http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Lorry driver smokes and texts while swerving lanes" en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:10:34 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12604#post-149331 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:41:36 +0000 neddie 149331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>HGVs again!</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-27049165" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-27049165</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12604#post-149288 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:03:10 +0000 gibbo 149288@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>Drivers who flout the law on driving with mobile phones – or other similar devices – risk being hit with three penalty points and a £100 fine</em>."</p> <p>Do they? I regularly see people using mobiles while driving. How many hundreds of fines/points have been handed out over the last 3 years? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12604#post-149287 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:58:48 +0000 acsimpson 149287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Curious caption on the picture. "The TNT Express delivery driver is clearly pictured looking at his phone through a cloud of smoke."</p> <p>Odd use of the word clearly in the caption as all you can see are his hands. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12604#post-149260 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:33:12 +0000 cycletrain 149260@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Two witnesses and photographic evidence. I'd expect that would be sufficent for a prosecution nevermind the employers wrap on the knuckles. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12604#post-149241 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:36:11 +0000 chdot 149241@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/lorry-driver-smokes-and-texts-while-swerving-lanes-1-3378158" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/lorry-driver-smokes-and-texts-while-swerving-lanes-1-3378158</a> </p>