Do you flash, or expect to be flashed in warning of mobile speed cameras?
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Why two?
You should be able to use it one-handed, while maintaining control of your vehicle, in order to warn other motorists of your presense... according to Tha Law, anyway.
The implication is that it should be permitted, just because you can manage it...
Well, the wording is:
"It’s illegal to use your phone while driving or riding a motorcycle unless you have hands-free access".
I expect that last bit to be the kicker, because:
"If you use your phone hands-free, you must stay in full control of your vehicle at all times.
The police can stop you if they think you’re not in control because you’re distracted and you can be prosecuted"
For many people, taking their eyes off the road means being distracted, if only for 2-3 seconds and that's what 'can and will be used against you in a court of law'...
Most of those can be done without looking away from the road, which is why I still favour physical controls over touchscreen stuff.
The Porsche I'm currently driving has pretty much touchscreen everything, very nice hepatic feedback screen etc.. I expect it's just people who like to text, update facebook or order a dominoes via their phone whilst driving that the police would care about. For me I just either tap home twice or if my music/road noise isn't too loud just say 'ok google'
My comment about my horn was referring to the fact that if I use it, it's generally due to extreme rage so the two handed press and hold obviously emits more noise and emotion.
My comment about my horn was referring to the fact that if I use it, it's generally due to extreme rage so the two handed press and hold obviously emits more noise and emotion.
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You can feel it in your liver??!!
Wow, Porsche have really stepped up their game!!
Yes, but the law has to cover everyone equally, which is why it's aimed at the lowest common denominator.
You can feel it in your liver??!!
Wow, Porsche have really stepped up their game!!
The law is all around me!
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And yet in the face of such inaccuracies, we're on the verge of voice/Google controlled cars, with god-awful interiors that look like an Apple iStore.... Is no-one else worried about this?haha
I still prefer normal buttons. I really wish I'd bought either the mkII or mkIII Supra when I had the chance!!
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haha
could be worse
sonata arctica- "some other arctic"
zeromancer- "the romances"
alexisonfire- you've got no hope because it decides there should be spaces
tbh i do find it handy using the voice for stuff, my head unit just has a button you hold to activate (it's actually the call button but sadly the call integration on the steering wheel doesn't do the same when held)
touchscreen is fine for programming the satnav, but i wouldn't use it for anything you would do while actually driving.
if you dont flash another driver then as far as i'm concerned, you're a miserable selfish *******
uuum it's not quite the same thing
uuum it's not quite the same thing
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TBH, I think most people would initially take it as a signal that their high beams are still on.... if not, then that they're doing something wrong, maybe driving over the line... or perhaps it was a mate saying hello.... So many possibilities that, by the time they'd worked out what it was about, they'd be through the camera anyway.
Hence not bothering.
``Reasons to appreciate flashing.
You get a stretch of road like this (which is actually about 6-7 miles without anything that really constitutes a "corner")``
yes that's a tricky one, you imagine flying down that long straight road at 80mph and getting caught for speeding.............you're *******
but this road looks suspicious anyway and if someone Flashes you here you're probably too late, the copper will clock you from 1/2 a mile away.
that'll be a 6 month ban !
You get a stretch of road like this (which is actually about 6-7 miles without anything that really constitutes a "corner")``
yes that's a tricky one, you imagine flying down that long straight road at 80mph and getting caught for speeding.............you're *******
but this road looks suspicious anyway and if someone Flashes you here you're probably too late, the copper will clock you from 1/2 a mile away.
that'll be a 6 month ban !
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i was flashed the other day in Pennington (hampshire) and i thought ``what the hell did he flash me for`` i carried on thrashing it and then thought ``what's around this corner?`` i then slowed down to 30mph and there was a camera van
why did he flash me, now what's around this corner ?? a herd of cows, a load of Ponies, a farmer's tractor ( typical of the New Forest) ............. but i never thought it was a Camera van because in that location i've never seen one before
They're not a non-profit organisation you know. Everything is done for money these days. There is absolutely no evidence to suggest police officers are saints who go around catching speeders in exchange for absolutely nothing. It's a job, it's done for moneymaking purposes.
Police earn their wages same as anyone else. Of course catching speeders, which is one of their roles, adds to their "job worth".
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Sorry that just seems a complete load of utter nonsense.. police paid for by us tax payers.. they are not on commission !!
Where is any evidence to suggest a police officer benefits from the number of speeders he/she may catch ?
Umm. Police officers benefit from any work they can do lol - also speeding and motoring offenses are easier than any other police duties. More work done = more the requirement for the officer in place, it keeps the job worth it, same as ANY other employer. If speeding (and other things like drugs) wasn't a crime you think they would allow the same amount of police officers to just sit in an office all day waiting for a murder/rape to happen? No.
We don't pay the police officers. We pay the government who then sets their budget, and then this pays the wages for police officers.
The fact that their wages are funded by tax money has got nothing to do with the fact that "work" and "money" is what keeps officers in a job. From the officer's perspective it's still a standard job. Doesn't matter that his employer is funded from the tax pot.
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If you really think a police officer leaves the house in the morning and is worried about the amount of money he/she can generate to fund their role, we'll have to agree to disagree.. I'm fairly confident if the requirement to enforce speed limits was to magically disappear, those officers could be reassigned to more meaningful tasks, I don't think anyone would lose their job..they have more than enough work to do..
You have no understanding of how the police actually work though, whereas I do.
No. You've misunderstood. The officer doesn't care how much fine money is generated, they are still receiving their agreed pay. It could be 10,000 per fine or £1 per fine. To the officer, it's just a simple tally of a job done. And it's the same for his boss. And it's the same for the funding source, the budget.