Clarkson blames fracas on cancer ** Don Edit - No he doesn't **
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And on the day getting ****ed, making the helicopter to yorkshire late so when they got there the chef had left.
Allegedly
it hasn't necessarily, the story is a bit misleading - I think their preference is for ITV to go head to head with the BBC in the same time slot - but they'll likely want another deal for worldwide distribution rights - that could maybe be netflix...
I think his mum had just died aswell.
Not good, i was sad watching the last one 
you can alreay see the BBC in the news "it was a diverted oppinon" the last show blah blah
Go back to bed
Id think that they have done a deal with ITV, plus a special deal on netflix? why would you turn down an offer with a good budget
you can alreay see the BBC in the news "it was a diverted oppinon" the last show blah blahGo back to bed
Id think that they have done a deal with ITV, plus a special deal on netflix? why would you turn down an offer with a good budget
Speculation plopped into a tabloid without any supporting evidence is not proof. The only part of that story that was backed up was at the end:
I watched the last episode on iplayer last night and the thing that struck me was, how come the use of 2 way radios is ok when driving but not mobile phones, whats the difference?
Apart from of course 2 way radios are used by the police and in a commercial basis, eg taxis - but since we are banned from driving with mobiles on safety grounds, I don't see the difference.
Apart from of course 2 way radios are used by the police and in a commercial basis, eg taxis - but since we are banned from driving with mobiles on safety grounds, I don't see the difference.
cause its just press a button not have to look at a scren maybe, but very good point
Great news as we won't have to pay yet another subscription to watch something that we were getting for free.
With a mobile phone you're in a kind of a continuous conversation - both parties are transmitting/receiving until you hang up. Though they are kind of using the radios to chat on top gear in general they're not used for that and are there for messages normally... you're only preoccupied with a radio for the few seconds when you send a transmission.
For those of us that don't watch live TV that means we'll just have to download it...
There is no way I'm using itv player.
But that's not the reason why driving with a hand held mobile phone is illegal, it's the fact that it's in your hand which is the same as the 2 way radio.
Even though we all know it's the distraction of the conversation that's actually the dangerous part more so than holding something in one hand and having one hand on the wheel.
So the stupid situation we have is that it's ok to have a long continuous conversation on a hands free mobile (dangerous), it's ok to have a long conversation while holding a 2 way radio in 1 hand (dangerous) but it's illegal to have a short conversation while holding a mobile phone in 1 hand (the least dangerous of the 3 scenarios)
As I said, I guess it's just an exemption they had to put in so Police can use them, and so can Taxi's etc, but which has no actual basis in road safety.
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Everyone owns a mobile phone yet hardly anyone owns 2-way radios, as for the police protocol dictates that the passenger does all the 2-way radio communication so as the driver can have both hands on the steering wheel which is obviously important when traveling at high speeds or in a pursuit.
I thought the the biggest issue with phones was the texting and not actually looking at the road. Talking in a phone/ 2 way radiois no different to talking to someone in the passenger seat.
You have less control with only one hand on the steering wheel and both your reaction speed and range of quick avoidance/adjustment is significantly reduced with only one hand! Considering hands-free kits are dirt cheap now their really isn't any excuse to be holding phones when driving these days.
Everyone owns a mobile phone yet hardly anyone owns 2-way radios, as for the police protocol dictates that the passenger does all the 2-way radio communication so as the driver can have both hands on the steering wheel which is obviously important when traveling at high speeds or in a pursuit.
So why is it not illegal to talk on a 2 way radio then?
I know, I'm just pointing out the inconsistencies of the legislation.
Though studies have shown it is slightly different to talking to a passenger as they can take the cue's from what's happening and stop talking when the driver needs to concentrate more eg junctions, roundabouts etc.
You have less control with only one hand on the steering wheel and both your reaction speed and range of quick avoidance/adjustment is significantly reduced with only one hand! Considering hands-free kits are dirt cheap now their really isn't any excuse to be holding phones when driving these days.
Yes, but it's been proved that it's the act of having the conversation that is the distraction to the driver, not the holding of the phone.
Else you wouldn't be allowed to hold a cigarette, a drink, an apple or have one hand out the window tapping away on the roof to the groovy tunes your listening to
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Exactly. ITV is an awful channel.
Yes, but it's been proved that it's the act of having the conversation that is the distraction to the driver, not the holding of the phone.
Else you wouldn't be allowed to hold a cigarette, a drink, an apple or have one hand out the window tapping away on the roof to the groovy tunes your listening to
Indeed the conversation or looking at the screen is a distraction, but also having only one hand on the steering wheel for any prolonged length of time IS dangerous as your control of the car is significantly reduced in that moment of time. Smoking, eating or anything that unnecessarily removes either of your hands from the steering wheel should be banned also imho, this would help reduce accidents and severity of some accidents.
So its illegal to have a conversation with the passenger next to you
Nope, because that can be achieved without removing a hand from the steering wheel or taking your eyes off the road. Phone conversation (unless hands-free) or texting requires that you either take a hand of the steering wheel or in the seriously dangerous act of texting while driving you take both a hand off the steering wheel AND your eyes off the road.
People caught texting while driving should be punished severely, it is ridiculously dangerous and disgustingly selfish and up there with drink driving imho
Texting While Driving Causes:
1,600,000 accidents per year _ Source = National Safety Council
330,000 injuries per year _ Source = Harvard Center for Risk Analysis Study
11 teen deaths EVERY DAY _ Source = Ins. Institute for Hwy Safety Fatality Facts
Makes you 23X more likely to crash _ Source = National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin
Is the same as driving blind for 5 seconds at a time _ Source = VA. Tech Transportation Institute
Slows your brake reaction speed by 18% _ Source = HumanFactors & Ergonomics Society
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