So, would you eat an apple whilst driving?

[Tinker]

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Or do you think it is outrageously dangerous and highly irresponsible?

Agree mm.

I've been driving for 13 years now and always fancied one of those courses.

im not saying im a "good" driver, i say im confident and comfortable

My sister is in police and did one and found it really affected her driving afterwards. A very different way of driving and reading the road.

cant be dealing with this one any more - im obviously a minority as with all aspects of my life right now

Have done the defensive driving course. Nearly always drive with my lights on now.

I think it's more cos it's late and you're stuck with us!

I deffinetly need to do one of these courses lockets. I know they're quite pricey but heard they're good. TBH I'm scared to even do that and carry on driving just short distances at full concentration and can't say it's the most enjoyable experience because I worry constantly. I should follow someone's advice on here about the Bach remedy. I wonder if it works..? I probably need hypnotherapy!

my last word - the new theory test does include the hazard awareness and it is really difficult to pass.

agree JM, I had to take the theory test 3 times, I passed on the question evry time but fail on the Hazard part but 1 or 2 points, so failed each time.

pah! doesnt win this one, jm good try though!

I wouldn't eat an apple whilst driving as I'm allergic to apples. My mouth would get very itchy and my throat would burn. Not conducive to safe driving!

oh, these policemen must ahve robot brains the way they have to drive. I have the utmost admiration for them.

I really am stunned by the number of you who are unable or uncomfortable driving when there is the slightest distraction. I have to say I wouldn't like to be in a car when you were driving (first of all, we couldn't have a chat!). I'm sure I would pick up on your nervousness.

From this crime reduction website:

"The law requires that drivers be in control of their vehicle at all times. This means that the police can still act if they see a driver distracted by things like eating a sandwich, shaving, or drinking from a bottle while driving."

I interpret that to mean that it's not illegal per se to eat/drink while driving, as long as you are in control of your vehicle.

drove to work this morning, dropping off DD and DS2 on the way (not something I normally do, but dh is ill)
After this thread last night, I was really aware of what I was doing, eg only put in a CD when we were in staionary traffic, avoided glancing at the littlies in the back via the mirror, etc.
Still was able to sing along to yellow submarine tho

I agree, we all (most of us) do things we shouldn't. But I think the important thing is not believing we have a right to do so. What's irritating about this case is that she was caught bang to rights, and she should have just held her hands up, admitted she was in the wrong and paid up. Instead of which, she tried to assert what she obviously believed was her right not to follow the highway code. Well none of us have that right, even if we don't injure anybody, any more than we have the right to drunk drive (forty years ago, there were many, many people who believed it was absolutely ridiculous to prosecute drivers over the limit who were not involved in accidents. Who now believes that?)

Agree that she shouldn't have been eating an apple but am sure that police time could be better employed catching real criminals. Road accidents are generally caused by people driving too fast and taking risks like overtaking. I have to admit I eat when driving sometimes but I always drive slowly when doing so. Have never come close to an accident.

Agree with the law on mobiles because of having to have them held to your head/distraction while talking and driving etc. The thing is that you are obviously meant to take your hands off the wheel at some point to use controls, eg fog lights, rear window heater etc... anyway its young men who cause all the accidents not apple eating women.

Eulalia, any self respecting 24 year old man will tell you that women cause all the accidents because they don't drive fast enough, thus forcing young men to overtake them on blind bends. If the woman driver in question had been going at 80mph on this 50mph road, young man in question would not have been forced to overtake her, so there would have been no accident. Ergo, it's her fault!

i did this morning

lock me up

im dangerous