LARD 0 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 I nearly had an accident this morning with a moron who was dialing his keitai and taking an icy busy road corner at the same time and losing control very nearly causing a big crash. It makes me wild seeing people with their keitais when they should be driving, it should be banned. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 It is banned and very well should be in my opinion. The use of cell phones while vehicle is in motion has already been banned in Australia, Spain, Israel, Portugal, Italy, Brazil, Chile, Switzerland, Great Britain, Singapore, Taiwan, Sweden, Japan, and Austria. Driving with a cell phone was banned in Japan after a study found the number of traffic accidents related to the phones increased by 11 percent from 1997 to 1998. In the month after the law went into effect, the number of accidents caused by drivers using cell phones fell by about 75 percent. Link to post Share on other sites
LARD 0 Posted January 25, 2004 Author Share Posted January 25, 2004 Are you sure it illegal in Japan? There are SOOOO many people doing it. Link to post Share on other sites
KlingKlang 1 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 It may well be illegal, but a whole load of people do it. Does anyone get stopped and booked for it? Link to post Share on other sites
bearbackrider 0 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 There was something on tv about that last week. They had a hidden camera on a busy corner to see how many people were keitai-ing while driving. Big numbers. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 I can't see many people taking much notice of that one. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 I never use when driving, it is dangerous I think. That make me good girl? Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Give us a pic and we'll let you know... Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Bloody keitais. Ban the things completely before we all get turned into Keitai Zombies. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 The use of hands free mobiles in vehicles is not banned however, the use of mobiles without such devices is against the law. Learnt that in my 3 hour BS class for not stopping at a railway road(where there were barriers that come down when a train comes!) and being fined. All for the purpoise of some retired cop who doesn't know that retirement is a good time to take up gardening! Link to post Share on other sites
slimeypete 0 Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Know what you're saying about keitai zombies. Look around on a train in a morning - everyone looking at their little phone, fiddling about sending pointless "ohayo" mails to 20 friends. Ridiculmous. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 How many people use hands free mobiles? About 10? Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 On the news a few nights ago about a big accident here caused by someone using their keitai. They died. So there's the lesson - keitai's kill. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 I wish someone would un-invent the keitai. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Yesterday I was up in Gunma, there was a crash on one of the roads going out to Katashina, caused by a bloke in a truck apparently using his keitai - great big accident, we have to wait 30 minutes to get passed it all. Link to post Share on other sites
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