This was making the rounds on my Facebook this morning: A police man using his phone while behind the wheel
Posted May 22, 2012, 2:56 AM UTC
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The funniest thing though was seeing all my dero mates of mate share it and go 'Imma gonna get so drunk and drive this weekend and then show them this picture, fucking pigs'.
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most likely taken with a camera phone.haha.
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Whilst a hypocritical example of modern laws, one must still understand that it is more dangerous to utilise a phone whilst driving than it is not to. Any person who needs to take calls in their car should invest in a cradle and hands free kit, and in other cases, you probably can just wait to call or SMS.
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Actually it's being on the phone at all which causes the biggest risk increase. Even being on a hands-free kit talking to someone on the phone is quite distracting.
But yeah, I still do it of course....
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I feel that it's no more dangerous than talking to the person in the passenger seat. But I don't really have any data to back that one up.
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I've heard studies have shown the phone is more dangerous. Due to lack of visible queues of when the passenger should shut up or accept that the driver won't be talking for a few seconds.
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I'll happily stand corrected.
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I remember seeing a comment on the original post, something like "Police can use mobile phones in emergency cases" or something to that effect.
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lol that checked design is a taxi not a police car
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its Victorian Police, not WA.
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yeah, well it's probably on those pages because the people putting it on there made assumptions and didnt check facts and they all just followed each other.
it's a giant downward spiral...
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You're either trolling or on the wrong subreddit.
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lol definitively trolling. I was in Perth 2 months ago for the first time. Loved it.
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From the Road Rules Act and The Police Powers & Responsibility Act "300—Use of mobile phones (1) The driver of a vehicle (except an emergency vehicle or police vehicle) must not use a mobile phone while the vehicle is moving, or is stationary but not parked, unless the driver is exempt from this rule under another law of this jurisdiction."
While it's still hypocritical, it's technically not illegal.