firstone Posted 20September, 2018 Report Share Posted 20September, 2018 9 hours ago, LeeM said: ?? Think I posted ages ago about the woman eating out of a bowl with a spoon or fork and drinking her coffee whilst on Facebook and holding up traffic under the speed limit. Till I passed her, got in front and jammed on the brakes for her to emergency brake sending her shit everywhere ?? That'll learn ya sweetheart! I am a prick and I know it ?? Bwahahaha. I'm thinkin there's a good chance mate. I'm bloodly cryn laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 20September, 2018 Report Share Posted 20September, 2018 27 minutes ago, firstone said: Bwahahaha. I'm thinkin there's a good chance mate. I'm bloodly cryn laughing. As was I ? It was one of my finer moments in life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 27September, 2018 Report Share Posted 27September, 2018 On 9/19/2018 at 5:22 PM, AdRock said: Dont look at your phone while you are driving. Nothing is that important. Nailed it On 9/20/2018 at 11:34 AM, LeeM said: ?? Think I posted ages ago about the woman eating out of a bowl with a spoon or fork and drinking her coffee whilst on Facebook and holding up traffic under the speed limit. I catch the bus to work, and from that vantage point I get to see all sorts of crazy sh!t - texting, eating, reading a book/newspaper/ipad, shaving, doing make-up, sitting cross legged, yelling at kids in the back - often more than one of the above at once. Between that and watching "Driving Test" on telly (the quality of driving that gets a pass is shocking) - well it's frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 7October, 2018 Report Share Posted 7October, 2018 9.30am yesterday I saw a 40something woman in a white SUV texting at 3 sets of lights, as I noticed she was swerving now n then when in motion Got up next to her to open her window and told her to 'Put the f.....g phone down as you have kids in the back' and got told to mind my own business. Inbetween the next set of lights, she swerved so badly her rims hit the kerb and she nearly over corrected potentially causing an accident. Got up next to her a kay or so down the road and gestured 'dickhead' to her then rang the cops with her plate number (hands-free) and they said they'll look into it and possibly issue her a warning notice. It's bloody stupid and I'm really tired of seeing this far too regularly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 7October, 2018 Report Share Posted 7October, 2018 16 minutes ago, LeeM said: 9.30am yesterday I saw a 40something woman in a white SUV texting at 3 sets of lights, as I noticed she was swerving now n then when in motion Got up next to her to open her window and told her to 'Put the f.....g phone down as you have kids in the back' and got told to mind my own business. Inbetween the next set of lights, she swerved so badly her rims hit the kerb and she nearly over corrected potentially causing an accident. Got up next to her a kay or so down the road and gestured 'dickhead' to her then rang the cops with her plate number (hands-free) and they said they'll look into it and possibly issue her a warning notice. It's bloody stupid and I'm really tired of seeing this far too regularly Not that I want shit in my car, but a dash cam wouldn’t be a bad idea for scenarios like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 7October, 2018 Report Share Posted 7October, 2018 I was told about an app for dash cam so you can use your phone, in a cradle of course. ? Also watched insight this week on the mobile phone use at schools. Studies show that dopamine hits are tied in with use. Gotta read that txt or fb update etc. Kind of hard to ignore a drug hit. Some schools have total or partial bans on phone use. The kids interviewed from the total ban school all said it was difficult at first but agreed that it was having a positive effect. Myopathy is apparently on a massive increase world wide related to screen use. A very strong warning was made to limit screen use for kids up to 5 as they need proper development of the muscles. Check your owns facts as this is just sbs reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 7October, 2018 Report Share Posted 7October, 2018 8 hours ago, StevepGT3 said: Not that I want shit in my car, but a dash cam wouldn’t be a bad idea for scenarios like this. I have one, though it's in the Porsche glove box at the crash shop ? If I had one in the van everyday, I'd have hours of numpty footage and plenty of expletives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 7October, 2018 Report Share Posted 7October, 2018 12 minutes ago, LeeM said: I have one, though it's in the Porsche glove box at the crash shop ? If I had one in the van everyday, I'd have hours of numpty footage and plenty of expletives It’s funny, I watched a few car crash TV on foxtel, mostly set in Russia and proclaimed to the GLW that I would never drive over there. Cut to Aussie dashcam on you tube and the only differences are no snow and that there is only one Aussie adjective, and it’s starts with F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 8October, 2018 Report Share Posted 8October, 2018 New camera.s coming in on Sydneys roads that can detect if you are using your phone .. https://www.autoadvantage.com.au/new-road-cameras-to-detect-mobile-phone-use/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 8October, 2018 Report Share Posted 8October, 2018 On 10/7/2018 at 5:51 PM, firstone said: Some schools have total or partial bans on phone use. I copped the cane once for taking my Walkman to school First and last time I did that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokiou Posted 9October, 2018 Report Share Posted 9October, 2018 I live in Glenroy, so the majority of... wankers use their phones while driving opening in their hands and most of the fuck-tards dont even belt their kids into the car correctly. I can see the kids jumping between the front and back seat... I sometimes wish i was an undercover cop and that's the problem is that the under cover cops cars dont work when they have 1000 antenna's all over them On 10/7/2018 at 10:43 PM, StevepGT3 said: It’s funny, I watched a few car crash TV on foxtel, mostly set in Russia and proclaimed to the GLW that I would never drive over there. Cut to Aussie dashcam on you tube and the only differences are no snow and that there is only one Aussie adjective, and it’s starts with F you mean the first word starts with F and the second work C... