Common Driving distractions

[JediGoat]

The beeb website has an article about the new sentence of causing death by careless driving

In this report, there is a list of 'common distractions' when driving, and they include obvious ones i.e. mobile phones, lighthing a ciggie, changing CD.......and an utterly bizarre one:

Eating at the wheel or using items like teapots

Eh?

I have to say.....I've yet to see someone serving tea while driving...but I guess there's a first time for everything!

Jo

[the_lone_wolf]

haha, someone at the BBC has a sense of humour

Damn, looks like I'll have to pull over and make my tea whilst stationary, rather than brewing it and pouring it and drinking it (dont forget the pinkie) while riding along the A406

Matt

Using a teapot? Crazy - I always use a flask

Same with "Shaving or applying make up". Must be damn tricky trying to shave your legs in the car...

[Biker Biggles]

I find changing the CD stops me from sleeping properly and drinking tea at the wheel has the same effect.A pillow on top of the tank bag is a good idea.

Originally Posted by shop_addict

The beeb website has an article about the new sentence of causing death by careless driving

In this report, there is a list of 'common distractions' when driving, and they include obvious ones i.e. mobile phones, lighthing a ciggie, changing CD.......and an utterly bizarre one:

Eating at the wheel or using items like teapots

Eh?

I have to say.....I've yet to see someone serving tea while driving...but I guess there's a first time for everything!

Jo

The best one I heard was from one of the guy on bike safe, this idiot in a car had rigged up the car so he work on the computer email people whilst driving along...

The bike cop said he even read a few of the idiots emails didn't even notice he was there, before pulling him over.

My worst one when I was on a call on blues/two's with the driver, this car being a new one had an air horn as well Any way this guy was guy was so busy talking on phone and looking at the sat nav he didn't even notice us. Sat Nav's grr, they casue so many problems.

Originally Posted by bluethunder

Sat Nav's grr, they casue so many problems.

Would you say they were more distracting than the traditional map though? I personally prefer maps as long as I have studied it before the journey

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Would you say they were more distracting than the traditional map though? I personally prefer maps as long as I have studied it before the journey

Yes because people are watching them head down rather than looking where they are going. When your driving/riding you should be looking down the road, raised vison, planning on where you going take note of what going on.

By the time you see something in front of you its alreday happened and too late.

[JediGoat]

Originally Posted by bluethunder

Yes because people are watching them head down rather than looking where they are going.

Really? Whereas great big road maps come with a handy sucker for you to stick to the windscreen at eye-level

Sorry couldn't resist.