Idiots on mobile phones

[JC]

Originally Posted by xr8cam

Driving home from the shops a couple of weeks ago after detailing the AUII XR8 for a few hours. Sitting in the left lane doing the limit for a change and BANG. The person used my passenger side as a brake to stop them rather than the metal thingy with the rubber pad on it.Theyshot straight through a T intersection. I am 99% he was on his mobile which he denies, but my car has been declared a write off. All those years of driving pleasure gone, I get $7000 back for a car that cost 6 times that. I appreciate cars devalue but surely when the insurance company sees it is as good as condition as it was when I bought it the driver should be able to sue the party at fault for emotional distress. What the f..k do I do with $7000. Next time you see anybody using a mobile when they drive, give em a gob full and tell your mates its a sh.t go. Just pull over 7 txt or ring up. I am 48 nest month and we didnt have these when I was a p plater, better times.

Go and see a lawyer, My brother got a good payout for loss of enjoyment of his Ford escort RS2000 when he was hit up the rear by an international driver, who he also suspects was on the phone - the car was a write off. He also got market value ($15k) for the car itself.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Revolver

Haha. Ok. Fully grown up mate. At least I am actually doing something about it. Making people aware not to be so damn ignorant. Probably didn't watch my other vids. But whatever.

Nah in your videos you just being a nuisance on the road weaving in out of traffic harassing motorists, endangering other people including yourself, a wannabe cop.

As I said matter of time something bad will come of your actions, you have admitted taking risks, clipping mirrors, what next a bad accident and it will be you who the blame will lie with.

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by Revolver

Haha. Ok. Fully grown up mate. At least I am actually doing something about it. Making people aware not to be so damn ignorant. Probably didn't watch my other vids. But whatever.



Obviously never watched Terminator 2 have you. It's Robert Patrick that swings his finger from side to side.... Not meant to intimidate. Meant to educate. I am FULLY aware of what's going on around me when I do it. Don't do it all the time, plenty of times of let it go because something else has demanded my attention, or reaction......

So youre fully aware of your actions and justify it because you say so, but the people your singling out arent because you say so.
And then you jump off your bike as though to incite an incident, tough as.

If you want to police the roads, take up a badge, or leave it to those who have.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by trublu

Nah in your videos you just being a nuisance on the road weaving in out of traffic harassing motorists, endangering other people including yourself, a wannabe cop.

As I said matter of time something bad will come of your actions, you have admitted taking risks, clipping mirrors, what next a bad accident and it will be you who the blame will lie with.

It's a risk lane splitting, it's a risk riding a motorcycle, it's a risk getting out of bed. One mirror mate, I explained the situation clearly. Don't assume I pop wheelies for kilometres on end and hoon at break neck speeds everywhere..

And if you had gone through my other videos you would have found an answer to "my actions causing an accident".

By the way. That weaving is legal...... And I hear car drivers whinge about it all the time.

Everything there taken out of context.

Originally Posted by BENT_8

So youre fully aware of your actions and justify it because you say so, but the people your singling out arent because you say so.
And then you jump off your bike as though to incite an incident, tough as.

If you want to police the roads, take up a badge, or leave it to those who have.

So you didn't watch the video and digest it did you? The last clip was of a woman who turned out on me. No mobile phone, I got off the bike asking "What was that?". Any my body language said exactly that.

Did I approach her vehicle? No.

Did I use obscene hand gestures? No.

Did I threaten her? No.

Did I show her that I was disappointed in her driving? Yes.

If making someone aware that almost took you out (watch the video again please) and creating a memory of the time of "Oh **** I almost crashed into that motorcycle, I'll be more careful from now on" & to be more aware of other motorists is tough, I must be the most violent crazed person out there and must be locked away for public safety.

I'm not a tough guy and don't have an inferiority complex.

As for the badge comment, you don't know my background, personal or professional, please do not assume or condescend.

In the end it's a matter of perspective and opinion. I back my view, and actually have statics to prove that phone use does cause a number of accidents and fatalities a year. If I change one person from doing it then it's a good cause don't you think?

But in the end I wish it didn't happen at all. It's not like I enjoy it.

Anyway, if you wish to press forward on the subject, my PM inbox is open....

[dutchie393]

I too see this constantly... Just recently i was on my m/bike and an oncoming car was half across my lane through a corner with him focused on his mobile held up above his steering wheel. And that was 2 seconds after someone else preferred not to stop through a round about.
I'm on the road all day everyday, and it's always the same.

It's a serious problem, they cant leave the bloody things alone for 5 seconds.
People get wrecked, hurt, killed because they're compelled to check their stupid pointless facebook etc...

I definitely want to 'cam' all my riding and driving, even if just to provide evidence for charge of negligence.

It's a sickness.. people barely bother to look up from their phones when crossing the road...

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Revolver

It's a risk lane splitting, it's a risk riding a motorcycle, it's a risk getting out of bed. One mirror mate, I explained the situation clearly. Don't assume I pop wheelies for kilometres on end and hoon at break neck speeds everywhere..

And if you had gone through my other videos you would have found an answer to "my actions causing an accident".

Everything there taken out of context.



So you didn't watch the video and digest it did you? The last clip was of a woman who turned out on me. No mobile phone, I got off the bike asking "What was that?". Any my body language said exactly that.

Did I approach her vehicle? No.

Did I use obscene hand gestures? No.

Did I threaten her? No.

Did I show her that I was disappointed in her driving? Yes.

If making someone aware that almost took you out (watch the video again please) and creating a memory of the time of "Oh **** I almost crashed into that motorcycle, I'll be more careful from now on" & to be more aware of other motorists is tough, I must be the most violent crazed person out there and must be locked away for public safety.

