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Woman threw water at me

396 replies

ijustheartdietcoke · 04/03/2017 21:45

I was cycling and came to some trafficlights. A woman was looking at her phone so I banged on her window and shouted get off your phone. She tried to throw water at me and drove off, would police be interested?

OP posts:
TotalPineapple · 04/03/2017 22:00

public safety

How, exactly, were the public in danger?

mnbvcxzl · 04/03/2017 22:01

No, it's SIX points.

MuseumOfCurry · 04/03/2017 22:01

Maybe she was using the traffic light to change the music she was listening to. What an absolute cow.

curtainsplease · 04/03/2017 22:01
Biscuit
NavyandWhite · 04/03/2017 22:02

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Sweets101 · 04/03/2017 22:02

Well, you can report it if you have her registration, see what they say. They won't do anything about the phone, might speak to her about the overall incident depends on the force/control room/officers. Up to you really but I wouldn't expect to get much out of it tbh. No harm in reporting though.

Zampa · 04/03/2017 22:02

DH was recently threatened with physical violence for a variety of things - politely asking someone to move their car, which was parked in a cycle lane and remonstrating with a driver, following a dangerous over-take.

OP - get a camera, rear and back, and if you experience any future issues, hand the footage over to the police. They're going to rely on this type of evidence more and more.

As a result of DH's footage, one of the above drivers received a s59 notice.

WidowTwonky · 04/03/2017 22:02

YANBU. She's an idiot given all the recent press but I don't see the point in reporting her

kierenthecommunity · 04/03/2017 22:02

Did the water actually touch you at all?

you're not the only one wondering this...

not against the law to chuck water on your own car upholstery

Joey7t8 · 04/03/2017 22:02

Bit OTT to be getting to upset, to the extent of thumping on the window, at someone using their phone when stationary at the lights. It may still be illegal by the letter of the law, but so is driving at 31mph on most urban roads.

Glossolalia · 04/03/2017 22:03

Why would you do that?! Hmm Confused

It's not ok for her to spray water in your face but I would be furious if someone banged my window.

Aderyn2016 · 04/03/2017 22:03

Public safety is hardly at risk when she is not moving.
Personally, I think you should myob unless she was doing something that is actually dangerous.

Megatherium · 04/03/2017 22:03

It's against the law to bang on a vehicle when it's being driven. So yes, the police may be interested, but mostly they'll be interested in charging you.

DrivingMeBonkers · 04/03/2017 22:04

Do points matter?

www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3741171/UK-8-600-drivers-road-12-points-licence.html

Clocking up 12 penalty points on your licence in three years should constitute an automatic driving ban, but new research has revealed this is not the case for thousands of motorists.

Data retrieved from the DVLA has shown that 8,600 drivers have racked up a dozen points but remain behind the wheel today.

Incredibly, the worst offenders have tallied more than four times the disqualification limit, with two motorists in Liverpool and Basildon racking up 51 points in total.

Crispbutty · 04/03/2017 22:05

Seriously what do you think was likely to happen while she was stationary in her vehicle? Yes ok it may be illegal but stopped at lights is not putting anyone at risk whatsoever.

If you had banged on my window being an interfering busy body I would have told you to fuck off and mind your own business.

BillSykesDog · 04/03/2017 22:06

Checking a mobile phone at the lights is illegal. But as she was stationary she wasn't likely to cause an accident. A flustered angry driver pulling away from the lights after an altercation would be much more dangerous. If you were genuinely concerned about safety you wouldn't have done it. It's much more likely you did it because you enjoyed being sanctimonious and intimidating someone.

Sparklingbrook · 04/03/2017 22:06

I thought all cyclists had a camera on top of their helmets these days to film all the wrongdoings of other road users.

mnbvcxzl · 04/03/2017 22:06

BUT we all see idiots using their phone while moving all the time. I know I do, very often on roundabouts too!! People who are using their phones in the car even while stopped are in all probability more likely to be using them while moving and no one can think that's not awful.

Gallavich · 04/03/2017 22:06

Jesus Christ. Her car wasn't moving Hmm
I've checked my phone at traffic lights before, on familiar routes when you know how long you'll be sitting there and the handbrake is on what's the danger? I appreciate that a copper might have something to say but why should a random member of the public feel the need to bang on car windows?

Macaroni22 · 04/03/2017 22:07

Are you for real? This is why our police spend most of their time filling out forms and paperwork for petty things like this being reported!
And what a completely weird thing to do banging on her window to start with Confused

MuseumOfCurry · 04/03/2017 22:07

Checking a mobile phone at the lights is illegal. But as she was stationary she wasn't likely to cause an accident. A flustered angry driver pulling away from the lights after an altercation would be much more dangerous. If you were genuinely concerned about safety you wouldn't have done it. It's much more likely you did it because you enjoyed being sanctimonious and intimidating someone.

Absolutely. Do you really care deeply about public safety, OP?

AnnieAnoniMouse · 04/03/2017 22:07

The law aside, what exactly was your problem with her checking her phone whilst stopped at traffic lights? Public safety? What's the very very worst that would happen? She'd miss the light turning green & hold the traffic up? You felt the need to scare the shit out of someone for that?

scottishdiem · 04/03/2017 22:08

Well the driver should not have been using their phone I suppose. My car turns the engine off when stationary (not that it really matters I suppose).

However, I would have been outraged at this OP so you are being Very Bloody Unreasonable.

Do I, as a car driver, get to behave in the same way? Can I chase down cyclists who go through red lights and shout at them? Can shout at cyclists who dont have lights when it is dark? Can I berate pedestrians for just stepping onto the road without checking?

Who made you the health and safety police?

StarryIllusion · 04/03/2017 22:09

Well if any of you were riding a bike on the roads would you want to be in the next lane to a driver who was quite clearly paying more attention to her phone than her surroundings? Because I wouldn't. And yes, it is illegal! Ffs. Whoever asked about the satnav app, I checked and apparently that is fine as long as the route is preprogrammed and you don't interact with the phone at all while driving. As soon as you pick it up or press the screen you are committing an offence.

Sweets101 · 04/03/2017 22:09

This is why our police spend most of their time filling out forms and paperwork for petty things like this being reported!
No, it really isn't!

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