SERIOUS - Texting drivers

[Lord Derosso]

It didnt surprise me but I thought this thread has revealed how bad some drivers really are. I love the report on the lady playing with herself. Perhaps bikers arent entirely blameless. after all you do realise what R really stands for dont you??

R for Rogerable tank

Mines a F for F'ing Fun

[Unforgiven]

Anyone see the news last night about the 62 year-old "medical professional" reading her new book while driving out of Chch? $400 fine for careless use. Reckoned it was such a good book she just couldn't put it down...!

So you should be able to get the same for reading/whiting a txt.


As for the news, it depends whats a hot topic when its written as to where they point blame. A few months back during all the 'boy racer' bashing a kid down south driving a type R integra killed himself going round a tight corner at 150+km/h, while txting his mate.
The news blamed the car, not the dumass behind the wheel!! They tried to say that it was far to powerfull for a teenager to be driving, thats why he died?

Lets face it, the NZ government isnt going to do anything about it any time soon. And the police wont either, even if they get power to fine people for cellphone use while driving it will only be another little power trip for many of them, just like the street racing laws, get pulled over, nothing to fine you for, have a ticket for txting while driving, try to prove you wernt.

[SPman]

You should try txting while riding ...........

now that takes skill

Done that - piece of piss with a tankbag......and a straight bit of road with no traffic helps, as well.

[SPman]

There's an old guy in Huntly who drives a blue Pajero covered in lights,and he wears a hat.The back windows and bumper have stickers everwhere - Fly,Acerbis,Answer,Castrol and stuff like that,and a couple of big ''Look out for Motorcycles'' stickers on the rear bumper.I find that stuff very distracting - do you think this sort of thing should be allowd? I really don't trust him...he didn't even shave his mustache in november.

He drives up to Mt Roskill every day????

[scumdog]

Text me while you're riding home from the pub. We'll catch up and discuss.

Well even the supposedly well edumacated are READING while driving, so texting is not new. Have you any good books?? CB

[Ghost_Bullet]

I get so pissed when following some car and it is going left and right all over the show, and all ya see through the back window is a head looking up and down at thier phone.

Though I have to admit to sitting at lights after it has turned green not realising it had turn while punching out a txt. And then I get pissed at me self

[Madness]

Yeah, I do it. I also talk on the phone, work on my tablet, pick my nose/ears/arse (not all at once) and eat mince pies, all whilst driving my cage.

I've never had a problem, Probably I think because I'm such a good driver. You might even say I'm an expert driver, bloody brilliant in fact.

[knight rider]

I gota admit I haven't noticed a cage driver texting yet but have noticed lots of cage drivers talking on their phone. Because the fu*#wits pull out in front of me & cut me off. I just wait for some space & pull along side them pull in the clutch & give the bike some gas. all while right next to them that way they can't hear on the phone & they turn & look at me & I give the the middle finger then let the clutch out & fly away