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From: ChelseaTractorMan on 15 Mar 2010 05:53 On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:46:36 -0000, "Rob" <rsvptorob-newsREMOVE(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >|| When are people going to get the message? > >What message? the message that research shows driving while on the phone is more dangerous than being drunk. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: Rob on 15 Mar 2010 07:16 Adrian wrote: || "Rob" <rsvptorob-newsREMOVE(a)yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding || much like they were saying: || ||||| Anyone that's been driving long enough but hasn't learnt how not ||||| to contribute to the exchequer is too stupid to hold a licence. || ||| A bit harsh I think. With all the ANPR & CCTV about it's becoming ||| more difficult to get away with driving untaxed cars, and even ||| harder to get away with stealing fuel... || || 'course, it's perfectly possible to drive a totally legal car with || legal fuel without contributing to the exchequer at all. 'appen, but I was using the term 'motorist' in the general sense meaning private car owner/drivers. -- Rob
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 15 Mar 2010 08:23 On 15 Mar 2010 09:55:46 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> the message that research shows driving while on the phone is more >> dangerous than being drunk. > >That message'll probably start to percolate shortly after it becomes true. you know better than researchers do you? no wonder there are so many crashes. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: boltar2003 on 15 Mar 2010 08:28 On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:23:42 +0000 ChelseaTractorMan <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >On 15 Mar 2010 09:55:46 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>> the message that research shows driving while on the phone is more >>> dangerous than being drunk. >> >>That message'll probably start to percolate shortly after it becomes true. > >you know better than researchers do you? no wonder there are so many >crashes. It all depends at what level of inebriation they're making the comparison. Is someone on a phone more dangerous than someone just over the limit? Probably. Are they more dangerous than someone who's so pissed they can barely walk upright? Almost certainly not. B2003
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 15 Mar 2010 08:44
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:28:13 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >It all depends at what level of inebriation they're making the comparison. >Is someone on a phone more dangerous than someone just over the limit? >Probably. yep, that's it. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine. |