Using phone handset whilst driving

What do you think they were saying to each other? "We need to hurry up and hide these shooters!" Or, "How long until we get to this secret gangster bumming location?"

or "sorry I can't call you, I'm driving"

Ha, a guy cut me up yesterday he was on his phone. I pulled over and phoned him (number on the van), he answered and asked me to hold as he was on the other line. WAC.

fuckin bunny

or "sorry I can't call you, I'm driving"

my mum did that when she was taking call from patient, she hear the background noise and ask them;

"are you driving at the moment?"

"oh yes I am"

which the my mum got little annoyed by how candid the patient said that

"call me back when you're not driving"

and then promptly hang up, the people on the other end should do that too.

Maybe time to knock up a fake ID badge to flash at people again. Anyone know where I can get some police warrant card style leather wallets.

Tell people that they're nicked, take down their details and then go and wrap their car in WAC stickers overnight.

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bringing this back up,

I was driving behind a tatty car the other day, through brixton and along dulwich road into herne hill, the driver was on the phone the whole time, and driving how people on the phone do: like a drunk person. I was periodically hooting at him, and making gestures to put the phone down. He didn't.
As we both stopped at the lights, (I got there a bit later as he was speeding down dulwich road) we pulled alongside each other and I could see he had no nearside mirror, and an open laptop on the dashboard, he wound down his window in question to my remonstration, where I explained that what he was doing was illegal and dangerous. Of course, instead of apologising, he knew better and it was OK and he had done nothing wrong, I stopped listening to him and said I'd report him, he looked all pained and incredulous, like he was some kind of victim.

I saw a driving instructor smoking something suspiciously looking like crack in his car in Herne Hill a few weeks ago.

going up camden rd from holloway one rush hour i passed a car with a fat Nigerian woman talking on the phone and eating a takeaway from her lap at the same time, driving with her knees.

It's ok, she had teh madskillz

I saw a driving instructor smoking something suspiciously looking like crack in his car in Herne Hill a few weeks ago.

You need to smock crack to be a driving instructor. Fuck knows how anyone dose that job.

I drive a large car and whilst I love it I am extremely aware of the damage it could do.
Yesterday I drove up to Leeds and I am sure my girlfriend thinks that I am a mentalist because I ask her to hand me a mint rather than try to get one out of the packet myself.

This may sound stupid- but for me driving demands such concentration to do well I never want to take my eyes off the road.

This was bought home to me the other day when I glanced at the sat nav and went straight through a red light just after turning a corner.

I'm waiting for the three points- and I deserve them.

I drive a large car and whilst I love it I am extremely aware of the damage it could do.
Yesterday I drove up to Leeds and I am sure my girlfriend thinks that I am a mentalist because I ask her to hand me a mint rather than try to get one out of the packet myself.

This may sound stupid- but for me driving demands such concentration to do well I never want to take my eyes off the road.

This was bought home to me the other day when I glanced at the sat nav and went straight through a red light just after turning a corner.

I'm waiting for the three points- and I deserve them.

I only go for the mints if I am drinking vodka and driving otherwise its Werthers Originals for me.....

... when trying to entice schoolchildren into my motor.

... when trying to entice schoolchildren into my motor.

Do sweets/puppies not work any more?

Pft, kids today.

Do sweets/puppies not work any more.

Pft, kids today.

Speaking from experience?

What I saw yesterday really took the piss. Some fuck face in this stupid 4x4 Range Rover turbo thing, massive car with private plates Tony4Cunt or something like that smoking with one hand while texting with the other attempting to turn a corner. Proper gangster looking fucker so I decided against calling him a cunt. 10 seconds later, exactly the same car comes past, this time a white version with plates like Dave1Fuck or something. He too was texting. Must have been texting eachother. Proper gangsters init!

What do you think they were saying to each other? "How long until we get to this secret gangster bumming location?"

Yeah they were my first thoughts, a couple of gay gangsters looking for some fun somewhere. I think it may have been this unpleasant individual.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2572658/Ruthless-loan-shark-John-Kiely-jailed.html

You need to smock crack to be a driving instructor. Fuck knows how anyone dose that job.

Because all your students are guaranteed to be over 16.

