Not even 'just' talking on his phone, but clearly trying to text and drive which is simply insane. He clearly doesn't realise how lucky he was not to have killed somebody there. What an arse.
Given the level of deliberate illegality here, I'd have been strongly tempted to deliver the message about phone use in Morse code, on his roof, with a D Lock.
DrMorocho They should - after all, it's a greater safety problem than cyclists passing stationary buses, in cycle lanes on their left, and they made up stickers for that (despite it running contrary to the hierarchy of provision).
DrMorocho That's just not enough though. The law says that using a mobile phone while driving is punishable by 3 points and a £100 fine. This is direct evidence of this dangerous act and it is going unpunished? Typical British justice system.
BicyCos Difficult to do much when the police conspire to pervert the course of justice by letting him off despite the case being handed to them on a plate. I suppose they'd rather the public administer summary justice at the roadside.
Usually a magistrate will demand a video with a date stamp, and clear vision of the driver. If this guy got a ticket in the mail, decided to contest it in court, he could argue he wasn't the driver. A lot of taxpayers money get's tied up. Get police bodycam video of him admitting to the offence, then ticket him.
Whilst the pedestrian is on the crossing All of the traffic should be Stationary, and Not preceeding because their half of the crossing has been cleared by the pedestrian.
Do NOT continue through a zebra crossing until all pedestrians have reached the opposite side. You don't pull away once a pedestrian at the crossing has cleared your side of the road but is still on the crossing. The driver and the cabbie both did this. And so did you, on your bike.
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At the start of the video there are two tour buses parked in a marked parking space, I wonder why the authority's have installed the parking space right opposite a traffic island where pedestrians cross. Forcing them to emerge from between the parked buses. Bad Planning is as bad as distracted driving.
I get the same thing all the time. There were 3 today on a 10 minute walk. They couldn’t care less. One I reprimanded just responded with ‘and’ it didn’t get caught’ He didn’t care that it was illegal or dangerous. None of them do.
Even without an actual prosecution, there's easily sufficient for a warning under s59 of the Police Reform Act. And probably more effective - the threat of losing a 50k motor is probably more of a concern than a few points on his license, even if it increases his insurance by a few hundred quid a year.
Jack Harris You'd think so but that's not the case, apparently has to actually be a police officer that sees them even though they've witnessed video evidence, making them a witness to the offence.
Soton Droid That's a lie they like to tell to excuse their laziness. In fact, anyone (including a police officer) viewing this video is a witness to the offence, so there is no reason for a police officer not to issue a ticket or summons based purely on the video. The threshold for a s59 warning is even lower - it only requires that a police constable have "reason to believe" that the offence has taken place and has caused alarm, distress or annoyance to someone. A single witness statement is sufficient for that, even without any video evidence.
Camsplint "A letter of warning has been issued to the driver concerned. The letter contains reference to Highway Code Rules relevant to this incident (guidance only, not enforceable). It also includes references to the equivalent sections/regulations of Road Traffic enactments (enforceable) and their penalties upon conviction." #Roadsafe
Using phones when driving isn’t punished properly. Our legal system has to get serious about this offence. They jump up and down about twenty zones being extended but what’s more dangerous? Not looking at the road in a city centre or doing 30 instead of 20 through a small village?
I thought you said he didnt see the pedestrian? But you are right, he was later spotting them on crossing. People that do this while driving deserve everything they get
With so many drivers not giving a shit the law needs to be far more severe in these cases. If you get caught your car gets impounded as with driving with no insurance.
Drove over a zebra crossing, on the phine, barely registered the pedestrian and kept driving holding the phone… why this wasnt a big dine and points is beyond me
People who use their phones without a hands free set while driving should get a ten thousand dollars/euros/pounds fine on the spot with no exceptions. And a 3 months licence suspension. The addiction is real !!
You do know that talking on a hands-free phone makes you a worse driver than a drunk? Check out Road Research figures, they show this to be true beyond any doubt.
You can Definatly tell by the comments who use there phone whilst driving, I hope one day the get a knock on the door saying a member of there family is in hospital due to being run down... by some one using there phone whilst driving..
