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Post by Murray Guy (Grandad) on Aug 13, 2009 16:30:38 GMT 12
Appreciate it's non-speedway related BUT it does affect us all.
Cellphone use to be illegal as a driver from 1 Nov. Hands-free allowed. 20 demeret points and $80 fine.
I can visualise a raft of accidents resulting from folk braking suddenly,
pulling off to the side of the road, possible stopping in a dangerous area.
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Post by mintie on Aug 13, 2009 17:31:16 GMT 12
the fine could be worse if the blue hats catch you on the track with it Murray
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Post by bernie on Aug 13, 2009 19:03:37 GMT 12
What a crazy country we live in , all this time and money to bring in a new law, surely it could have been handled under dangerous or careless use of a car.
its a goodun, but what a long and windy road to get there.
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Post by busterbell on Aug 13, 2009 20:57:12 GMT 12
i thought there was already a law, where that you were not allowed to do anything that distracted the driver or that required the driver to take a hand of the steering wheel. pie eating etc. i dont have a road code handy but i'm sure that its there, or use to be.  |
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Post by woodart on Aug 13, 2009 21:09:32 GMT 12
i thought there was already a law, pie eating etc. ,,, very dangerous this, breaks many laws, not only driving related ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2009 21:29:14 GMT 12
i wonder how the will know you're actually talking on a cellphone?
talkign on a cell phone maybe a little crazy, txt should definatley be illegal.
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Post by busterbell on Aug 13, 2009 21:54:16 GMT 12
wanna hear something totally hilarious. if you see someone driving and talking/txting on there cell ph, you can call or txt *555 and dob them in   its true!! |
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Post by percy on Aug 13, 2009 22:00:12 GMT 12
What a crazy country we live in , all this time and money to bring in a new law, surely it could have been handled under dangerous or careless use of a car. Dangerous or careless driving only applies when something happens. You can use your cellphone without being dangerous (albeit some people seem unable to!) This new law takes it one step further, outlawing cellphone use regardless of whether use of the cellphone results in dangerous/careless driving. I do think it is hard to enforce and that the purpose of the law is to bring to the public's attention the dangers involved in cell phone usage while driving. This is further reinforced by the unsubstantial fine of $80. Sure beats another $200,000 education tv advertising campaign. |
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Post by Abb0 on Aug 14, 2009 0:25:53 GMT 12
Bloody good idea IMHO. I wish something similar was introduced here in the US. I do a lot of driving all over the US as part of m job and I've lost count of the number of times I've seen bad/dangerous driving only to find the driver's on the phone or texting. No doubt the civil liberterians will be bleating though |
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Post by wolfysmith on Aug 14, 2009 4:28:05 GMT 12
Had the ban here for over 12 months now. Great, I was always sick of stuck behind someone on the motorway, weaving about because they were too busy trying to text someone.
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Post by hbspeedwaychaser on Aug 14, 2009 8:05:52 GMT 12
I cant wait to catch a cop talking on the phone lol.How can they have this rule and not include a cb,rt radio which also uses your hands and also could be a distraction.
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Post by porry41 on Aug 14, 2009 8:26:50 GMT 12
i have hands free.laptop.rt.&cb .90% of my work comes by laptop in my truck no problems .same as cops who have to use mobiles because of there poor rt reception & scanners same as ambulances & many other public & emergency services .the biggist problem IS TEXTING. thats the one they should be banning & if you want to hear the idiots .worse than on here get a cb wot a joke especaly channel 2 or 11 ;D |
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Post by Maddog on Aug 14, 2009 14:27:07 GMT 12
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Post by Patrick 198H on Aug 14, 2009 15:48:42 GMT 12
the other day we were turned out to a house fire, just out of hamilton, i was driving our truck, and believe it or not, we were stuck behind this woman who was doing her hair and on the phone whilst driving. !!!! talk about laugh. We sat behing her for approx 1km. maybe they should ban hairbrushes too ;D ;D ;D
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Post by eddiek on Aug 14, 2009 17:59:33 GMT 12
Did you have lights and sirens on?
Absolutely! Thats an encroachment on our right to freedom of speech! ;D
What good is having a cellphone if your not allowed to whinge about what 99% of the country agrees with when behind the wheel? ;D
I'm kidding BTW - I know civil libertarians have absolutely no sense of humour when it comes to getting some free speech right back at them about what THEY do!
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Post by Patrick 198H on Aug 14, 2009 20:34:05 GMT 12
Did you have lights and sirens on? yup.alternating highbeam headlights to. But its better when you get at close as you can, then drain the air horn tanks !!! ( joking eddie ) lol |
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Post by mike88g on Aug 14, 2009 22:37:59 GMT 12
wanna hear something totally hilarious. if you see someone driving and talking/txting on there cell ph, you can call or txt *555 and dob them in its true!! The ugger is... you would have to pull over to make the call. ;D |
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