How do YOU handle phone wielding drivers?

[Nobbylad]

I eyeball them then shake my head at them, which normally results in them lifting their other hand off the steering wheel to flick me the v's.

So really, I'm making them an even worse driver/bigger risk than they were already.

i rev the engine when at lights but if the windows open I have to stop myself nicking their keys.

[Fallout]

If the window is open, I will throw in a hand grenade. If it's closed, I will leap from my bike naked, and rub myself all over their windscreen.

I jest of course. In all seriousness, I just lob in the hand grenade.

Nothing, but I would love a button on my bike that jams all mobile phone signals within a 20 metre radius, and plays a piercing squeal in their ear instead.

[Fallout]

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

jams all mobile phone signals within a 20 metre radius, and plays a piercing squeal in their ear instead.

You've basically described a hand grenade.

What about SAS spec flashbangs..... Now that would be good however it may result in more accidents than just being on the phone.....

Rich

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[punyXpress]

. . this is where the punybackfire comes in handy!
There was someone on here who 'borrowed' the phone & lobbed it on a service station canopy - it rang for days

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by Nobbylad

I eyeball them then shake my head at them, which normally results in them lifting their other hand off the steering wheel to flick me the v's.

Baiting imbeciles who don't think the law applies to them and/or think they're such gifted drivers they don't have to worry about observation is just a recipe for road rage. Ignore them and hope Bluepete spots them.

And it's not just flash cars that can be paired to a phone - my new Focus has a very efficient in-built system giving crystal clear calls. Never use it while driving myself but it's there if I need it.

Originally Posted by Sir Trev

Ignore them and hope Bluepete spots them

Trouble with that is BluePete can't be everywhere, and when he does spot them he's probably already busy on another more critical job, and our wonderful government has cut the funding and taken half his colleagues away, and buried the other half under paperwork at a desk in the station.

Policing of UK roads is almost non-existent, the roads have become a free-for-all. On the M1 yesterday the middle lane was flowing at 90mph, and lane 3 was occupied by a queue of BMW's and Audi's travelling at 100mph with a 1/2 to 1 second gap, with many of them on the phone. The biggest argument for scrapping the 70mph limit is that it isn't enforced, so what's the point of having it at all? What's the point of any law if it's not enforced, may as well just let people get on with it, which is what we are doing and why we have such epidemic phone use.

[Fallout]

Ok, bit of a mini rant ...

To be honest, they don't annoy me at all. As motorcycle riders who are occasionally frivolous with the throttle , we break the rules too. Who are we to decide that being on a mobile phone is more dangerous than that? It only upsets you lot because you see it as potentially dangerous for you, but you're happy to speed, overtake on white lines, have extremely noisey illegal exhausts, pop wheelies, undertake on motorways, etc.

Obviously not all of those apply to everyone. Some riders are nutters and some are much more restrained, but unless you're squeaky clean, it's the pot calling the kettle black. It's a selfish look at someone else's bad road habits. How dare they marginally increase the risk of them hitting someone?! HOW VERY DARE THEY! Because in your selfish world, that tiny increase in risk is far more important than any conversation they're having, no matter what is it. But that overtake you did a few rides ago which was a bit close and made someone brake or swerve a bit ... that's fine. We'll just forget about that. We won't stop overtaking to avoid those scenarios.

Just accept that you hardly care about the person in the car, and they don't even think about you. They're not going to extend you the courtesy of not using their phone on the very slim chance it results in an accident which injures you. I mean, why should they? Every time they use the phone, the chance is really small that they'll take out a biker, so why should they inconvenience themselves? What are you going to do for them? Save them from drowning? Enrich there life with a Christmas card? No, you're irrelevant in their life, just as they are irrelevant to you.

Am I justifying using a mobile phone? No. All I'm saying is, getting uptight about it doesn't make sense. Their crime is no worse than yours, imo. Indeed, the law gives them 3 points and £60 fine right? Same as if you got caught doing 80mph in that 60mph zone. The law obviously deems them as similar severity crimes. You're just as bad.

Just accept it happens and keep your eyes peeled. You won't change them, and why should they change for you? You aren't changing your riding, are you?