Using a phone whilst driving on TV

[Liquid Knight]

Doctors driving autoparts vans? I know the NHS was in deep but not that bad.

My nephews and I were playing cricket outside my house when a UPS van went past going at least forty in a thirty zone the driver had his phone pressed to his ear and I shouted...

"Get off the phone you pillock!"

...and the driver braked so hard he tramp steered on to the grass verge.

 

[Ziggy122]

Its another reason why i run a dash camera

Its like watching police cars go through Red lights - with NO siren or blues and two's

And drive off normally....

There ISNT a strict enough punishment on use of mobile phone whilst driving

handsfree is better but not perfect

Ziggy

 

[dave]

pisses me off when i follow drivers turning head and chatting to passengers whilst driving, ffs you are in a box speak a tiny bit louder and they can hear you with out you taking eyes off road :bang:

 

[Shadeyman]

Two days ago my son called me from work. Someone had been hit by a Tesco van right outside and was trapped underneath it. The man, in his 30s was shouting for help for a while and then stopped. The air ambulance came.

Witnesses said that the van came tearing round the corner at stupid speed, there were no other cars on the road and he mounted the pavement, hit this poor guy and then came to a stop when he hit a fence post with the man trapped under his van, my son said only the top of his head was visible.

Apparently these van drivers are frequently seen driving whilst on the phone, although its uncertain if this driver was - but how on earth do you end up speeding, mounting the pavement and hitting a pedestrian if you are paying attention to what you are doing?

The air ambulance was not needed - the man died.


http://greenford.ealinggazette.co.uk/2012/08/pedestrian-dies-after-serious.html#more

Another victim was taken to Ealing hospital with minor injuries as a precaution.
http://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/eali...-pedestrian-dies-in-road-crash-64767-31691103

Would appear there was more than 1 person injured.

If it turns out it was the Tesco drivers fault I hope they throw the book at him, especially if he was on his phone at the time ...

 

[Devious]

They do have an on button...
Ta