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From: Conor on 22 Mar 2010 18:44 On 20/03/2010 23:18, Ret. wrote: > Not at all. I'm convinced about the dangers of mobile phone use because > of the mass of independent evidence to support it. Nothing to do with > the government at all. > So where are the figures giving the number of deaths per annum caused by it? Even RoSPA only claimed a figure of 20 in total over a 5 year period. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Conor on 22 Mar 2010 18:46 On 20/03/2010 23:22, Ret. wrote: > *Because* of the mass of evidence to say that it is - and the number of > serious accidents caused by it prior to its introduction. Yet RoSPA only claimed 20 deaths in the 5 years prior. Accident rates are at record lows year on year despite increases in the number of people using mobiles whilst driving. > Clearly not as naive as you are. ....says the man who ignores the facts staring him straight in the face. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Conor on 22 Mar 2010 18:48 On 21/03/2010 08:57, Bod wrote: > Of course a handheld is more dangerous and for obvious reasons. > With a handheld you only have ONE hand on the wheel, ....the way most people spend most of their time driving. which means that > EVERY time you change gear, there will be NO hands on the wheel. Also > how do you turn safely and smoothly at junctions (90 deg). > Did you know that the phone isn't welded to your hand and you can put it down for those brief periods? Oh, and today I travelled from Driffield to Bolton. Once I hit the M62, I didn't touch the gearstick for another 60 miles.... > Not to mention the mere fact that you are at a distinct disadvantage > should any avoiding action be needed in an emergency situation. > > It's a 'no brainer'. > Yet disabled people manage it and Police manage it in high speed pursuits. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Conor on 22 Mar 2010 18:50 On 21/03/2010 11:47, Bod wrote: > Look at it the other way around; do you consider driving one handed with > a phone stuck to your ear is safer than having two hands on the wheel > and no phone to your ear? equal or more unsafe? > If it is dangerous to drive with one hand, why are one armed disabled people allowed to drive? Why are the Police permitted to use their radios during a pursuit? -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Conor on 22 Mar 2010 18:52
On 21/03/2010 12:45, Ret. wrote: > So do you dismiss the findings of the mass of research that demonstrates > the dangers? > Like the research that: Said the Himalayan Glaciers were shrinking when they weren't. Said that the Amazon rain forest would disappear in a drought yet the levels of greenery were the same in dry years as wet. ....and I can go on and on and on.... -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally. |