Though the phone use while driving is a major problem, the video shows that his view was likely partially obstructed by the white van blocking his view of the female pedestrian. He stopped later than usual when she had come into his view. The female pedestrian is also holding a phone to her ear on the same side of her face as that of the car approaching. Therefore she may not have noticed the car in time for her to react accordingly.
I am very curious, how should the pedestrian react in this particular situation? Considering there was another vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.
Michael peberdy I think these penalties need to be in proportion with other driving offenses. For instance in Western Australia driving 20km/h over the speed limit cops 3 points and a $400 fine, about the same as using a mobile phone whilst driving. I don't really think driving using a mobile phone is a 4 or 5 times worse offense than speeding 20km/h over the limit.
Yeah... this guy sucks... But you really shouldn't be filtering between cars at a red light either. Do it over on the left. Maybe the rules are different in your country, but I always get nervous when I see this.
Just an "FYI"... in the US, lane-splitting is illegal and considered reckless. Motorcycles are supposed to be given, and use, as much space as a car (exception: when 2 bikes are travelling together).
To be fair you see plenty of cyclists using the phone too. But, as they can use the road without a licence they are not accountable in the same way as motorists.
To be fair a bicycle is not a lethal weapon like a car. And to be fair bicycles do not cause wear and tear to the road surface like cars, vans, trucks etc. do. To be fair.
Most of these videos of of people driving while using their phones aren't that bad, but this guy was on his for ages and very nearly piled into that woman. You really need to send this to the police!!
ALL videos of people driving while using their phones are bad. Whether it is for 1 second or ten minutes they offer a distraction which, as is all too often the case, can lead to an injury or worse for a more vulnerable road user such as a cyclist or pedestrian.
You obviously haven't been the victim of somebody using their mobile phone whilst they have been driving a car. As somebody who suffered a spiral fracture of the femur and broken vertebrae says that a life ban should be imposed. Too late to say sorry if you kill somebody.
If that's as much anger as he's going to recieve from a cyclist who is at risk of death or injury from him well you may as well give his car a good polish while you're there.🙄
Actually watching it again, looks like this guy has taken something, the normal reaction to someone tapping on your window would lead to some reaction than statue... so blank and lost to reality... or maybe he's a Transporter and has a few dead cyclists in the trunk... stay away and let Karma take its course!
I hope someone films a Biker crossing Pedestrian Crossing between people, riding down pavement, going wrong way down one-way street, ignoring armed traffic lights - the List goes on and on. The Driver was wrong, but the superiority of the Biker was equally funny, especially as another biker cut between him and the car while at Ped X-ING. Myopia strikes at the oddest times.
The motor biker need to be put behind bars for chasing someone who is wrong in his actions whilst driving.the biker is risking his life and of others in making this video.
While I agree that this use of his mobile is very wrong and it needs to be stopped I have to say that some of the comments here are simply stupid. To support damaging the car or the person or both takes you into the same level as he is. Also think of the risk to yourself. People have been injured and even killed doing just this kind of thing. Don't think it won't happen to me. It happens to someone. If you are that concerned report it to the police and be a witness.
But there's only one pedestrian and he doesn't fail to see it? Not only that, but the cyclist brakes just as late as the car does. So... where is the bit where he "fails to see pedestrians"?
It May not even be him stopping but the car, Volvo started with pedestrian autostop in 08' I think Mercedes started it on that model so If he had an older car maybe that person would be runed over.
Drive for half an hour in Dublin and I guarantee you’ll see at least four people using mobiles while driving,why ???? Because the cops don’t give a shit.
Dat on dat cammmmaaarrraAa give the evidence to the police so they can nip him or the registered keeper ... always have time and date showing as evidence under pace
Clearly no-one is arsed about the 6 points and a fine. I'd Change the law, and give an instant 12month ban, and a couple of grand fine.. I see 👀 about 1 in 5 drivers of all ages don't give a toss about the laws in place.
So to make a point about him breaking the law by using his phone while driving, you suggest causing criminal damage to his car which is also breaking the law. That's dumb logic.
