Toxteth O'Grady
Hey, can someone clarify the law regarding cell phone use when driving a car.
- Is it legal in NZ ?
- What happens in the event of an accident ?
- Do the police actually do anything about it ?
- What are the penalties ?
Y'know I see people on the phone all the time.... sometimes there are more drivers n the phone than those not on the phone. Its 'kin lethal... Its madness. I hate seeing it when riding.... its worse than seeing a drunk driver in my opinion.
Forum whore
[YOUTUBE]LFv-q0qnTIQ[/YOUTUBE]Originally Posted by Mort
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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.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Going for a ride
unless your on the receiving end
they are a friggin hazard, and yet these idiots have no fucking clue when you blast your horn at them, knock on their windows, flick the bird at them and hurl abuse - all they give you is a dumb retarded look, what did I do??
It is what it is
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The police can charge the driver with careless use causing death or injury and I suspect, and hope, that we will begin to see these charges being laid in the future.
In my experience it is texting that is the most dangerous as 9 times out of 10 if the car is weaving around they will be texting, if the car is going slow and inconsistent in speed they will be talking.
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Look Ma, no hands hehehe
There was a segment on 'Close up' recently (either 'Close Up' or 20/20) on cell phone usage in a vehicle, where they tested a number of people.
They discovered that the people tested actually drove better texting than if they were talking on the cell phone.
They found that most of them could text without even looking at the cell phone keyboard.
But for some unknown reason when chatting they got more distracted whilst driving.
It was an interesting test.
Hardcore Biker
Unfortunately it appears to still be legal, but it should not be. Have had several close calls involving fuckwits who were texting and trying to drive at the same time.
Hands Free kits should be the only thing allowed to be used while driving.
Have you ever been following a vehicle that appears to be driving normally then suddenly it all changes, they slow down and start to wander all over the road as if they were drunk. Or you are behind them at the traffic lights and they don't move when the lights go green. I'll guarantee that nine times out of ten they are using a cell phone when this happens.
I know there are other distractions to consider as well but this is about cell phones.
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Yeah, it was interesting, but even so, the deaths so far reported due to cellphone use have been because the driver was texting, rather than talking. Either way, the standard of driving here is so appalling generally that it seems most can't cope with either!
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Look Ma, no hands hehehe
yep, I watched a dude in Newmarket one day...... just change lanes and almost taking a scooter rider out...
I pulled up beside him to tell him at the next set of lights (50 metres ahead)..... Lets just say that the other person on the end of that ph call got to hear what this driver did wrong.
All the guy said was 'sorry' after looking in his rear view mirror... bit late by then.
Now, he had changed lanes without indicating, never looked and checked his mirrors and he was chatting on the cell phone, totally unaware that he had almost taken out a rider...... or that there was anyone else on the road other than himself.
I hope the other person on the phone quickly hung up so that the driver could concentrate on the road ahead.
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ROFL!!!! Good on you! I can just imagine it!
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
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Hang on, you're not American are you?
That was sarcasm.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
The instructions are simple...
Using a cellphone whilst driving is legal.
BUT like anything else you may do/not do whilst driving, it is covered by the Careless Use scenario. If you do something that contravenes this section of the law, and are seen, you will no doubt be charged with that. If you are involved in an 'accident', what you were doing that lead to that crash makes no difference. It is Careless Use, subject to degrees of, before ramping up to Dangerous Use.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Mormon Few Stunt Crew©
im always on the phone while driving company trucks...
especailly on hiways
Going for a ride
nah worse than one of 'emHang on, you're not American are you?
It is what it is
Deus ex ukulele
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.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
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