Missing the point
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:42 pm
You may have seen or heard about the recent case about a driver who killed a cyclist while texting (and speeding apparently)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hamp ... 222690.stm
I heard Sgt West of Hampshire police speaking on the radio and she said words to the effect of "This should send out a message to road users not to use their mobile phones"
All well and good - I don't in any way condone the use of a mobile while driving, but might she have also pointed out that the cyclist would still be alive if he hadn't ignored a red light?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hamp ... 222690.stm
I heard Sgt West of Hampshire police speaking on the radio and she said words to the effect of "This should send out a message to road users not to use their mobile phones"
All well and good - I don't in any way condone the use of a mobile while driving, but might she have also pointed out that the cyclist would still be alive if he hadn't ignored a red light?