Ever hear of two wrongs don't make a right? Wreckless driving on both parties. Provoking a driver in a car while you're on a motorcycle or bike is not really bright.
Iv only just cone across this video. I and a motorbike rider. He is a typical Mec driver, doesn't know what i dicators are and no law of the road applys to them. Im not proud of it but a few Mec and BMW driver mirrors go missing 'by accident' when they are on the phone driving.
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Not even 'just' talking on his phone, but clearly trying to text and drive which is simply insane. He clearly doesn't realise how lucky he was not to have killed somebody there. What an arse.
Given the level of deliberate illegality here, I'd have been strongly tempted to deliver the message about phone use in Morse code, on his roof, with a D Lock.
inverted braille when done... :P
*****
Not on the inside, where it needs to be read :)
Camsplint I’d have used it on his windscreen a nice bullzised mark on it may have made him think twice
I just would have gone like
Hulk smash window
And then go sonic mode
Change clothes and paint bike
Totaly worth it
Hahahaha
We should get some stickers made to put on side windows that say I'm using my phone whilst driving ...
I wonder if Transport for London would be willing to sponsor that.
DrMorocho
They should - after all, it's a greater safety problem than cyclists passing stationary buses, in cycle lanes on their left, and they made up stickers for that (despite it running contrary to the hierarchy of provision).
WarringtonCyclist Like those crazy Russians who stick larger stickers on cars when illegally parking :)
indeed, the "stop a douchebag" movement might be an answer to this arrogant, selfish and endangering behaviour on the road...
Andrew Atkin
U could sell a million of those stickers where I live. The dangerous entitlement on the roads is disturbing
What an arrogant man. Please send this to the police and ensure he gets 3 points on his licence and a £100 fine.
Surely some mistake - I could have sworn you wrote "man"!
He was sent a warning letter.
DrMorocho That's just not enough though. The law says that using a mobile phone while driving is punishable by 3 points and a £100 fine. This is direct evidence of this dangerous act and it is going unpunished? Typical British justice system.
BicyCos
Difficult to do much when the police conspire to pervert the course of justice by letting him off despite the case being handed to them on a plate.
I suppose they'd rather the public administer summary justice at the roadside.
Usually a magistrate will demand a video with a date stamp, and clear vision of the driver. If this guy got a ticket in the mail, decided to contest it in court, he could argue he wasn't the driver. A lot of taxpayers money get's tied up. Get police bodycam video of him admitting to the offence, then ticket him.
Whilst the pedestrian is on the crossing All of the traffic should be Stationary, and Not preceeding because their half of the crossing has been cleared by the pedestrian.
Do NOT continue through a zebra crossing until all pedestrians have reached the opposite side. You don't pull away once a pedestrian at the crossing has cleared your side of the road but is still on the crossing. The driver and the cabbie both did this. And so did you, on your bike.
arrogant dangerous driving without due care,name and shame these gits and ride safe bud
Just seen your very informative 👏 video. You're risking yourself doing this but you are showing reality YIP THIS A PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS SELFISH PEOPLE ON PHONES 📱 xxxx Love ❤️ and Blessings to you and your Family KEEP SAFE 👍
At the start of the video there are two tour buses parked in a
marked parking space, I wonder why the authority's have installed the parking space right opposite a traffic island where pedestrians cross. Forcing them to emerge from between the parked buses. Bad Planning is as bad as distracted driving.
I get the same thing all the time. There were 3 today on a 10 minute walk. They couldn’t care less. One I reprimanded just responded with ‘and’ it didn’t get caught’ He didn’t care that it was illegal or dangerous. None of them do.
Report him to the Police, surely they can use this evidence and prosecute him.
Even without an actual prosecution, there's easily sufficient for a warning under s59 of the Police Reform Act.
And probably more effective - the threat of losing a 50k motor is probably more of a concern than a few points on his license, even if it increases his insurance by a few hundred quid a year.
Jack Harris
You'd think so but that's not the case, apparently has to actually be a police officer that sees them even though they've witnessed video evidence, making them a witness to the offence.
Soton Droid
That's a lie they like to tell to excuse their laziness.