I'm not a tough guy and don't have an inferiority complex.

As for the badge comment, you don't know my background, personal or professional, please do not assume or condescend.

In the end it's a matter of perspective and opinion. I back my view, and actually have statics to prove that phone use does cause a number of accidents and fatalities a year. If I change one person from doing it then it's a good cause don't you think?

But in the end I wish it didn't happen at all. It's not like I enjoy it.

Anyway, if you wish to press forward on the subject, my PM inbox is open....

Nothing was taken out of context, far from the truth, I'm sure you will do it to the wrong person one day & suffer the consequences of your actions, anyhow enough said.

[MDS69]

Originally Posted by Ben73

Dashcams are awesome.

A few dropkicks on this forum think dashcams are for people trying to start youtube channels to shame people, but so many people have dashcams these days that if that were true youtube would be full of it.

My dashcam saved me an insurance excess and saved my premiums from increasing. The camera has paid for itself multiple times over.
I have never put any of my footage on Facebook or youtube. Not even the video of my crash.

Since I got my dash cam about 6 weeks ago I have never experienced more people doing u turns in front of me or pulling out of intersections in front of me. Might have to pull it out.

We all have stories about mobile phones and driving and mine is a mate got rear ended by a young girl a few weeks back writing off his car and putting him in a neck brace for 6 weeks. Apparently it wasn't the first time the girl had rear ended someone whilst on the phone.

[Junkyard-Dog]

I'm pretty sure it's only legal to lane split under 30km/h

[xrystl]

Originally Posted by Express

If as the government says, using mobile phones while driving is as dangerous as drink driving then why don't the penalties reflect that.

In my opinion a 6 month licence disqualification for a first offence as a start will get the bulk of people thinking.

I've been rear ended twice by people on the phone and it is really my pet hate.

Yeah I know, you need cops on the road as roadside cameras don't pick up offenders so therefore the Government doesn't make huge revenue from it which is just hypocritical when they push safety as their reason for being so heavy handed on speeding but go soft on phones.

Totally agree , first offence 6 months disqualification and $1000 fine , and second offence = car confiscation , then see how many are caught talking on the phone or texting.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by xrystl

Totally agree , first offence 6 months disqualification and $1000 fine , and second offence = car confiscation , then see how many are caught talking on the phone or texting.

I suggested that a couple of years ago and you should have seen the crap I copped.Almost everyone who responded to my suggestion said it would be too hard on the unemployed and MOTHERS TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL.Apparently it's better to wipe out someones kids then leave the phone back at home for 15 minutes.

[sprintman1]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

I suggested that a couple of years ago and you should have seen the crap I copped.Almost everyone who responded to my suggestion said it would be too hard on the unemployed and MOTHERS TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL.Apparently it's better to wipe out someones kids then leave the phone back at home for 15 minutes.

Umm the unemployed don't own cars. They struggle to eat let alone own a vehicle

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by Revolver

Haha. I lane split up here in Qld now that I am legally able to and the amount of times I see this is infuriating.

So I get right along side the window said of offending driver, I grab a handful of clutch, and a handful of the throttle and hit the 18,500 limiter of the bike. Colloquially known as "rev bombing".

And let me tell you, they literally drop their phones in shock, and by the looks on their faces as they snap their heads around to me, they have also defecated themselves.

I then point to my helmet camera, a then do the terminator finger side to side while shaking my head.

They then sheepishly look back to the road.

I then post said vids to YouTube.......

Post of the year.

[roddy1960]

G'day...Two bunches of 'idiots' I have zero sympathy for..The first are the monumentally stupid ones who drink and drive...How selfish and dangerous is that !!!!! and mobile phone / newspaper readers/ ..Tons of ads on TV..no-one listens..people needlessly die..Watch this one from the USA..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP4WNCGgHEc Scary how hoplessly dumb so many are..

Take their licences off them for a minimum of a year I reckon...has to be ZERO tolerance...HAS TO BE... Cheers Rod...

[roddy1960]

G'day all...Not directly related to mobile phone inattention consequences but this won an award in Tassie for Road Safety Awareness for all drivers..Kind of hits home in a simple straight forward way. Done by a group of Rosny College (Hobart) kids....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOoZ3OQtDOM .. This indeed can easily come from mobile phone inattention. This Irish one .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf9Jw4xZY-s is a superb lesson for all "What are you really missing " ..Cheers Rod...

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by sprintman1

Umm the unemployed don't own cars. They struggle to eat let alone own a vehicle

I think you have lived a sheltered life, plenty of 'professional unemployed' own & drive cars!

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by Junkyard-Dog

I'm pretty sure it's only legal to lane split under 30km/h

http://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safe...es/motorcycle/

Apparently thats true.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by trublu

I think you have lived a sheltered life, plenty of 'professional unemployed' own & drive cars!

Pretty sure that was sarcastic. A re-live of good ol Joe Hockey's comment pretty much verbatim of what you quoted.

I recall a road works sign that can change mesaages in Sydney or Melbourne being hacked a number days later saying "Look at all the Rich people on the road today", or something to that effect.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Revolver

Pretty sure that was sarcastic. A re-live of good ol Joe Hockey's comment pretty much verbatim of what you quoted.

I recall a road works sign that can change mesaages in Sydney or Melbourne being hacked a number days later saying "Look at all the Rich people on the road today", or something to that effect.

Kind of, but talking from my own experience I grew up from a poor background & associated with the likes of these people many years ago & believe me there are people out there milking the welfare system who have no intentions of holding any gainful employment but who do have some meagre assets which includes owning cars.

I think it is more prevalent as to what most people realise.

cheers