Bastards on cell phones.

[skidMark]

The issue isn't cellphones.

The issue is driver inattention. Cellphones are only one thing that contributes to driver inattention. If cellphone use is to be prohibited in cars, then so too should be delinquent rear seat passengers (e.g. small children).

So car drivers use cellphones. They want to kill bikers no matter what else they're doing. HTFU.

When you get to your age Hitcher HTFU requires a little pill called viagra.

[PrincessBandit]

I sometimes text while driving (one of those who can do it without looking at the number buttons), but then try to be extra vigilant so that it is not at the expense of my road skills. Haven't mastered the art of it with bike gloves on though....

[cruza]

We have a road that runs past work ,also follows a river and has several sharp bends in it, apart from a few boy racers who have dumped their cars in the water after losing control on the corners at high speed, several female drivers have done the same while on there cell phones, one even got out of the car still talking as she waded back to the bank,

[homer]

It's perfectly legal even though 33 deaths have been directly linked to cellphone usage while driving, during the 2006-2007 road toll season.

Everyone, up to the Minister of Transport knows that it is an issue but no one is willing to tackle it head on. Cellphone usage causes less than 10% of all motor vehicle related deaths so it can't be THAT bad.

That could be potentially people on the phone on the farm or in some other area not necessarily on the road
You know the how we get answers and results bull shit

400 people die from the cars emissions .....not
its actually between 50 and 700 but theres no answer for definate ,so well just go for the middle somewhere

[Mort]

I think texting whilst driving is so reckless as to be utterly disgusting. I know there are far more people who drive automatic cars here than say in the UK where trying to drive and talk is a real hazard.... but even so.... its the fact that drivers attention is else where. Is there any movement towards banning mobile phone driving ....?

Statistically, its far more hazardous to bikers than the cheese cutter issue and we all know the government will look to statistics before using any common sense.

[James Deuce]

That could be potentially people on the phone on the farm or in some other area not necessarily on the road
You know the how we get answers and results bull shit

No, they were road deaths specifically attributable to careless cellphone usage on public roads. This group of deaths were defined as part of the road toll.

[James Deuce]

When you get to your age Hitcher HTFU requires a little pill called viagra.

Maybe. Maybe not. You'll have to wait and see when you get to that age, won't you?

[Fatjim]

Won't we all.

[DingoZ]

Maybe. Maybe not. You'll have to wait and see when you get to that age, won't you?

If that age is obtained you mean.......

[skidMark]

If that age is obtained you mean.......

Jesus, didn't see that coming.

[poplar_pete]

There's only 1 thing that bothers me more than someone texting or talking on a mobile phone whilst driving.. Its all those ignorant f......s that feel the need to flick cigarette ash or flick the butts out of car windows whilst Im travelling either behind them or overtaking them.

[fredie]

talking on a hand held phone and texting is banned here. 3 points and fines . but it does not stop them i see hundreds still doing it all day in sydney . i pull up next too them and beep the horn for 30secs i had this guy in a van swerve fully into my lane at me cause i beeped the horn . how fuhkin crazy is that the law has been spoken about too make it harsher like automatic 3 months bann from drivingit makes me sick seeing these fuchkwits turning left from the middle lane on a 6 lane hway cause there not paying attention on the phone. that how i was taken out .put in hospital

[Jiminy]

The issue is driver inattention. Cellphones are only one thing that contributes to driver inattention. If cellphone use is to be prohibited in cars, then so too should be delinquent rear seat passengers (e.g. small children).

I believe that hand free systems would mitigate the risk quite significantly. And beyond that, well, a car is a car, so yes, there will always be some distraction for the driver.

Even if you drive extra-defensively, I'm sure you would appreciate a couple of simple measures to reduce the risk.

I sometimes text while driving (one of those who can do it without looking at the number buttons), but then try to be extra vigilant so that it is not at the expense of my road skills. Haven't mastered the art of it with bike gloves on though....

Mmmmmmmmmh, makes me think of the drivers who, after a couple of drinks too many, claim that they drive extra cautiously. No matter how vigilant you are, texting is a serious distraction. And if you make it a habit, there might just be this one time when you take your eyes off the road...

There's only 1 thing that bothers me more than someone texting or talking on a mobile phone whilst driving.. Its all those ignorant f......s that feel the need to flick cigarette ash or flick the butts out of car windows whilst Im travelling either behind them or overtaking them.

Agreed. I had a cigarette once bouncing off my face as I often ride with an open visor. Not pleasant.

[swbarnett]

Talking on a cell phone while driving will make a bad driver worse. A good driver will be unaffected by it because they know the phone is secondary. Driving remains the number one priority.

The problem is not cell phones (at least not talking, texting is another matter), the problem is that we have so many bad drivers in the first place.

[swbarnett]

I know there are other distractions to consider as well but this is about cell phones.

But you can't consider cell phones in isolation while those other distractions are also still legal. Besides, we don't need to ban cell phones because the police already have a law that covers drivers that are not paying due care and attention to their driving.