In fact, anyone (including a police officer) viewing this video is a witness to the offence, so there is no reason for a police officer not to issue a ticket or summons based purely on the video.
The threshold for a s59 warning is even lower - it only requires that a police constable have "reason to believe" that the offence has taken place and has caused alarm, distress or annoyance to someone.
A single witness statement is sufficient for that, even without any video evidence.
Camsplint
Oh yeah, I keep forgetting about that.
Camsplint "A letter of warning has been issued to the driver concerned. The letter contains reference to Highway Code Rules relevant to this incident (guidance only, not enforceable). It also includes references to the equivalent sections/regulations of Road Traffic enactments (enforceable) and their penalties upon conviction." #Roadsafe
Using phones when driving isn’t punished properly. Our legal system has to get serious about this offence.
They jump up and down about twenty zones being extended but what’s more dangerous? Not looking at the road in a city centre or doing 30 instead of 20 through a small village?
I thought you said he didnt see the pedestrian?
But you are right, he was later spotting them on crossing.
People that do this while driving deserve everything they get
I think cities should set up a system where citizens can turn in video of people doing this and they can write them a ticket. This endangers lives.
They do, It is called Operation Snap,
If there is no profit in it for the local police they are not interested.
to be honest the main hazards I see in this video are the bicyclists , not the phone
With so many drivers not giving a shit the law needs to be far more severe in these cases. If you get caught your car gets impounded as with driving with no insurance.
They would probably be more upset if you impounded the mobile phone for 6 months.
Lol, you could be right there.
Drove over a zebra crossing, on the phine, barely registered the pedestrian and kept driving holding the phone… why this wasnt a big dine and points is beyond me
People who use their phones without a hands free set while driving should get a ten thousand dollars/euros/pounds fine on the spot with no exceptions. And a 3 months licence suspension. The addiction is real !!
You do know that talking on a hands-free phone makes you a worse driver than a drunk? Check out Road Research figures, they show this to be true beyond any doubt.
You can Definatly tell by the comments who use there phone whilst driving, I hope one day the get a knock on the door saying a member of there family is in hospital due to being run down... by some one using there phone whilst driving..
Let's hope he gets his Roadsafe letter.
Lets hope he gets FAR more than that.
Though the phone use while driving is a major problem, the video shows that his view was likely partially obstructed by the white van blocking his view of the female pedestrian. He stopped later than usual when she had come into his view. The female pedestrian is also holding a phone to her ear on the same side of her face as that of the car approaching. Therefore she may not have noticed the car in time for her to react accordingly.
I am very curious, how should the pedestrian react in this particular situation? Considering there was another vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.
Hello Morocho! Is it okay to use it please ? Thanks in advance.
No excuse......give them immediate 6 points and £2000 immediate fine.....can't pay ? .....take the car away
Michael peberdy I think these penalties need to be in proportion with other driving offenses. For instance in Western Australia driving 20km/h over the speed limit cops 3 points and a $400 fine, about the same as using a mobile phone whilst driving. I don't really think driving using a mobile phone is a 4 or 5 times worse offense than speeding 20km/h over the limit.
Tony t that driver has a Mercedes he's probably richer than all of us
Put you key down the side of hes precious Mercedes he stop by then your long gone .
8 years later and the lazy cops still don't enforce the law on this
£1000 fine. 1 year in prison it should be.
Since the law change on mobiles while driving, I am yet to see any police enforce it.
What amazing comment! Unless you work for the IOPC you not seeing it doesn't mean it didn't happen.
@@mp3vault 6 years too late mate. Where have you been,.... developing?
@@mattl1762 wow - what sparkling repartee. Stupid and blind - you really are unlucky...
2:05 - LOL;. Urm, can I just finish this text please?
NOOOOOOOO
You really told him
hahahaha, you could see the scared look on the drivers face!
Leave him alone Mr busy body
As a cyclist I carry a heavy spanner in my back pack. If I come across a c*** driver like this, he can say goodbye to his wing mirror.
