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Cant police officers read road signs
Boddle:
The law with regards to Phones is you are not aloud to use one unless it is with system wired into the car and if you have used a preprogrammed number. And bluetooth are not hands free as people still have to phone up to enter number and is as illegal to use as the pick up the phone to your ear.
Personally I feel this should applied to use of two way radio whilest in motion, Most police cars have a second person in them so why does the driver need to answer the radio surely its safer for the passenger to do this. Which is what I do with CB (well that and the fact that no-one understands what I say when I talk over CB).
EbonynIvory:
Can any one explain to me why you can smoke while driving but be done for eating an apple?
--- Quote from: Boddle on September 09, 2008, 08:41:17 --- And bluetooth are not hands free as people still have to phone up to enter number and is as illegal to use as the pick up the phone to your ear.
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I use blue tooth and I don't hold my phone to my ear. Whats the difference between a corded hands free and a un - corded ear piece? Confused!
solihull-mick:
--- Quote from: Boddle on September 09, 2008, 08:41:17 --- The law with regards to Phones is you are not aloud to use one unless it is with system wired into the car and if you have used a preprogrammed number. And bluetooth are not hands free as people still have to phone up to enter number and is as illegal to use as the pick up the phone to your ear.
Personally I feel this should applied to use of two way radio whilest in motion, Most police cars have a second person in them so why does the driver need to answer the radio surely its safer for the passenger to do this. Which is what I do with CB (well that and the fact that no-one understands what I say when I talk over CB).
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Roger that over :lol:
redhand:
--- Quote from: Boddle on September 09, 2008, 08:41:17 --- The law with regards to Phones is you are not aloud to use one unless it is with system wired into the car and if you have used a preprogrammed number. And bluetooth are not hands free as people still have to phone up to enter number and is as illegal to use as the pick up the phone to your ear.
Personally I feel this should applied to use of two way radio whilest in motion, Most police cars have a second person in them so why does the driver need to answer the radio surely its safer for the passenger to do this. Which is what I do with CB (well that and the fact that no-one understands what I say when I talk over CB).
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Must be awkward if your greenlaning and on your own.
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
Oh dear, I feel the hate coming from this topic :roll:
To try and answer some of the points raised.
1) Not all Plod cars are double crewed, as nice as that would be for safety and effectiveness. Hence the fitting of hands free systems with remote PTT buttons. (As discussed)
2) 'you can smoke, but not eat'. Interesting question. I personally would not nab someone for just eating, unless it is a huge pizza that is obscuring their view. It would then be seized and 'examined very closely'.
If they had a prang as result of eating, then due care etc would come into play, much the same as someone who drops their fag into their lap or onto the floor, tries to grab it and has a prang.
It was on this principle that Alec Issigonis designed the Mini as a no frills car, with no radio as it would distract the driver. In this day and age of iPods, how many people do you see driving with earphones in? Cuts out sound from other road users, approaching sirens, warnings etc,perhaps?
3) Police driving up a bridleway. Not an ideal situation, but they may well have been carrying out a patrol of their area. I in the past have driven on and still do drive on areas that are technically 'no go' areas for motor vehicles, but if I'm trying to prevent a crime, I can justify it.
It is not the case of 'They can do what they like'. Police officers are governed by the same rules as everyone else, and frequently get taken to court and punished. Before anyone turns round with the old cliche of 'They get away with a lighter punishment', look at it in perspective. There are a heck of a lot more people who go to court and get what are seen as lenient sentences.
As a 'Bully Boy', I am very much in the Public view, and I am very concious of what I do being open to scrutiny. Hence (as mentioned shed loads of times before), I deal with people the way I would want to be dealt with, as do the vast majority of officers.
If you have a cause for complaint, then complain. There may be a perfectly logical explanation for the actions of that officer. If there isn't then it will be dealt with.
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