islandgun Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Is it illegal to receive oral stimulation whilst driving? My brain say's it should be illegal but my heart says it should be compulsory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 My brain say's it should be illegal but my heart says it should be compulsory As long as it does not involve a drivers hand or proves too distracting - I am sure it is a part of every you man's past (if he is really lucky) but it often comes (apologies ) at an age when speed is rather more important and thus can prove very dangerous and then there are the HGV drivers, I suppose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Ask your boyfriends what they think first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Mungler-is this a personal crusade for you or are you just getting off fanning the flames? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 it's a revolt against all the anal types who'd like to see offenders hung drawn and quartered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) I thought it was quite amusing. Well, it made me chuckle. This thread really has been a beacon for the miserable dogooders Edit Paddy you beat me to it! Edit edit This thread reminds me of how cross, indignant and genuinely surprised my dad gets when people overtake him on the horn when he's doing 39 mph in a national limit on sunny bank holiday whilst pointing out he is within the speed limit Edited March 13, 2014 by Mungler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Using a mobile 'phone when driving was always covered under the 'Driving without due care and attention' legislation, and still is in certain circumstances. The only real change to the original legislation when it was made a stand alone offence is that you can now be stopped when stationary i.e. in a traffic queue, or at lights, railway crossing etc. Which is a nice little earner!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Ask your boyfriends what they think first Mungler I know this is the internet and I have a high regard for both your humour and your usual incisiveness. This time you have the wrong end of a ****** stick and your usual homophobic funnies wont cut it. Lets just drop it and get back to our (hopefully) mutual respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I thought it was quite amusing. Well, it made me chuckle. This thread really has been a beacon for the miserable dogooders Edit Paddy you best me to it! A brief with a sense of humour....now that is a real crime. consider youself busted. f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 My 'leave it in the boot' routine works well too. What a sad society we have become when we find it impossible to live without a bloody phone. Yeah, but some of us work on the move, and the customer's phone call to let me know that they are home can save a lot of unnecessary driving. Bluetooth is legal, doesn't impinge on one's driving abilities and as far as I'm concerned improves my productivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Mungler I know this is the internet and I have a high regard for both your humour and your usual incisiveness. This time you have the wrong end of a ****** stick and your usual homophobic funnies wont cut it.Lets just drop it and get back to our (hopefully) mutual respect.Errrr what I posted wasn't homophobic per se. It was insinuating that the earlier references to oral relief whilst driving was between men (I can clarify that I presume them to be consenting and of the correct age too) I would at this point normally quip that you should ask your boyfriend to pass you a dictionary but you appear to have had a bad day, a teensy sense of humour failure and so I won't push my luck Edited March 13, 2014 by Mungler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Errrr what I posted wasn't homophobic per se. It was insinuating that the earlier references to oral relief whilst driving was between men (I can clarify that I presume them to be consenting and of the correct age too) I would at this point normally quip that you should ask your boyfriend to pass you a dictionary but you appear to have had a bad day and I won't push my luck Quod erat demonstrandum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 this is my buddy being cut out of his car which I must add took 1 1/2 hrs to get him out, he had several broken ribs and bones in his back broken,, guess what the guy was doing that lost control going round a bend, using his phone talking to his mother, he was taken to court given 6pts on his licence and fined £200, what a joke, have a good look at this picture and tell me you agree with using a phone whilst driving,, if you do then you are a fool, and to make matters worse it is my shooting buddy who started the thread,, no sympathy this time Jamie you bloody idiot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Just out of interest, was it a mobile phone or a CB radio the other bloke was using? Back in the old days what did people blame their accidents on? Mind you, they were all crazy drunk I suppose. I'm genuinely surprised I'm still alive - I used to use my phone, smoke and drive above the speed limit. My grandchildren are going to think I'm James Dean with stories like that. Edited March 13, 2014 by Mungler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 A brief with a sense of humour....now that is a real crime. consider youself busted. f. come on they all have a sense of humour have you seen their charges? KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 come on they all have a sense of humour have you seen their charges? KW Shhhhh I pay more tax than you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) driving using one hand is not distracting hands free kits need the left hand to control them. Its illegal to use mobile phones it should also apply to hands free kits Thats not true in 05 i bought a honda crv ctdi and part of the deal was a blue