Far too many people are holding their mobile phones whilst driving. Yet prosecutions are less than 1% . I have filmed in the space of 15 minutes 1 in every 20 car driver holding and talking on his mobile.
2007-01-22 05:14:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
In my state if we get the license # and call it in they notify them by mail and they are fined. If it happens to often they have to go to court and can lose their Drivers Licenses. I like the Law here..
2007-01-22 07:10:12 · answer #1 · answered by Angell 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several issues here. Whilst it is, apparently (according to your post) illegal throughout the U.K., it is not illegal everywhere. So you may be seeing an infraction where there is none. (Note it's up to the city and/or state in the U.S. to set it's own policies).
Second, there's the safety issue of the steps you would have to take to actually report others...do you plan on memorising their car tag number and make and model and then pulling over to write it down or call the police? If you plan on calling from a hands-free whilst concentrating on details like tag number, make, model, and a description of the driver (the owner of the car is not always the driver), you may not be holding the phone to your ear but you may be more of a hazard than others.
The last thing is proof. It sounds like you're filming these people, and if you're doing it from the side of the road, I guess that's one thing...assuming filming of complete strangers is legal in your area....but if you're filming from your car (using your phone maybe?) that's quite another. Also, without certain proof of car, make, model, tag number, and a clear image of the driver in the act, you really are just mucking up the already choatic law enforcement system.
There've got to be other ways to deal with this problem.
2007-01-22 05:26:25 · answer #2 · answered by B B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
personal commentary is that 80% of pedestrians purely walk out into the line previously even wondering about searching for site visitors.Then they ask your self the position the noise of automobile horns are coming from.As regards the vehicle driver being breathalised,it particularly is now generic technique at the same time as Police attend an incident concerning a motorcar......
2016-10-15 22:48:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the hell are you doing filming while you are driving? It's not illegal to be on the phone in California. It will be next year unless you're on a hands-free device, but from now on, until then, keep your filming in the bedroom, preferably filming your wife. I've filmed her before, and believe me, she's much more entertaining than some fat slob on a phone in the car. At least she was with me. She said I "brought her out of her shell".
2007-01-22 16:35:15 · answer #4 · answered by Me again 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you happen to witness a car accident where someone was talking on the phone and was responsible, then you might mention it to the police, it could determine who was at fault. Otherwise, I would myob.
2007-01-22 05:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reporting them really won't do much good. Even if it's a primary offense, the officer must see it happening. Above all that you'd have to triple the manpower just to enforce it. Can you afford that kind of tax increase? I can't.
2007-01-22 05:26:51 · answer #6 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if i ever get hit by some one being on the phone i will sue them.
in ny its against the law. easy money.they can tell if you were
on your phone.just remember this next time you talk on your
phone while driving.
2007-01-22 22:09:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, just call them on your cell phone...
2007-01-22 05:22:47 · answer #8 · answered by boots 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
dont be like that. people will find out. people wont like you. give people a break will ya
2007-01-22 05:19:54 · answer #9 · answered by will 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