texting while driving

The whole hand held phone law may as well not exisit!
I was on the bike the other day and twice saw people at a give way junct talking on the phone and not paying attention to on coming bike (me!!!!) Used horn and phone hand signals on both- one looked embarressed the other.... laughed!!!!!

Driving whilst on the phone is basically an invite to remove the wing mirror as far as I'm concerned

Really gets my blood boiling too... i get so tempted to stop the bike making them stop behind me, get out... smash window, take phone, throw phone in road, get back on bike, ride off.. or smash wing mirrors gggrrrrr just annoys me so much. I usually just stare at them looking down on them in traffic.

or alternatively you could just pay attention to the road in front of you and not worry so much about the people behind you and what they are doing - just an idea

Originally Posted by kitkat

or alternatively you could just pay attention to the road in front of you and not worry so much about the people behind you and what they are doing - just an idea

The problem there is when you have to slow down to avoid some hazard ahead of you, and the numpty on the phone doesn't realise & runs into the back of your bike.

That's why I slow right down. One, it winds them up because I'm making them late. Two, it allows more time for both of us to safely stop should a hazard present itself. It's nothing except defensive driving & catering for the person behind you.

I understand that putting your foot on the clutch, rolling forward for a bit and then taking your foot off the clutch will cause the car to slow down quickly due to engine braking. No brake lights either. Never tried it tho...

Best thing is to get some to hook up a switch to your brake lights so you can just flick them on when too close. You stay at the same speed and never touch your brakes but it makes the one behind s*** themselves!!

No-one has every queried an extra switch at any MOT. Its great fun to watch everyone nosedive and has no impact on you

Twisted or what!

I don't like texting whilst driving. I find it interferes with reading the paper and drinking my coffee.

Originally Posted by Baph

The problem there is when you have to slow down to avoid some hazard ahead of you, and the numpty on the phone doesn't realise & runs into the back of your bike.

then you have a valid excuse for giving them a kicking

Originally Posted by Steve H

I don't like texting whilst driving. I find it interferes with reading the paper and drinking my coffee.

It's quite difficult to do on a bike too....