Highway Code New rules
28 September 2007, 09:16 AM
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Highway Code New rules
I see the Highway Code has finally been updated
it has doubled in size, and contains 29 new rules
"A major change is the code's inclusion of smoking at the wheel as behaviour that police may interpret as a distraction and failure to be in proper control of the vehicle"
I wonder if they have also included eating, shaving, mapreading, putting make up on, changing cd's, talking to your passengers (in fact they have included that one) too as they are all as distracting if not more than smoking
it has doubled in size, and contains 29 new rules
"A major change is the code's inclusion of smoking at the wheel as behaviour that police may interpret as a distraction and failure to be in proper control of the vehicle"
I wonder if they have also included eating, shaving, mapreading, putting make up on, changing cd's, talking to your passengers (in fact they have included that one) too as they are all as distracting if not more than smoking
28 September 2007, 09:18 AM
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I see the Highway Code has finally been updated
it has doubled in size, and contains 29 new rules
"A major change is the code's inclusion of smoking at the wheel as behaviour that police may interpret as a distraction and failure to be in proper control of the vehicle"
I wonder if they have also included eating, shaving, mapreading, putting make up on, changing cd's, talking to your passengers (in fact they have included that one) too as they are all as distracting if not more than smoking
it has doubled in size, and contains 29 new rules
"A major change is the code's inclusion of smoking at the wheel as behaviour that police may interpret as a distraction and failure to be in proper control of the vehicle"
I wonder if they have also included eating, shaving, mapreading, putting make up on, changing cd's, talking to your passengers (in fact they have included that one) too as they are all as distracting if not more than smoking
How on earth can they even think they can police this... In my eyes a total waste of money the paper is printed on
28 September 2007, 09:24 AM
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They should include changing the time on the clock whilst driving 
I was doing this the other day after a battery change and had my arm through the steering wheel and suddenly needed to go around a corner. Took me a second or two to realise that the wheel wouldn't turn with my arm stuck in the way!!
I was doing this the other day after a battery change and had my arm through the steering wheel and suddenly needed to go around a corner. Took me a second or two to realise that the wheel wouldn't turn with my arm stuck in the way!!
28 September 2007, 09:25 AM
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Yeah perfectly safe to be taking drugs while you drive not to mention having something that is perfectly capable of burning through clothes and skin. Smoking should be encouraged in cars!
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28 September 2007, 09:26 AM
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28 September 2007, 09:32 AM
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Apparently another new rule is keeping both hands on the steering wheel
Dont show off or compete with other drivers
Dont let your passengers distract you or encourage you to take risks as you are responsible for their safety
Switch your engine off if stationary for for than a few mintues
28 September 2007, 09:34 AM
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28 September 2007, 09:39 AM
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Ahhh yeah...
This can be distracting for some men. I think women should be made to dress head to toe in black. We'll allow them a small slit in the head dress so they can see out of, kind souls that we are
28 September 2007, 09:41 AM
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28 September 2007, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick
If you're lighting up with one hand and have a *** in the other hand then obviously you've not got any hands on the wheel.
But I agree, people smoking two cigarettes at once while driving should feel the full brunt of the law
28 September 2007, 09:45 AM
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what about wimmins in summer with their little short skirts and tiny cropped tops............... errr..... what was I saying..............mmmmm........ I did have a point to make............MMmmmm boobies!
Ahhh yeah...
This can be distracting for some men. I think women should be made to dress head to toe in black. We'll allow them a small slit in the head dress so they can see out of, kind souls that we are
Ahhh yeah...
This can be distracting for some men. I think women should be made to dress head to toe in black. We'll allow them a small slit in the head dress so they can see out of, kind souls that we are
28 September 2007, 09:45 AM
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A good start would be to ensure that the 90% of drivers on the road that don't know the current rules, learn them (especially keeping left on the motorway when not overtaking) before inventing new ones!
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28 September 2007, 10:14 AM
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Cue - one of my favourite old jokes..........
A trucker was steaming down middle lane of motorway when he sees a motorbike in his mirror in the fast lane coming alongside him.
Biker reaches truck and starts banging on truck driver's window. Biker is waving a roll-up and asking for a light.
Truck driver leans out and screams above the noise "You're going to fecking kill yourself you know"
To which biker shouts back "No, I don't think so - I only smoke a couple a week!"
A trucker was steaming down middle lane of motorway when he sees a motorbike in his mirror in the fast lane coming alongside him.
Biker reaches truck and starts banging on truck driver's window. Biker is waving a roll-up and asking for a light.
Truck driver leans out and screams above the noise "You're going to fecking kill yourself you know"
To which biker shouts back "No, I don't think so - I only smoke a couple a week!"
28 September 2007, 01:59 PM
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Dont know about stopping distanceses, these are the current ones, but I dont have the old ones to hand to see if they have changed, I doubt they have tbh
28 September 2007, 02:46 PM
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They haven't changed since at least 1986. I reckon I could have stopped my first car, a 1974 Ford Escort (drum brakes all round), in less than 315 ft at 70, let alone my Scoob.
Those figures are a complete loads of rollocks.
28 September 2007, 02:55 PM
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