smoking when driving

[eddyramrod]

Originally Posted by alsner

Why not make it easy all round and ban anyone from driving

Ali, it's already happening. Read any proposal from this so-called government; this morning on the news it's "road pricing." Grasping Gordon is blatantly trying to make even owning a car, never mind driving it, so expensive that only his department can afford it... AND WE ARE LETTING HIM!!!!!!!!!

We are looking more like communist-era USSR by the day. Do any of us want to live there? Thought not!

If Gordon is the Sheriff, does that make Ken Sir Guy?

[alsner]

Originally Posted by eddyramrod

Ali, it's already happening. Read any proposal from this so-called government; this morning on the news it's "road pricing." Grasping Gordon is blatantly trying to make even owning a car, never mind driving it, so expensive that only his department can afford it... AND WE ARE LETTING HIM!!!!!!!!!

We are looking more like communist-era USSR by the day. Do any of us want to live there? Thought not!

If Gordon is the Sheriff, does that make Ken Sir Guy?

I heard about that yesterday, it sucks!!!! Apparently it will benefit the economy/treasury by £23 or £28 Billion, I can't remember which but its double what we already pay.

Ali

[eddyramrod]

I should refer you here to my latest post under "Take action NOW" in "The Lounge." These are the consequences, but The Grasper cannot or more likely will not realise...

[Lance BLACK V70 T5]

Watching other drivers smoke and use there phones when driving should be banned too!! LOL

Just wait intill they ban company car & lorry drivers in the uk from smoking behind the wheel , I think its going to get real nasty! People will be racing down hard shoulders to get to the next services for a fag , this government is a dictatorship already without taking any more human rights!

Its about time some people had respect for the real people that support the country like me , 20 fags a day, £100 petrol a week and a couple of pints of ale every night equates to £170+ every week most of which is tax! Thats almost £9k per year most of which is tax!

Lighting or smoking a fag has never caused a problem for me when driving , only when I have tried giving up has the stress kicked in!

Originally Posted by Gareths306

the reason for my post is because i was driving to work yesterday morning and a woman was drivig towards me one hand holding ciggi and the other hand using the lighter. the car was starting to go off course and she had to slam the anchors on and managed to swerve before hitting the side of the car behind me. just pi$$ed me off a Bit that she almost caused an accident.
like i said, im not having a pop at smokers, its just the ones who cant drive safely at the same time!

I hope you have seen this cossack, and smoking is not an offence. YET !
Clearly my threads on the other area of debate are supported by this thread. It takes two hands to light the cigarette, put on the make up.
V70 driver

[Lance BLACK V70 T5]

Originally Posted by V70driver

I hope you have seen this cossack, and smoking is not an offence. YET !
Clearly my threads on the other area of debate are supported by this thread. It takes two hands to light the cigarette, put on the make up.
V70 driver

It only takes 1 hand and 1 mouth!

Yep, same as a phone !
Phones in cars can't be that bad as most of the expensive brands are coming with car phone features already equipped.
V70 driver

Originally Posted by Lance BLACK V70 T5

It only takes 1 hand and 1 mouth!

[CTCNetwork]

Hi,

On the subject of all these fags flying out of drivers windows...
Should I mention chewing gum..!!??

However, if you go back to the time when you were learning to drive, all the things we now take for granted in doing, were not taken for granted and had to be learnt.
So, take smokers (of which I am unfortunately one) who have smoked for years, driven for years too. The act of smoking - lighting up and disposal of waste is a well practiced art, and soon second nature in performance.
Yes, you occassionally get the "fag butt flying back in the window" but rarely and it is an event to stop (safely) for.
But getting a cigarette and lighting up are events I hardly take my eyes off the road for. Less even than for checking mirrors...

Des. . .

[bobcat]

ban women from talking to you when your driving i say!! thats when im most dangerous, she dosent seem to realise that im concerntrating on the road - she accuses me of being in a mood as im not speaking between every breath.

Originally Posted by bobcat

ban women from talking to you when your driving i say!! thats when im most dangerous, she dosent seem to realise that im concerntrating on the road - she accuses me of being in a mood as im not speaking between every breath.

Some light heartedness.
Why are GPS/in car nav systems equipped with female voices ?
I have probably now started another debate which will upset some. Sorry
V70 driver