.. berating mobile phone users

whiplashwilly

30/11/2006 at 15:47

In recent months i have taken to berating drivers who are using their mobile phones whilst driving.. escpecially when they've just pulled across me/not looked and cut me up. Im waiting for the good weather so i can find someone using their mobile in a convertable, than i could just whip it off them and deposit it onto the tarmac.

I say positive action is needed. 3 points still doesnt mean a lot to most drivers.. but being frowned apon by other road users might?

all this came about after i saw one of those traffic cop shows... some pie eating lorry driver crushed a girl who was sitting in a queue of traffic... because he was using his phone..

opinions ?

KorkyKat

30/11/2006 at 15:49

I do the same as you. Give the bastards grief. If they want to get out of their car for a punch up, no problem. Leather gloves and hard crash helmet. Easy job.

Visordown - Two Bald Men Fighting Over A Comb

30/11/2006 at 15:50

I devote more attention to tuning my car radio TBH.

Big Nige

30/11/2006 at 15:51

I prefer to drink & drive rather than phone & drive...unless I'm phoning for a pizza.

balbas

30/11/2006 at 15:53

Want to police the roads? Join the police...

Otherwise, concentrate on your own driving/riding and make sure they don't hit you.

Taking someone's phone off them and throwing it away could (I guess) be construed as theft and criminal damage (although I'm sure VD plod would advise better...)

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Count Steer

30/11/2006 at 15:53

I find phoning is a bit of a distraction in the car, prefer to text actually.

Big Nige

30/11/2006 at 15:53

Count Steer wrote

I find phoning is a bit of a distraction in the car, prefer to text actually.

How are you with games?

Count Steer

30/11/2006 at 15:54

Big Nige wrote

How are you with games?

Struggling mate. New phone - learning all over again.

Big Nige

30/11/2006 at 15:55

Count Steer wrote

Struggling mate. New phone - learning all over again.

Use both hands...much easier mate.

Ultramouse

30/11/2006 at 15:57

I was thinking at lunch how cool it would be to have the magic ability to turn mobile phones into turds. I just think it would be a great skill, seen as how people cradle their phones so close to their faces, that with just one magic puff, a big sweaty turd would replace their beloved gizmo.

Now i just got to work on me magik powerz

bigpresh

30/11/2006 at 15:59

Count Steer wrote

Struggling mate. New phone - learning all over again.

Sod the phone get a Playstation in the car, hours of fun.

Don't forget the beer fridge too.

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maddog

30/11/2006 at 15:59

opinions??

I think you are a twat

DefTrap

30/11/2006 at 16:02

whiplashwilly wrote

opinions ?

You don't object to speeding though, I'll wager.

Count Steer

30/11/2006 at 16:02

Big Nige wrote

Use both hands...much easier mate.

Yerp..that's OK in the auto (and on the bike of course) but not so good in the manual, except on the M25.

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30/11/2006 at 16:03

'Ere you go.........

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str0nach

30/11/2006 at 16:07

whiplashwilly wrote

3 points still doesnt mean a lot to most drivers.. but being frowned apon by other road users might?

Agreed that drivers using their mobiles tend to be a complete liability however: ^^^.... Don't think so mate. Do you really think your average driver on the phone cares, or even notices, if they get frowned at by some stranger on a bike?

the oaf

30/11/2006 at 16:13

Get one of these:
www.spy-equipment.co.uk/Jammers/jammers.html
They're not cheap, mind.

I've taken to attaching my mobile phone signal jammer to the bike when I go out now. If I see someone on their phone going the opposite way, then a quick press will cut their signal. Someone next to me at the lights yakking? No more signal.

It's intensely satisfying seeing their confusion.

Only problem is that they're illegal in this country, so if you want one, you firstly need to have a Stateside (preferably) address you can have it delivered to, then that recipient needs to dismantle it, and send you back the component parts individually, with little notes like, "this should be right for your stereo.", etc.

Do you know what people are mostly? Bastards! Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling. But I don't find them half as annoying as I find naive bubble-headed optimists who walk around vomiting sunshine.
I'm fairly sure if they took porn off the internet, there'd only be one website left, and it'd be called "Bring back the porn!"

Big Nige

30/11/2006 at 16:33

Bit of pointless drama isn't it?

Olly

30/11/2006 at 16:42

Hello? Hellooooo?

I'm on my way home now... traffic is awful.

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Count Steer

30/11/2006 at 16:44

Olly wrote

Hello? Hellooooo?

I'm on my way home now... traffic is awful.

will b l8 2 m8 :-(

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