Texting and driving

[george formby]

Someone, Edbear IIRC, posted a new initiative by the police to control phone use in cars. Cheers Ed. Made me think of this.

[Moi]

That's a great ad.

So the Belgiums not only make great beer but also have a sense of humour. In Europe at present and surprised at the number who do text/call while driving/riding - whether a bicycle or a PTW...

[caspernz]

Good clip. Jafas seem to learn the same by rear ending the car in front when they're dawdling along the motorway carpark...

[Edbear]

Too true! I'm sure I am seeing increasing numbers of rear-endings when travelling into and out of Auckland these days.

Plus a greater number of those openly holding their mobile phone to their ears, along with those who are looking down at their laps.

I do *555 from time to time and the Police call center receptionists are always grateful. The Police are exasperated by the stupidity of them.

Now before anyone argues the point, notice the increasing number of accidents the cops have to deal with when they would rather be dealing to more serious matters. They have to attend avoidable accidents instead which uses a lot of time and money.

Maybe the idiots causing the accidents should be billed for their time?

[bogan]

Too true! I'm sure I am seeing increasing numbers of rear-endings when travelling into and out of Auckland these days.

That's just summer approaching, we're seeing an increasing amount of tidy rear ends around these parts too.

[jellywrestler]

That's just summer approaching, we're seeing an increasing amount of tidy rear ends around these parts too.

was in palmy on monday, over three sets of lights, in a row i counted nine vehicles going through red lights, middle of the arvo, no rush hour traffic, never seen anything like it before, what's the story?

[bogan]

was in palmy on monday, over three sets of lights, in a row i counted nine vehicles going through red lights, middle of the arvo, no rush hour traffic, never seen anything like it before, what's the story?

You came through on a good day...

[Edbear]

was in palmy on monday, over three sets of lights, in a row i counted nine vehicles going through red lights, middle of the arvo, no rush hour traffic, never seen anything like it before, what's the story?

People are becoming increasingly selfish and impatient. The heavy traffic is getting to them.

People in general are becoming more reactionary and less tolerant.

[Scuba_Steve]

was in palmy on monday, over three sets of lights, in a row i counted nine vehicles going through red lights, middle of the arvo, no rush hour traffic, never seen anything like it before, what's the story?

You mean the Palmy that is rated worst drivers in NZ.
Also I know there's at-least 1 set of lights they decided to let a monkey control & it allows 1 car through legally, maybee 2 if they're both onto it & accelerate with decent force

[Shaun Harris]

[QUOTE=Edbear;1130901625]People are becoming increasingly selfish and impatient


That is the whole problem with the entire New Zealand culture up bringing now. Me me me me me me only

Text and driving NO I say, talking on a phone and driving, is no more distracting than changing the channel on your radio, or talking to your children, and please do not say you must have 2 hands on the wheel at all times bahahahaha or even listening to your radio. How many times have you cracked up whilst driving due to some thing you herd on the radio, STRUTH, where TF do we stop in the soft arse country.

[Shaun Harris]

You mean the Palmy that is rated worst drivers in NZ.
Also I know there's at-least 1 set of lights they decided to let a monkey control & it allows 1 car through legally, maybee 2 if they're both onto it & accelerate with decent force

Ch Ch had that a few years back for this reason, down there is dam lethal

[Scuba_Steve]

Ch Ch had that a few years back for this reason, down there is dam lethal

ChurChur still has lights that under the retard giveway rule are impossible to make a right hand turn on without running a red

[Shaun Harris]

ChurChur still has lights that under the retard giveway rule are impossible to make a right hand turn on without running a red

Yea, that one blew me away last time there a few months ago also. Ya would think they would change that, but guess the focus is on diff things still, a little more important than drivers being happy chappies

[Maha]

Too true! I'm sure I am seeing increasing numbers of rear-endings when travelling into and out of Auckland these days.

Plus a greater number of those openly holding their mobile phone to their ears, along with those who are looking down at their laps.

I do *555 from time to time and the Police call center receptionists are always grateful. The Police are exasperated by the stupidity of them.

Now before anyone argues the point, notice the increasing number of accidents the cops have to deal with when they would rather be dealing to more serious matters. They have to attend avoidable accidents instead which uses a lot of time and money.

Maybe the idiots causing the accidents should be billed for their time?

We used it (*555) last weekend, following a car drifting over the center line, and at times double yellows, the worst was almost half the car over on a left hand bend. I let the waiting cop in just before we got into Masterton and he pulled the driver over.

[caspernz]

The campaign (coming up) to catch folks driving distracted is only just ahead of vigilante type action I'm guessing. After all if kiwi folk get upset by tourist driving habits, the multimedia obsession of a portion of our local drivers makes their driving far worse...