorway every day, it seems true. I still often, come upon a driver weaving along, slowing down and generally exhibiting all the usual signs, and sure enough, as I pass them they are texting...

Problem for Police, is catching them at it and unless they are dobbed in, it's not easy to do.

[Scuba_Steve]

the law has made it more dangerous again tho, as people now try to hide the phone when txting & thus end up looking at the floor instead of the road. But the hands-free kits are no safer & if anything more dangerous when it comes to voice communication all studies show this & if you've ever watched the average person using one you can see why. The latest from the U.S. (which has had this cell rule for a couple years now) is pre & post cell rules accident rates have not changed, the "hansfree" rule has done absolutely nothing to bring the accident rate down.
I reckon just like the inforcment of the speed rule, its just here to make the Govt more money.

[Squiggles]

The latest from the U.S. (which has had this cell rule for a couple years now) is pre & post cell rules accident rates have not changed, the "hansfree" rule has done absolutely nothing to bring the accident rate down..

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[Ixion]

I gotted beterer for a bit when they bringded in the law. Then it gotted worserer again.

[huff3r]

It is doing something... noticed how many people you see parked up in stupid places just to answer their phone? Or is it just down here that people do that? :lol:

[mattian]

It is doing something... noticed how many people you see parked up in stupid places just to answer their phone? Or is it just down here that people do that? :lol:

yup... and pulling over suddenly on bends without indicating because they're in the middle of answering it :angry: its made the roads.... soooooo much safer.

[98tls]

The amount of people i see with a phone in there hand txting talking etc i guess the police arent making enough money out of it so they think why bother, as some prat tail ends them cause they where too busy txting lol Might come as a suprise to ya but cops dont make the laws.

[KapitiLizard]

Might come as a suprise to ya but cops dont make the laws.

Yep, they don't make em. And they also break em. Passed a marked patrol car not long ago with the driver (in uniform) talking on his cellphone.

[98tls]

Yep, they don't make em. And they also break em. Passed a marked patrol car not long ago with the driver (in uniform) talking on his cellphone. :shit::shit::shit::gob:Possibly he was speaking into a dictaphone to remind himself to change motorcycling websites after spending an hour in a layby on the internet reading "cry me a river" threads about cops on KB.

[marty]

Yep, they don't make em. And they also break em. Passed a marked patrol car not long ago with the driver (in uniform) talking on his cellphone.
they don't make em and they also break em? good england bro.

pretty sure the 5-0 are excempt - like loss of traction, speeding, not stopping for red lights and carrying a firearm without a licence.....

[Toaster]

It is doing something... noticed how many people you see parked up in stupid places just to answer their phone? Or is it just down here that people do that? :lol:

Yeah those stupid speed camera van drivers are always texting texting texting and parked up in the worst possible places!

[Toaster]

Might come as a suprise to ya but cops dont make the laws.

Have you never heard of the Fish and Chip Act??!! (internal joke)

[Scuba_Steve]

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Source = Highway Loss Data Institute
- Surprisingly, a new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute shows bans prohibiting handheld cell phone use while driving do not reduce the number of crashes.

[glyder]

Originally Posted by KapitiLizard
Yep, they don't make em. And they also break em. Passed a marked patrol car not long ago with the driver (in uniform) talking on his cellphone.
Possibly he was speaking into a dictaphone to remind himself to change motorcycling websites after spending an hour in a layby on the internet reading "cry me a river" threads about cops on KB.

i know the police have a hard job, aint enough money in the world for me to do it. But it does appear as if only certain laws are being enforced, and others ignored. We can all give tales of police in unmarked cars speeding with out there lights on and cops doing silly things. Its juts seems to me that the moblie phone law has been ignored, and people are thinking of more stupid ways of getting round it. It does need to be enforced more

[oldrider]

Originally Posted by KapitiLizard
Yep, they don't make em. And they also break em. Passed a marked patrol car not long ago with the driver (in uniform) talking on his cellphone.
Possibly he was speaking into a dictaphone to remind himself to change motorcycling websites after spending an hour in a layby on the internet reading "cry me a river" threads about cops on KB.

i know the police have a hard job, aint enough money in the world for me to do it. But it does appear as if only certain laws are being enforced, and others ignored. We can all give tales of police in unmarked cars speeding with out there lights on and cops doing silly things. Its juts seems to me that the moblie phone law has been ignored, and people are thinking of more stupid ways of getting round it. It does need to be enforced more

Well, it's like Liabour's dangerous dog chipping law, that stopped the dog attacks in it's tracks! NOT! :tugger:

We have been observing the same as others have said on this thread!

Cars pulling over dangerously and parking in stupid places, just to answer their phone!

Otherwise, apart from those few, it is business as usual, on the cellphone, yap, yap, yap!

Nothings much changed, if anything, it's just got worse! :mobile: :rolleyes:

[Bounce001]

Just blast the driver with the stebel airhorn and watch them run off the road!

[Pixie]

Another half arsed NZ law and half arsed enforcement from the half arsed NZ law makers.

Indicating at roundabouts all over again

[Scuba_Steve]

Another half arsed NZ law and half arsed enforcement from the half arsed NZ law makers.

Indicating at roundabouts all over again

here, here!

[p.dath]

If I recall the introduction of the law correctly, the intention was not to use the law for primary enforcement (aka, to pull people over for using a mobile phone), but to address the situation where an accident happened as a result of the use of a mobile phone, and only a generic charged could be laid.

[vifferman]

During one of my few brief moments of lucidity, I realised that after the initial non-flurry of fear caused people to not use their cellphones, it'd be like every other law that people flout (speed limits, stop signs, red lights, indicating manoeuvres, etc etc.) and a considerable number of people would ignore it, knowing the chance of getting caught was minimal. Rationalisation of risk mitigation would see a lot choosing to do it anyway.
In any case, it's like other laws that don't really need enforcing - if someone has an accident, and use of a cellphone is a factor, then ticket them. It didn't really require another law, especially one the cops probably think is trifling and difficult to enforce, so don't bother.
(DId this make sense? Coffee+TheManiaPartOfManicDepression=Gibberish?)

[glyder]

what you mean is it make far more money for the cops to pull speeders, but ignore idiots who think its ok to jump red lights. Cause then the cop may acually have to work and go to court. On top of that they need easy kills to get there quotas up lol

[golfmade]

Often see a lot of people here talking or texting while on scooters. That, I can at least understand somewhat as you don't need to worry about the clutch and shifting. But when I see idiots doing it on motorcycles I wonder how they plan to get out of first gear when the light turns green.

[ukusa]

I've stopped using the cellphone whilst driving, I can now concentrate more on eating my hot pie while selecting another song on the ipod, and talking to the passenger all at the same time.

[Toaster]

The amount of people i see with a phone in there hand txting talking etc i guess the police arent making enough money out of it so they think why bother, as some prat tail ends them cause they where too busy txting lol

So you expect cops to be everywhere all the time? Do they catch every speeder?, every non-belted passenger?, every burglar driving off with your TV?

Personally I found it hard to text with motorcycle gloves on anyway :shifty: