Cops Posing as Beggars
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I believe they were doing that last summer. Every time I see someone with a sign now i make a point of it to read what it says... still haven't come across one.
Ninja10
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as one of them said, about damn time. Ticket is so minimal and has no points. That needs to be changed badly
Red_Liner740
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Leave it to the gov and cops to morph the law into something stupid and easy to cash grab.
I am all for nailing texters and phone callers who are driving down the road.
A car standing in line at a red light, in rush hour, who will move 20ft a minute, THATS the people you are targeting??!?!?!
Again, just like with speeding, they ****ed it all up.
Instead of catching speeders in the dangerous area, where actual speeding would cause issues, they usually park themselves in speed transit parts on clear open roads to catch the "bad" speeders. Ex: Gardiner exit onto Parklawn where it goes from 100 down to 50, and yes the road is exactly the same, no cross streets, no food traffic.
I am all for nailing texters and phone callers who are driving down the road.
A car standing in line at a red light, in rush hour, who will move 20ft a minute, THATS the people you are targeting??!?!?!
Again, just like with speeding, they ****ed it all up.
Instead of catching speeders in the dangerous area, where actual speeding would cause issues, they usually park themselves in speed transit parts on clear open roads to catch the "bad" speeders. Ex: Gardiner exit onto Parklawn where it goes from 100 down to 50, and yes the road is exactly the same, no cross streets, no food traffic.
A few months ago I watched as someone was stopped at a red light, obviously texting on their phone. Someone honked their horn in the area and the texter reacted by stepping on the gas, thinking someone was telling them the light was green, I presume. The light was in fact still red and the pedestrian in the crosswalk in front of the car got knocked to the ground when the car hit him.
That changed my outlook on texting at a red light.
That changed my outlook on texting at a red light.
Red_Liner740
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ROFL...come on...now you sound like the nanny staters who use an outlier exception to prove their point.
I accidentally hit my horn standing at a left turn red light with a car infront of me....you know what the idiot did? He thought i was honking at him and proceeded to go through the red and make his left turn.
Truth is, texting and driving IS dangerous, dont dilute and ridicule the law by going after the lowest of the low fruit.
No one remembers a few months back Toronto Cops riding the red rocket, watching for people on their cellphones?
You have a clear view being on a street car, and they would just get off and issue you a ticket right there.
You have a clear view being on a street car, and they would just get off and issue you a ticket right there.
Maybe he was texting.
I say that half in jest, but only half.
So I guess you'd rather it just be not to text while actually moving? What about prevention; I just have to finish this message but the light has turned green, I only have a few more words, what could happen?
I'd be willing to bet that most people that would text at a red would also do it on the move. That's not to say I favour "The Minority Report" policing but I think you want to have your cake and eat it too.
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After posting my reply and thinking about it more I realized that in your scenario, obviously the guy in front of you was distracted by SOMETHING. Even if it wasn't a cell phone, adding one to the mix just increases the risk. Thanks for proving my point with your own example.
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brucewayne
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what?
PLau
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I almost got rear ended 2 days ago at Weston & Langstaff cause we were stopped at a red light and the guy behind me was texting which at the time I thought was okay since we were stopped. Left turn light switched on and I guess his peripheral vision picked up the left turn lane moving and accelerated while the light was still red. He slammed on his brakes, his car dove forward and he had a panicked look on his face as did his passenger. They avoided eye contact when I looked back shaking my head at them.
So to sum this up, yes, I think even a slow speeds this should be enforced.
PLau
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Yes, they did this a couple months after the law was introduced.
bunmanchi
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wtf ? is this Dukes Of Hazzard, with Roscoe and Boss Hogg ?
is this the updated version of the Speed Trap ?
again, this is just a major cash grab, I would personally rather see Police cleaning up the streets by enforcing littering, and panhandling, and bums sleeping in the parks, and dealers and hookers on the corners.
i still say theres no difference between talking to a passenger, or singing to the radio, and talking on a phone.
is this the updated version of the Speed Trap ?
again, this is just a major cash grab, I would personally rather see Police cleaning up the streets by enforcing littering, and panhandling, and bums sleeping in the parks, and dealers and hookers on the corners.
i still say theres no difference between talking to a passenger, or singing to the radio, and talking on a phone.
PLau
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You mention talking to a passenger, singing to the radio, and talking on a phone. What about texting while driving? I've seen a girl sit through a green whole light rotation cause she was texting - she ended up "running the yellow" on a relatively long light. Of course this is in Woodbridge. Not to mention my post 2 above yours of me almost getting rear ended by a guy sitting at a red light behind me...
There is a huge difference. Many people don't follow the rule of thumb of keeping 2 seconds behind the vehicle in front of them and when they text they usually take their eyes off the road to look at their phone a few seconds at a time. How far can you travel at 100km/h in 3 secs?
A few months back in May
http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/showthread.php?172079-How-could-it-get-any-worse-%28Texting-and-driving-mini-rant%29
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More like ALL people who text at a red would also do it on the move.
Computers multitask, people don't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_multitasking
bunmanchi
Banned
i didnt mention texting, becasue obviously texting while driving is dangerous.
PLau
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Checking your phone for whos calling would also fall into the talking on phone while driving thus taking their eyes off the road. At one point or another they would have to go through their contacts list to make the call. You can assume that most people don't know their keyboard/pad on their phone cause many still have to look at it to type.
Therefore... Regardless of what they're doing that involves your phone, it takes their eyes off the road.
MarcosSantiago
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Motorcycle ride from hell - 3 years ago Christopher Sprecker from Barrie died, and several others got seriously hurt, when a 20-something guy in a BMW was texting and hit them.
That was the decisive moment for me, I believe people must not use cell phones while driving, period!
