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Nice little article in the Herald this morning:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/...ectid=10515669
It looks like hand-held cellphones are to be banned from use while driving.
Normally I do not support government imposed restrictions. However I think this will be a positive step towards making NZ roads safer for bikers.
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Geee finally common sense prevails,I thought the government didn´t have any.
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mean
can I still text whilst on the rg?
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Not possible now to get such legislation through before Parliament rises for the elections.
So its fate will depend on the incoming government, whoever that may be
Originally Posted by skidmark
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sweet. i had a go at a driver the other day at the lights, his arguement was that he wasn't moving. i told him he had been and he was about to, he told me to fuck off cos i was interupting an important call.
would've liked to interupt it with my fist.
original quote from 98tls - Who gives a shite about Kw when you can all arrive in Fox at the same time sit and have a coffee and thank fuck for motorcycles..whatever the wording on the gas tank.
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Breaking news...
A proposed ban on drivers using hand-held cellphones has been announced by the Government in a bid to cut road accidents.
The proposed amendment to the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 is scheduled to be released for public consultation in August.
Transport Safety Minister Harry Duynhoven said drivers would still be able to use hands-free phones and two-way radio under the proposed ban.
An exception would also be made for motorists calling 111 when it was "unsafe or impractical to pull over to make a call" in a genuine emergency.
"The number of reported crashes involving the use of mobile phones has more than doubled over the last six years, with research showing that using a mobile phone while driving increases the risk of being involved in a crash by up to four times," Mr Dynhoven said.
He said "social conventions", meant drivers were more likely to respond to text messages immediately rather than waiting until they had reached their destination.
"This is only going to worsen as access to enhanced technology is increased."
Under the planned amendment, the use of Blackberries and Personal Digital Assistants while driving would also be banned.
Between 2002 and 2007 there were 411 crashes involving injury and 26 fatal crashes where the use of mobile phones or other telecommunication devices was identified as a contributing factor.
Transport Minister Annette King said at least 45 countries had already banned the use of mobile phones while driving.
"While awareness campaigns would continue to focus on the wider issue of driver distraction, the Government's decision to consider a ban on cellphone use recognised the unique nature of mobile phone distraction," Ms King said.
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Silly people, i never put down my coffee/breakfast/newspaper/bottle/gameboy to answer the cellphone. You just use your elbow. The trick is not to let the steering wheel to slip the grip of your knees. While maintaining pressure on the accelerator.
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Erhm, I mean - this legislation is useless unless they include stuff like drinking coffee, reading newspapers, changing clothes, putting on make-up, smoking, talking, day dreaming,... ,etc.
But no, the use of hand-held cellphones while driving should be banned I agree.
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I agree too but somehow I doubt it will be an easy law to enforce, I can still see people doing it all the time whether there is a law against it or not...
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Whew, you had me worried there, I thought you said hand-held cellphones are to be banned from use while riding!
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So are you saying that talking on the cellphone whilst eating a doughnut and surfing KB on the laptop strapped to the bikes fuel tank is a bad idea? Since when??!!
It's time...
There's already a thread on this (though in a different forum):
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I wonder if our local cop will put his phone down now whilst driving
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They should ban eating Maccas while driving
Tackle obesity and distraction crashes at the same time
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No legislation involved apparently, just a change in the regulations, provided there is enough support from the other parties.
it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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