@@mantastiirsen7211 kick `em off, it`s more fun
Ain't it a shame that you have a clear picture and the reg and the face but nothing can be done people like this always seem to get away with it
It's also the bikers breaking the law not staying in lane
Merc drivers think they can do what they want, along with Audi and BMW.
Yeah... this guy sucks...
But you really shouldn't be filtering between cars at a red light either. Do it over on the left.
Maybe the rules are different in your country, but I always get nervous when I see this.
its been the way its done in the UK for a long ass time
In other news, suicidal pigeon at 0:17.
That ended better then most YT videos on the subject of driving and texting.
The highway code is written in English ,so,
Certain people have told me it doesn't apply to them
Did anyone notice the taxi drive through the crossing with a pedestrian on it as well
Too right a mobile phone should never be used whist driving but you were equally as dangerous the way you rode between cars an d buses.
Just an "FYI"... in the US, lane-splitting is illegal and considered reckless. Motorcycles are supposed to be given, and use, as much space as a car (exception: when 2 bikes are travelling together).
A cyclist also failed to see pedestrians and stop at the crossing. But thats ok because cyclists never obey the rules of the road
What do you expect. Mercedes drivers are exempt from the law and he looks like a foreign national anyway so will just say he doesn't understand
Andrew Haines I Chinese I Chinese
Mercedes, BMW and Audi are all peas in a pod.
his mirror doth offends me...
pluck it out!
01:25 That taxi broke the law . " you may not proceed if a person or persons are ON the crossing or attempting to use the crossing" Highway Code !
And so did the cyclist!
To be fair you see plenty of cyclists using the phone too. But, as they can use the road without a licence they are not accountable in the same way as motorists.
To be fair a bicycle is not a lethal weapon like a car. And to be fair bicycles do not cause wear and tear to the road surface like cars, vans, trucks etc. do. To be fair.
When you are cought in the Netherlands on a bike with a phone in your hand it will cost you 150euro.
Most of these videos of of people driving while using their phones aren't that bad, but this guy was on his for ages and very nearly piled into that woman. You really need to send this to the police!!
ALL videos of people driving while using their phones are bad. Whether it is for 1 second or ten minutes they offer a distraction which, as is all too often the case, can lead to an injury or worse for a more vulnerable road user such as a cyclist or pedestrian.
You obviously haven't been the victim of somebody using their mobile phone whilst they have been driving a car. As somebody who suffered a spiral fracture of the femur and broken vertebrae says that a life ban should be imposed. Too late to say sorry if you kill somebody.
If that's as much anger as he's going to recieve from a cyclist who is at risk of death or injury from him well you may as well give his car a good polish while you're there.🙄
0:13 I wonder if that sign caused any crashes because people were distracted trying to read it and drive at the same time.
You need some really sticky stickers... that will if anything make him consider to ignore in the future! I'm sure Karma will rain on him!
I'm sure Karma will be more effective than the Police on cases like this indeed.
Actually watching it again, looks like this guy has taken something, the normal reaction to someone tapping on your window would lead to some reaction than statue... so blank and lost to reality... or maybe he's a Transporter and has a few dead cyclists in the trunk... stay away and let Karma take its course!
Thermoman69691 that's what the cyclist was looking for knocking on someone's door to try and get a reaction to make this boring video more interesting
He's a peasant. You can easily tell
At around @2:25 I would fold the mirror outwards and pull up the windschield wiper.
I hope someone films a Biker crossing Pedestrian Crossing between people, riding down pavement, going wrong way down one-way street, ignoring armed traffic lights - the List goes on and on.
The Driver was wrong, but the superiority of the Biker was equally funny, especially as another biker cut between him and the car while at Ped X-ING.
Myopia strikes at the oddest times.
The motor biker need to be put behind bars for chasing someone who is wrong in his actions whilst driving.the biker is risking his life and of others in making this video.
The guy doing the filming should have been booked for riding between lanes. He sure didn't seem to be concentrating on his driving
How about not getting involved and worry about your own life, lucky you didn’t get punched.
Standard BMW occupant's ignorance. Why do so many drivers of German cars seem to lack courtesy and think our driving laws don't apply to them?