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 9October, 2018 Report Share Posted 9October, 2018 Smart detection camera,s Clunies Ross Street M4 overpass in Prospect. https://au.news.yahoo.com/spot-new-cameras-targeting-one-dangerous-driver-behaviour-100838741.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted 9October, 2018 Report Share Posted 9October, 2018 This is what happens when distracted drivers aren't paying attention. Put my wife and me in hospital for the day and lost a great car out of it. Unfortunately a dash cam wouldn't have helped since it was a rear hit and the sun was shining off the other cars windshield. The driver would have had to have his eyes off the road for around 10 seconds before he hit us at 60k or so. Hopefully the guy has learnt a valuable lesson from it and tells others not to be distracted whilst driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 9October, 2018 Report Share Posted 9October, 2018 Next to a tradie in a ute tonight in traffic. Phone in the cradle stuck on the rhs of the screen at eye height. He wasn't texting. He wasn't talking. He wasn't even touching the phone. He was watching a FN movie!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 9October, 2018 Report Share Posted 9October, 2018 I'd like to be able to say I'm surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 9October, 2018 Report Share Posted 9October, 2018 7 hours ago, Airhead said: Next to a tradie in a ute tonight in traffic. Phone in the cradle stuck on the rhs of the screen at eye height. He wasn't texting. He wasn't talking. He wasn't even touching the phone. He was watching a FN movie!!!! I saw this recently. Driving along the freeway and was slowly overtaking a pickup in the middle lane. I could see the glow from his instrument cluster (night) and looked up and in to the car. He had the mobile phone on its side leaning against the gauge cluster glass- watching a movie. Driving highway speed at night, in the wet, with a movie playing. its a miracle the road toll isn’t higher. Someone got killed at the end of my street last week where it joins the main road. Flowers and grief and news crews. I don’t know the circumstances but it’s a well sighted intersection so I can only guess the cause....but if I was betting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 10October, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 10October, 2018 Maybe everyone should drive motorbikes?https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/on-the-road/aussie-drivers-extremely-distracted-behind-the-wheel-scientists-claim/news-story/6cac19fef001610b99ddedf8ace27002 "The study found that people spent almost half of their total driving time (14 minutes on average) distracted — or performing “secondary tasks” to driving.“We were quite surprised that the numbers were that high. We were not expecting it,” Dr Young said.While most drivers were distracted by one task, the study found that a staggering 20 per cent of drivers did several things at once while driving.This could include eating while talking on the phone, or adjusting the radio while on the phone, all of which drastically increases the risk of crashing.Researchers noticed a distinct increase in unsafe driving behaviour when drivers were seen doing other things inside their cars." Doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 10October, 2018 Report Share Posted 10October, 2018 Jeez these experts are reeeeal smart. Who'da thunk people get distracted whilst driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 10October, 2018 Report Share Posted 10October, 2018 I had a girlfriend many years ago who liked taking her top off to get a tan while we driving in the country. That took some discipline to concentrate on the road I can tell you. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted 10October, 2018 Report Share Posted 10October, 2018 1 hour ago, Airhead said: I had a girlfriend many years ago who liked taking her top off to get a tan while we driving in the country. That took some discipline to concentrate on the road I can tell you. ? Guess you played a movie on your phone to keep from getting distracted ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 11October, 2018 Report Share Posted 11October, 2018 23 hours ago, Mike737 said: Guess you played a movie on your phone to keep from getting distracted ? This was back in the day when mobile phone only made phone calls. As they should be now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 11October, 2018 Report Share Posted 11October, 2018 I took this from my dash phone cradle. You have to laugh at the placement of the phone/GPS. Man there are some spuds in this world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 16October, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 16October, 2018 This collection is pretty horrifying . but attention to what's ahead just might save you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 17October, 2018 Report Share Posted 17October, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 12:11 AM, Airhead said: I had a girlfriend many years ago who liked taking her top off to get a tan while we driving in the country. That took some discipline to concentrate on the road I can tell you. ? Hands free mode definitely not as appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdRock Posted 17October, 2018 Report Share Posted 17October, 2018 On 10/7/2018 at 5:51 PM, firstone said: I was told about an app for dash cam so you can use your phone, in a cradle of course. ? I use this... it's called 'Daily Roads Voyager'. Works exactly as a dashcam would. Chews through your phone batteries though... need to keep it charging when using. I wouldn't use it for longer than an hour though as my phone tends to get pretty warm from recording for all that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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