Guy Ritchie gets 6 month driving ban

AndrewJRenko

BillyBiggs wrote: »

Without a camera stuck to his head, Ritchie would tear him a new asshole. Guy has mastered several martial arts. This tool with his go pro is penalising road traffic offenders, as he himself blocks a public road, putting other road users and himself in danger. The video represents everything that’s wrong with the modern world. Go Pro Man is he himself only looking for fame and attention.

Ritchie would want to be incredibly thick to think that's the only camera around him. Anything he does in traffic is likely to be filmed on a helmetcam or dashcam, or by a passer-by with a mobile phone. I've seen incidents in London where you end up with two difference perspectives, because there were two different cameras in the area filming from different directions. We're not quite at that level of saturation here, but there are a fair bunch of helmetcams and dashcams around, so anyone thinking that they're never going to be caught on camera pulling a fast one, or doing a dangerous overtake or driving with their phone in their hand is a fool.

Elisabeth Scrawny Shoeshine wrote: »

Sitting in traffic is boring, the phone rarely leaves my hand when in stop start traffic as I’d be texting, reading the news, browsing boards etc (a not insignificant number of my posts have been while driving in slow traffic) etc. Thinking it’s dangerous to use your phone when stopped is just plain stupid, pc gone mad rubbish.

I also specifically “save” calls I have to make if I know I’ll be doing a long drive as it passes the time and is a very good use of time.

If driving is too boring for you, take the bus. Holding a phone in your hand is illegal here, unlike the UK where they have to show interaction. Texting, reading the news, browsing and posting to boards is illegal, regardless of how bored you are. It's also incredibly dumb, and incredibly selfish to assume that piles of research showing the dangers of distracted driving don't apply to you, only to other people.

It's only a matter of time before you start clocking up penalty points.

Making hands-free calls isn't illegal, but it is also dangerously distracting.

5uspect

Elisabeth Scrawny Shoeshine wrote: »

Sitting in traffic is boring, the phone rarely leaves my hand when in stop start traffic as I’d be texting, reading the news, browsing boards etc (a not insignificant number of my posts have been while driving in slow traffic) etc. Thinking it’s dangerous to use your phone when stopped is just plain stupid, pc gone mad rubbish.

I also specifically “save” calls I have to make if I know I’ll be doing a long drive as it passes the time and is a very good use of time.

You’re the problem here. It’s the exact same mentality as regards drink driving. You are a bad driver and you should feel bad.

BillyBiggs

Zebra3 wrote: »

You make Ritchie sound like a right scumbag.

Maybe he needs locking up.

I don’t think Ritchie is a scumbag. I’m just saying that this wimpy guy with a camera stuck to his head, wouldn’t be so brave if he was one to one with Ritchie down a dark alley, without any cameras.

Zebra3

BillyBiggs wrote: »

I don’t think Ritchie is a scumbag. I’m just saying that this wimpy guy with a camera stuck to his head, wouldn’t be so brave if he was one to one with Ritchie down a dark alley, without any cameras.

And yet you insinuate again that he's a violent thug.

AndrewJRenko

BillyBiggs wrote: »

I don’t think Ritchie is a scumbag. I’m just saying that this wimpy guy with a camera stuck to his head, wouldn’t be so brave if he was one to one with Ritchie down a dark alley, without any cameras.

Would Ritchie be driving down the dark alley with his phone in his hand in your scenario? Because if not, I don't think Mikey would have engaged with him at all.

Galwayguy35

Thought it was a bit harsh, he was stopped at the time and it was a quiet section of road.

A fine and a few points would have been enough of a punishment I'd have thought.

And that guy on the bike was a total wanker.

AndrewJRenko

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Thought it was a bit harsh, he was stopped at the time and it was a quiet section of road.

A fine and a few points would have been enough of a punishment I'd have thought.

He got a fine and a few points. He already had nine points on his licence from three previous speeding incidents, and obviously reckoned that the law didn't apply to him. That's why he was disqualified.

Galwayguy35

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

He got a fine and a few points. He already had nine points on his licence from three previous speeding incidents, and obviously reckoned that the law didn't apply to him. That's why he was disqualified.

Ok.

Thought it was his first offence.