To be shocked at the number of people driving whilst on phones

It absolutely infuriates me. I see people posting videos on tiktok all the time where they’re blatantly recording with their phone in their hand while they’re driving

One of my friends has literally just posted a photo on Facebook of a selfie with her 8 year old nephew in the front seat next to her. You can clearly see in the surroundings and the reflection in her glasses that she did it whilst she’s driving. She does it all the time. I just don’t know what goes through people’s minds. I would report it if I thought anything would actually be done, but I’m not sure the police would take a Facebook selfie as proof

I agree, you can spot them a mile off with their erratic driving or constant looking down. As a passenger I've even seen HGV drivers watching what looked suspiciously like a video on their phone on the motorway. They need more of those cameras which can catch people.....and when they are using them they shouldn't be promoting it for half a mile before hand. Instant ban and confiscate the car. It's so dangerous.

My DH walks a short distance to work in a suburban area and he sees it all the time.

Yanbu. 1 in 10 are doing it. When I'm walking I can never count more than 10 cars without seeing someone on a phone.

I am seriously wondering whether I can get some kind of mini body cam to catch them all on video and report to the police. I have yelled at a neighbour for being on her phone as she was pulling off. Never saw her do it again. Win.

I got 6 points and a 300 fine for holding my phone (using Google maps but irrelevant shouldn't have) and was caught on one of those front facing yellow gantry cameras. fortunately was offered a course in return for a smaller fine and no points but I certainly learned my lesson and never touch it now. I similarly see people doing it everywhere still. There's a thing called the WhatsApp Gap which is when people in traffic queues are too busy on phone to see traffic has started to move again and so there's a gap in front of them. Worth knowing there are lots of people documenting phone use by drivers and passing details to police, it's simply not worth risking lives to check a bloody text.

Its six points if you get caught. And people do get caught. Anyone can submit camera footage of it.

Yes they usually do because safe drivers are aware of the idiots and slow down. I always told my dds when they were learning to drive that they should assume everyone else on the roads is an incompetent idiot. It’s certainly served me well for 35 years.

See it every day while driving g to and from work. Idiots.

People's driving has deteriorated a lot in the last few years. I've seen some appalling behaviour on the roads, but regarding phones, I can't tell if that's why as you say, as another car driver you don't necessarily have the vantage point.

Earlier this year I did actually see a couple in a car stop another car to pull the driver up for being on the phone, they seemed to have two verbal interactions with him/ her, the second time held the traffic up very briefly which I didn't mind, as they did it safely, and sadly people will do what they can get away with - maybe it will make the phone user think twice.

Agree, I did a long journey though England as a passenger this week and was so shocked at the number of drivers on mobiles. We were mainly on dual carriage ways and motorways so they were going really fast but not driving carefully at all. I’m beginning to believe they should install some kind of cameras to detect people on phones and there should be instant fines of £200.

@PegDope i agree , there not even amber gamblers , it’s blatantly red and they just sail through, I sit there and wait for the smash but they always get away with it

They know they are so much better than the average motorist

I see it all the time. I commented on another thread about the number of cars that go through just gone red lights.

The quality of driving has tanked in recent years.

I know, its awful, but people who do it don't think its wrong

But cyclists....

Completely agree, I see so many. The worst for it seems to be parents on the school run.