While I agree that this use of his mobile is very wrong and it needs to be stopped I have to say that some of the comments here are simply stupid. To support damaging the car or the person or both takes you into the same level as he is. Also think of the risk to yourself. People have been injured and even killed doing just this kind of thing. Don't think it won't happen to me. It happens to someone. If you are that concerned report it to the police and be a witness.
:16 The bird was on his phone...
dude that was a weak attempt to get attention. almost irritatingly weak. did you even touch the glass?
Where is the bit where he "fails to see pedestrians"?
at the zebra crossing
But there's only one pedestrian and he doesn't fail to see it? Not only that, but the cyclist brakes just as late as the car does. So... where is the bit where he "fails to see pedestrians"?
He should have his licence taken from him then he can use his phone as much as he wants
Nearly got took out by that pigeon at the start of the video
And he drove over a Zebra crossing, while there was a pedestrian on it.
That's standard practice here in Belgium
It May not even be him stopping but the car, Volvo started with pedestrian autostop in 08'
I think Mercedes started it on that model so If he had an older car maybe that person would be runed over.
Hope they get heavily fined and 6 points...ban the ignorant hogs.
Hey DrMorocho, would you mind if i use this video for my next Compilation? I will give you full credit in my description and comments section!
Drive for half an hour in Dublin and I guarantee you’ll see at least four people using mobiles while driving,why ???? Because the cops don’t give a shit.
Lane splitting is extremely dangerous.
WIth people like that just kick their mirror off
You should give this video to the police...this guy needs a good roasting!
Silly string... we pick a color that alerts police to an offending driver.
Mark an X across front windscreen.
What do you think ?
i like your thinking. Paintball shots also great idea
Pathetic! And not letting the pedestrian clear the zebra crossing before driving off too.
You were right. How many times did you overtake on the left. If you want to spout the law ,abide by the law your self
its called filtering and its totally legal in the UK, dipshit
He drives a Mercedes. So he can do as he likes.
You need to indicate to your audience whether you reported this incident to the police and what the result was otherwise you are flying blind 👍
Hope he sent this video to the police ??
Dat on dat cammmmaaarrraAa give the evidence to the police so they can nip him or the registered keeper ... always have time and date showing as evidence under pace
Maybe i'm just a bad person, but I'd be inclined to carry a window breaker - guarantee they don't do it again.
Hope you sent that to the Police
well you certainly told him didnt you hahahaha
Send this video to the local police force!
Clearly no-one is arsed about the 6 points and a fine.
I'd Change the law, and give an instant 12month ban, and a couple of grand fine.. I see 👀 about 1 in 5 drivers of all ages don't give a toss about the laws in place.
That guy needs to lose his license
Big car, small brain. Driving without due care and attention, right there.
Points and a car crushed. Soon put a stop to it.
Jerk in a Merc, says it all!
But the motorcyclist can travel between cars? Not safe either
So does any justice ever come out of this so called "I've got you on camera" nonsense?
should've scratched his car, maybe he will care then
So to make a point about him breaking the law by using his phone while driving, you suggest causing criminal damage to his car which is also breaking the law. That's dumb logic.
The phone police ride around on bikes now do they
Ever hear of two wrongs don't make a right? Wreckless driving on both parties. Provoking a driver in a car while you're on a motorcycle or bike is not really bright.
You have to see, when you are an idiot, texting and phoning while driving gives you a certain importance. .
i would have kicked his car tbh and i wouldn't really care if he got up all triggered about it
Hope you gave footage to police
call the police and tell them you have it on camera
Iv only just cone across this video. I and a motorbike rider. He is a typical Mec driver, doesn't know what i dicators are and no law of the road applys to them. Im not proud of it but a few Mec and BMW driver mirrors go missing 'by accident' when they are on the phone driving.
I wonder if Old Bill watch these vids? They could catch these jerkoids whilst sad having their lunch in the office!
what about the cyclist goes round a car at lights and has to cut motorist up ?????????
It’s illegal not to cycle in the cycle Lane
Like many motorists I’m afraid. These wankers give us all a bad name
And where did he fail to see pedestrian??