Drivers face new phone penalties

Don't forget people....this started today.

"Motorists who use hand-held mobile phones while driving will now face
tougher penalties.
The maximum fixed penalty fine has doubled to £60, and three points can be
added to offenders' licences"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6399407.stm

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On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:14:33 GMT, "^^artnada^^"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Don't forget people....this started today.
>
>"Motorists who use hand-held mobile phones while driving will now face
>tougher penalties.
>The maximum fixed penalty fine has doubled to £60, and three points can be
>added to offenders' licences"
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6399407.stm
>


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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:12:02 +0000, BORG <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:14:33 GMT, "^^artnada^^"
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Don't forget people....this started today.
>>>
>>>"Motorists who use hand-held mobile phones while driving will now face
>>>tougher penalties.
>>>The maximum fixed penalty fine has doubled to £60, and three points can
>>>be
>>>added to offenders' licences"
>>>
>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6399407.stm
>>>
>>
>>
>>Good
> Not good enough by a long way Borg .

I`m quite surprised. I deffinately sit in the "Not harsh enough by far"
category here, but I`d have thought there`d have been some idiots piping up
saying that it`s wrong :-)

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> I`m quite surprised. I deffinately sit in the "Not harsh enough by far"
> category here, but I`d have thought there`d have been some idiots piping
> up saying that it`s wrong :-)


presumably the same people who think they are perfect drivers, even after a
few pints.
some tosser on the radio today explained he only used his phone when driving
at 100mph on the motorway.
another expressed surprise that he had been stopped by the police as he
hadn't been talking on his phone, merely looking at the screen to see who
had called him.


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On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:02:04 -0000, "the dog from that film you saw"
<[email protected]> wrote:


>another expressed surprise that he had been stopped by the police as he
>hadn't been talking on his phone, merely looking at the screen to see who
>had called him.

I suspect they wouldn't have been bale to charge him with whatever the
new offence is of using a mobile as he wasn't making a call - but Due
care or dangerous driving were two options they doubtless considered
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On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:40:53 +0000, [email protected] wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:12:02 +0000, BORG <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:14:33 GMT, "^^artnada^^"
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Don't forget people....this started today.
>>>
>>>"Motorists who use hand-held mobile phones while driving will now face
>>>tougher penalties.
>>>The maximum fixed penalty fine has doubled to £60, and three points can be
>>>added to offenders' licences"
>>>
>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6399407.stm
>>>
>>
>>
>>Good
>Not good enough by a long way Borg .


It's a start
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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:49:41 -0000, "Simon Finnigan"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>I`m quite surprised. I deffinately sit in the "Not harsh enough by far"
>>category here, but I`d have thought there`d have been some idiots piping
>>up
>>saying that it`s wrong :-)
> And if their isn't any piping up why is there any need for the law in
> the first place .

Because there are thousands of twats on the road that still drive while on
their mobile.

MattF

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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:15:49 GMT, "Matt F"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Because there are thousands of twats on the road that still drive while on
>>their mobile.
>
> And do think this new law will make them stop or even give the police
> more incentive to pull more of them ? I think not .
> The only way to stop them is to go down the zero tolerance road and
> ban anyone caught from driving for a long time or preferably for life.
> On the other hand I think the police should also be banned from using
> their radios while driving I saw two today before lunch using their
> radio's .

I agree that this will not work without more coppers out there spotting
these people and nicking them.

MattF

"^^artnada^^" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Don't forget people....this started today.
> "Motorists who use hand-held mobile phones while driving will now face
> tougher penalties.
> The maximum fixed penalty fine has doubled to £60, and three points can be
> added to offenders' licences"
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6399407.stm
>
Truck drivers should lose their licence, they are driving lethal weapons

Steve Terry

> Truck drivers should lose their licence, they are driving lethal weapons

I'm guessing here, but I suspect more people lose their lives as a
result of a car crash without any HGV involvement than with.

Pretty much any vehicle that can be driven on the road is heavy enough
and fast enough to kill - perhaps if they do away with the fine and
points altogether and give immediate 12 month bans - no exceptions*

* if you were on the phone _to_ the police to report a hazard or
criminal activity under circumstances where it's difficult or impossible
to stop safely, such as a motorway, or you were following suspects to
assist the police, i'd give 'em a break.

(i've been guilty of the first example above letting them know of an
obstruction in the carriageway of a motorway - my "crime" mitigated by
an attempt to protect public safety)

Fags next I hope ........

"Colin Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote
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>> Truck drivers should lose their licence, they are driving lethal weapons
>
> I'm guessing here, but I suspect more people lose their lives as a
> result of a car crash without any HGV involvement than with.
>
> Pretty much any vehicle that can be driven on the road is heavy enough
> and fast enough to kill - perhaps if they do away with the fine and
> points altogether and give immediate 12 month bans - no exceptions*
>
> * if you were on the phone _to_ the police to report a hazard or
> criminal activity under circumstances where it's difficult or impossible
> to stop safely, such as a motorway, or you were following suspects to
> assist the police, i'd give 'em a break.
>
> (i've been guilty of the first example above letting them know of an
> obstruction in the carriageway of a motorway - my "crime" mitigated by
> an attempt to protect public safety)

I`d say you`d be safer using the hard shoulder and one of the orange
emergency phones - it makes it a lot easier for people to work out exactly
where the obstruction is.

"Jim GM4DHJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Fags next I hope ........
>
>

then scratching your nose, also ban manual gearboxes.

> > (i've been guilty of the first example above letting them know of an
> > obstruction in the carriageway of a motorway - my "crime" mitigated by
> > an attempt to protect public safety)
> I`d say you`d be safer using the hard shoulder and one of the orange
> emergency phones - it makes it a lot easier for people to work out exactly
> where the obstruction is.

It was where the M62 crosses the M6 (where it narrows to two lanes
eastbound) - IIRC there's no hard shoulder at that point

"Colin Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote
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>> > (i've been guilty of the first example above letting them know of an
>> > obstruction in the carriageway of a motorway - my "crime" mitigated by
>> > an attempt to protect public safety)
>> I`d say you`d be safer using the hard shoulder and one of the orange
>> emergency phones - it makes it a lot easier for people to work out
>> exactly
>> where the obstruction is.
>
> It was where the M62 crosses the M6 (where it narrows to two lanes
> eastbound) - IIRC there's no hard shoulder at that point

The last time I went that way was over a year ago :-) And in that case, my
first reaction when driving my own car would still be to get away from the
area somewhat and then call it in from the hard shoulder - it`s not worth me
getting snotted to try and help someone else :-)

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