SWEDISH BLUE:
He also got, Jailing the defendant for eight years and 10 months
Maybe 110 years would be more commensurate with the crime?
Zac_A:
jakethesnake:
But what are they doing to prevent it?
Everyday drivers (not just lorry drivers) are constantly looking at screens or texting messages.The laws are changing this year, so I’d expect a crackdown campaign. Basically, under the new rules if the phone is in your hand, you’ll get the CU80 offence code, whereas right now there’s only a very limited number of things that fit the offence.
Hope it happens TBH although I remember a few years ago now they vowed they would be cracking down on tailgaiting
and lane discipline but never heard much since. Last time I was in the Uk it seemed as bad as ever. Cars and Lorries nose to tail and lane hogging very apparent.
robroy:
jakethesnake:
Absolutely disgusting that this sort of thing goes on. But what are they doing to prevent it?
Everyday drivers (not just lorry drivers) are constantly looking at screens or texting messages.
Hopefully we are talking about the minority but I feel more needs to be done before this happens again.Let’s not get carried away with the hype Jake.
It was a dangerous, unprofessional thing to do, that is and was an absolute.
But despite what we are attempted to be led to believe by those with some kind of vested interest, it ain’t as common as they say.
The vast majority of us would never scroll down a screen whilst driving, that is why it is always big news when somebody does and suffers the consequences.
If ‘‘they’’ had their way it would be the usual ‘tar us all with the sane brush’‘/chuck out the baby with the bath water ’ knee jerk reaction, by making constant surveillance cameras the norm.
No doubt those who believe everything we are told would be fully behind that, but then those of us with a more professional and responsible attitude would suffer…until the time those of us in that category all said ‘’[zb] this’’ and moved to pastures new, or just jacked it, to the point that the only ones left in the job would be the brain washed and the d/heads who do this sort of thing, being watched.
I know at least one is now poised to tell us…‘It’s going to come’’, but not just yet hopefully until I get the [zb] out of the job by retirement at least
So let’s keep things in perspective ffs.
I wouldn’t say I was getting carried away at all. I did say I hope it’s the minority which you seem to confirm.
Would like to be as confident about that as you seem to be. How can you be so sure?
Things well in perspective here thanks. 
cav551:
jakethesnake:
Absolutely disgusting that this sort of thing goes on. But what are they doing to prevent it?
Everyday drivers (not just lorry drivers) are constantly looking at screens or texting messages.
Hopefully we are talking about the minority but I feel more needs to be done before this happens again.There has been a post on another thread in, I think, the last couple of days which criticises the Police for using a tractor unit specifically to catch lorry drivers doing things they shouldn’t while at the wheel. This is part of the problem, 56 mph is 82 feet per second. Looking at some Tapley Meter print out figures for speed, distance and time makes sobering reading and that is for iro 20mph.
Yes very sobering when you see the way some drive everyday.
Eight years and ten months is pretty cheap for what this prick did. Over here they’ve started using cameras to detect idiots using phones while driving. The fine seems to be a $1,000.00 and points on your licence. Still not enough IMO!
Have you got the same over there?
I hope the Crown appeal such a light sentence.
Carryfast:
Bin Man:
They need to bring in an automatic 6 month month driving ban if caught people are not put off by a fine and a few points a fine is an inconvenience not a deterrent and they know the risk of getting caught is small losing your licence is a big deal and this would have the desired effect.Just make using a mobile phone an automatic charge of dangerous driving regardless of whether it results in a crash or not.That makes it a criminal offence subject to prison sentence just like if it results in a crash.Why wait until they kill someone to throw the book at them.
Your best post ever.
I’d support an automatic driving ban for all mobile phone offences, but the option is already part-way there for us vocational drivers, not via the courts, but via the TC who in cases involving phones behind the wheel can stop you driving a truck for a period of 4 weeks (starting point) up to whatever they feel is appropriate
Ion Nicu Onut
There’s an anagram in that name, I’m sure.
Zac_A:
I’d support an automatic driving ban for all mobile phone offences, but the option is already part-way there for us vocational drivers, not via the courts, but via the TC who in cases involving phones behind the wheel can stop you driving a truck for a period of 4 weeks (starting point) up to whatever they feel is appropriate
That’s good to hear Zac, didn’t know about that. At least it’s a start to deter these clowns.
By deleting the activity in his phone , that is if he did do that or not , the forensic team at the police can retrieve deleted data and I am not sure but in other cases , they can access encrypted chat.
Presumably he stood his date up.