Get off your bloody phone

[FJRider]

So why doesn't the stereo /radio / passenger talking cause the same level of distraction? How is a cop able to use the RT without being similarly distracted?

You can operate the stereo without looking at it. You can talk/listen to your passenger without looking at them. Some Police can operate the RT without looking for the button on the hand held mike ...

Perhaps a phone app for blind people that speaks any texts so you don't need to look at the screen to read or send them. Hands free texting ... what could possibly go wrong ... ???

[skippa1]

You can operate the stereo without looking at it. You can talk/listen to your passenger without looking at them. Some Police can operate the RT without looking for the button on the hand held mike ...

Perhaps a phone app for blind people that speaks any texts so you don't need to look at the screen to read or send them. Hands free texting ... what could possibly go wrong ... ???

It already exists

[Scuba_Steve]

So why doesn't the stereo /radio / passenger talking cause the same level of distraction? How is a cop able to use the RT without being similarly distracted?

Most people don't really listen/concentrate to the radio it's just background noise
Passengers can be as bigger distraction (or even bigger with kids) but they also have the ability to see what's happening & so can adjust the conversation accordingly like waiting for response without getting impatient because of the extended silence or waiting to start talking until after a manoeuvre is performed & the driver requires less concentration on the road
As for the cop, I don't know why you'd think them less distracted? A legislation doesn't change distraction level just wether or not that distraction is lawful. Fun Fact: You can still read a paper while driving*

[rastuscat]

There are several categories of distraction. The current law seeks only to deal with manual distraction.

Cognitive distraction is the real killer.

[granstar]

Most people don't really listen/concentrate to the radio it's just background noise
Passengers can be as bigger distraction (or even bigger with kids) but they also have the ability to see what's happening & so can adjust the conversation accordingly like waiting for response without getting impatient because of the extended silence or waiting to start talking until after a manoeuvre is performed & the driver requires less concentration on the road
As for the cop, I don't know why you'd think them less distracted? A legislation doesn't change distraction level just wether or not that distraction is lawful. Fun Fact: You can still read a paper while driving*

And practice your drumming.


.....That's a bad spell of weather ...Whether you meant a ram or billy goat that was castrated at a young age?

[Murray]

GET OFF YOUR PHONE

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...death-in-crash

Hope she gets what she deserves

A teacher should know better

[Pound]

GET OFF YOUR PHONE

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...death-in-crash

Hope she gets what she deserves

A teacher should know better

Lying old Hag!

"When she spoke to the police, McGirr denied being distracted. She thought the motorcycle had come into her lane and she was taking evasive action to avoid hitting it."

[YellowDog]

Lying old Hag!

"When she spoke to the police, McGirr denied being distracted. She thought the motorcycle had come into her lane and she was taking evasive action to avoid hitting it."

Hopefully, she will lose her job also. Some farkin low life unable to accept responsibility for her reckless actions.

The bitch killed someone ferfuxake

[GazzaH]

Cognitive distraction is the real killer.

Same thing, I guess, with newbie/learners (and returning bikers, like me) having to concentrate on the mechanics of driving, balancing, changing gear, braking, complying with the road rules And All That ... as well as wot that idiot pulling out of a side turning is doing, or whether that horse is spooked enough to jump into my path, or "Golly, that smear on the corner looks and smells remarkably similar to dieselooooooooooooooooh bugger."

Once the basics of riding become autonomous, we have more CPU cycles spare to spot, contemplate and react to safety risks in conscious thought. Meanwhile, we rely on what's left of our brain power, new habits and instincts .... which is why YouTube has so many examples of "Grab a bloody great fistful of brake" nose-dives.

[rastuscat]

Same thing, I guess, with newbie/learners (and returning bikers, like me) having to concentrate on the mechanics of driving, balancing, changing gear, braking, complying with the road rules And All That ... as well as wot that idiot pulling out of a side turning is doing, or whether that horse is spooked enough to jump into my path, or "Golly, that smear on the corner looks and smells remarkably similar to dieselooooooooooooooooh bugger."

Once the basics of riding become autonomous, we have more CPU cycles spare to spot, contemplate and react to safety risks in conscious thought. Meanwhile, we rely on what's left of our brain power, new habits and instincts .... which is why YouTube has so many examples of "Grab a bloody great fistful of brake" nose-dives.

Add to that the myth that the best way to brake is to forget the rear, and just grab as much front as possible as fast as possible.

[HenryDorsetCase]

GET OFF YOUR PHONE

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...death-in-crash

Hope she gets what she deserves

A teacher should know better

Fucking bitch.

Interestingly it was 9pm - presumably they get breath tested/blood tested as a matter of course?

Its interesting to me now that the po po just dont seem to give a fuck about handheld cellphone use anymore. I drove from Shakespeare Rd/Brougham St intersection all the way to Church Corner one day last week and this cunt in a Landrover Disco (newish) was yarning on a cellphone (he was in the left lane I in the right, heavyish traffic but moving at 60kph or so) ALL THE WAY till I got on the motorway. My car is six years old and it seamlessly pairs with my (new) phone so I can talk handsfree. I turn my phone off when driving so I can listen to music though

[YellowDog]

There are several categories of distraction. The current law seeks only to deal with manual distraction.

Cognitive distraction is the real killer.

'Cognitive distraction' covers all of the others, plus so much more.

I had a bad day yesterday. Too much on my mind. I realised it was bad, when I missed my turnoff. Went back and missed it again. Tried to turn the car around and missed the drive badly. Only minor damage done. I decided to call it a day and cancelled what I was doing, before I caused some serious harm.

[Swoop]

Hopefully, she will lose her job also. Some farkin low life unable to accept responsibility for her reckless actions.

The bitch killed someone ferfuxake

I doubt it.

However, the 62-year-old teacher aide admitted
She isn't a real teacher, just an assistant.