I was in Norway a few weeks ago (not riding).

In urban center the drivers where very cautious and you only had to be vaguely near a pedestrian crossing and they stopped for you. Most no arterial town center roads also had a 30 kph speed limit which was definitely obeyed. Apparently people don't tend to brake driving rules out there much as the fines are very high.

However a did see alot of people driving on phones so I guess it must still be legal over there, which was strange considering the high standard of driving, but maybe that's it.. Maybe because enforcement of other driving laws are so high this encourages the drivers to be very aware and even though driving with a mobile clearly distracts you, their level of concentration is so much higher, and the level of caution so much greater it does not cause a problem. A bit like stoned drivers. Being stoned is clearly not good for peoples driving skills, but the effort and caution that stoned people put into driving has actually been show to minimise any extra risk in some studies*.

• I can't remember the study I'm afraid, it far from conclusive, but raises an interesting point.about knowing that your not at your best and compensating.
  

Still had another 4500rpm in the bank too.

classic line!

I was in Norway a few weeks ago (not riding).

In urban center the drivers where very cautious and you only had to be vaguely near a pedestrian crossing and they stopped for you. Most no arterial town center roads also had a 30 kph speed limit which was definitely obeyed. Apparently people don't tend to brake driving rules out there much as the fines are very high.

However a did see alot of people driving on phones so I guess it must still be legal over there, which was strange considering the high standard of driving, but maybe that's it.. Maybe because enforcement of other driving laws are so high this encourages the drivers to be very aware and even though driving with a mobile clearly distracts you, their level of concentration is so much higher, and the level of caution so much greater it does not cause a problem. A bit like stoned drivers. Being stoned is clearly not good for peoples driving skills, but the effort and caution that stoned people put into driving has actually been show to minimise any extra risk in some studies*.

• I can't remember the study I'm afraid, it far from conclusive, but raises an interesting point.about knowing that your not at your best and compensating.
  
  

Its very illegal to drive while on the phone. I cant remember the fine, but its high, just not very well enforced. Urban driving in Norway is slower than in the UK and drivers are more alert to pedestrians.

I still find it a scarey place to cycle though. The general opinion is that cyclists should be on the pavement and not on the road (most cyclists I see use the pavement). I personally see this as dangerous, and therefore use the road. But as drivers dont expect this they often dont know how to react.

If I were to be honest, the most common problem I encounter is overcaution on the part of the motorist. At least a couple times a week someone overtakes me as if I were a car, by pulling onto the other side of the road, while on a blind bend. Scarey shit.

The weird thing is when you come to a patch of road with no path. I've experianced quite a few cyclists following the pedestrian rule (when forced to walk on the road) of travelling opposite to the direction of traffic!

Interesting. I loved Norway. Off topic but what are the bad points about living in Norway? Other than the fact that you have to take yourself down a few notches in the "good looking" scale.

... stoned people put into driving has actually been show to minimise any extra risk in some studies*.

• I can't remember the study I'm afraid, ...
  
  

Hehe

Interesting. I loved Norway. Off topic but what are the bad points about living in Norway? Other than the fact that you have to take yourself down a few notches in the "good looking" scale.

Decent malt wiskey = £50 for 70cl
Zero pub culture.
Lack of decent bikes shops.
I've never seen another cyclist riding fixed (although I've heard of people riding fixed in other regions)
Everything is really far apart (our local rivals in rugby are 8 hours drive away)

Other than that its pretty good. Things like shopping, going out to eat, going to the pub, etc. are really really pricey. So I think it helps if your the sort of person that would rather go hiking/fishing/cycling/skiing etc. for fun and relaxation. To be fair its a pretty amazing place to do said activities.

In about ten minutes I will be shutting down my PC and cycling to my in-laws small holding, about 50 km away. The sun is out and I will be winding around mountains and fjords, on quite country roads, while breathing lovely sea air.

You can imagine why I'm pretty positive about it all the mo. Ask again when its minus 20 and snowing sideways :)

You failed to mention stonkin girls.

You failed to mention stonkin girls.

...and fine foods......no lets not start that again.

You failed to mention stonkin girls.

They smell of fish.......

not "stinkin", "stonkin"