Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Ciggie Buts (was: Radar Detectors (Was: Design Critique) )

date posted 24th January 2003 17:45

on 24/1/03 5:03 pm, Hugh Frostick at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:

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> From: "Raymond Stone" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 3:57 PM
> Subject: RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Radar Detectors (Was: Design Critique)
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>>> On the one hand they say speed cameras are placed in accident
>> Another pet peeve is that using a mobile phone while driving is an
>> offence (I do NOT use my phone when driving) but smoking while driving
>> is not. Come on, surely carrying an alight item while trying to drive
>> should be outlawed, not to mention that it is in effect drug taking and
>> should be treated as such.
>
> Hear hear.
>
> Speaking as a motorcyclist who has had a lit cigarette
> flicked out of a car window and blown down his jacket,
> I have to wholeheartedly agree that driving
> and smoking do not safely mix.When I see cig ends
> flung from car windows now....
>
> Rant over. Week over!
> Have a nice weekend, all!
>
> Hugh
>
Whilst driving on the M6 we saw a woman smoking _and_ texting whilst driving
in the centre lane at about 50mph. It's just beyond belief how little people
think about the consequences of their actions.
Carla