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Thirty years of compulsory seatbelts.
John Dough
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Today marks 30 years since it became a legal requirement to 'clunk click for every trip'..........
It seems odd that something so obviously sensible took so long to become compulsory.
When does the law banning drivers from using mobile phones when in charge of a vehicle start?:rolleyes::mad:
It seems odd that something so obviously sensible took so long to become compulsory.
When does the law banning drivers from using mobile phones when in charge of a vehicle start?:rolleyes::mad:
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I thought there already was one?
Or is it just covered under the dangerous driving rules?
This ad always freaked me out as a child together with the one featuring the hammer smashing into an apple.:o
I was being facetious because it drives me mad seeing drivers doing it and it's always taxi drivers and 'white van men' who seem to be the worst offenders.:mad:
Ironically (and I think this really is irony this time!;)), Taxi drivers are exempt from wearing seatbelts while they have a fare!
How many accidents have you been in as a result of these white van men and taxi drivers?
They are the worst, especially taxi drivers! Half the taxi drivers I see in London are on their bloody phone :mad:
None but strangely I don't actually seek out avoidably dangerous situations.........:rolleyes::sleep:
If half are on their phone, it cant be that unsafe, or there would be far more accidents.
ETA - * consider the compulsory wearing of helmets whilst cycling. One argument is that lives would/could be saved, whilst another says that cycling use would go down if it was made compulsory.
So how do you avoid these white van men? Do you just run away and hide till the danger passes?
But people are fully aware it's illegal and it's odd behaviour for people who would be out of work if they lost their licence...........:sleep:
Only to vehicles with fitted belts as standard.
I do yes.:rolleyes::sleep:
Clunk Click was the slogan for his series of public safety information broadcasts on the importance of wearing your seatbelt. The clue is in public safety!
I was wondering why you had added that link to the mobile phone website ... but you hadn't.
Its just DS's new advert software that makes it look like an ordinary hyperlink that you have added yourself.
Coincidentally my wife came home lunchtime complaining about some idiot white van driver who had nearly collided with her and her friend. It was quite clearly his fault too before you ask !
Were you there then?
Its a known fact that car drivers dont give as much room to cyclists who wear helmets.
First time I ever heard of that, do you have a link?
Here's the one study I found ... Cycle helmets - a hard case to crack