tooth set... If i want to use my phone i have to stop to find the number i want .... But if i get a call while driving even if my phone is in my jacket in the boot ( it quite often is when coming back from a shoot) it only rings 4 times then it automaticlly answers, i don't have to take my hands from the steering wheel and when we have finished talking if the other person hangs up it switches off after a couple of seconds.. Edited March 13, 2014 by hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Shhhhh I pay more tax than you so figgy reckons KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byjovecarruthers Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Obviously the only safe way to drive is I side a car with no phone, radio, sat nav or passengers and a very plain interior. Try not to look out of the side windows either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I do not have a problem with anyone driving in excess of the speed limit, using their phone, jumping traffic lights or any other damned fool thing they wish to do on our roads as long as if and when it goes wrong THEY and only THEY are wiped out. The unfortunate thing is, in a lot of cases it is some poor innocent sod who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time that comes off worse. Try knocking on the door and explaining to some grieving Parents that their loved one will not be home again, EVER, because someone put talking to one of his customers over, control of his vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 After many years of a clean licence I got pulled today for taking a call on my phone while driving :( gutted, but I know its wrong so fair cop. Was an ARV to, must have been bored. One thing I did find interesting, they made me get my phone, took the number, network etc, then radioed the number to control room, she then said you will get a call now from a withheld number don't answer. It rang, then the control issued a log number over the radio with ref to it!! Any traffic cops know what that was all about?? The name check come back I was a firearm owner so we had a good chat in the end, and they were nice just a shame it was under them circumstances!! Fingers crossed they offer a course and not just points. They said that could be an option but its upto who ever makes the desicions. If I do get a course do I need to put it on my renewals??? Welcome to the club. I was caught holding my mobile whilst in a traffic jam (only moved 300yards in 25minutes). Yes I know it was wrong, but I was only sending the text when I was stationary with my HANDBRAKE applied when the Chief Inspector drove past in his unmarked car. All this was only 6weeks ago and I am still waiting to come back (I was told today this can take up to 12weeks). As I hold a professional licence, I am waiting on a summons of the Traffic Commissioner to suspend my professional licence for a minimum of 2 weeks. This is on top of the £100 YES £100 fine and three points. All in with the fine, insurance increase and forced 2weeks off work, I am looking to be out of pocket to the tune of £2000+ Mungler, would you like to defend me against the Traffic Commissioner (VOSA), or could you recommend anyone who has experience with the T.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Welcome to the club. I was caught holding my mobile whilst in a traffic jam (only moved 300yards in 25minutes). Yes I know it was wrong, but I was only sending the text when I was stationary with my HANDBRAKE applied when the Chief Inspector drove past in his unmarked car. All this was only 6weeks ago and I am still waiting to come back (I was told today this can take up to 12weeks). As I hold a professional licence, I am waiting on a summons of the Traffic Commissioner to suspend my professional licence for a minimum of 2 weeks. This is on top of the £100 YES £100 fine and three points. All in with the fine, insurance increase and forced 2weeks off work, I am looking to be out of pocket to the tune of £2000+ Mungler, would you like to defend me against the Traffic Commissioner (VOSA), or could you recommend anyone who has experience with the T.C. Using a mobile 'phone when driving was always covered under the 'Driving without due care and attention' legislation, and still is in certain circumstances. The only real change to the original legislation when it was made a stand alone offence is that you can now be stopped when stationary i.e. in a traffic queue, or at lights, railway crossing etc. Which is a nice little earner!! I rest my case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Mungler, would you like to defend me against the Traffic Commissioner (VOSA), or could you recommend anyone who has experience with the T.C. I've got the name of a Barrister I use for this caper - brilliant on his feet and super bright (as they all are). I'll PM you his details - he might do direct access I sympathise with anyone who has to deal with the TC (or the deputies) - anal with a capital A is the best way I can describe it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 It has stuff all to do with 'earners' if it saves just one life in a year, then it is worthwhile. I am sorry but I just can not accept that if you are engrossed in you telephone conversation/text reading/ writing that you can claim you are in control of your vehicle, regardless of whether you are stopped whilst already stationary or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 It has stuff all to do with 'earners' if it saves just one life in a year, then it is worthwhile. I am sorry but I just can not accept that if you are engrossed in you telephone conversation/text reading/ writing that you can claim you are in control of your vehicle, regardless of whether you are stopped whilst already stationary or not. Let's ban guns then, that almost certainly would save at least 1 life in a year. Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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