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> For the most part he's not making streets safer, but just costing people money. It's not just a fine when caught using your phone while driving, it's also 6
by eertami 8mo ago
> For the most part he's not making streets safer, but just costing people money.
It's not just a fine when caught using your phone while driving, it's also 6 penalty points (of a maximum 12). Being caught a second time (or if you are within 2 years of earning your license) results in a ban from driving for 6 months.
People who are caught once will likely think twice about using their phone again, not wanting to risk the ban.
- JCattheATM 8mo agoThat doesn't make anything better. No one deserves points for checking a phone briefly while a vehicle is stopped at a red light. In the long run, problems like Mikey sort themselves out - Darwin at work.
- linkregister 8mo agoTwo things can be true: checking a phone while stopped hurts nobody and should not be illegal. Driving the wrong way in an intersection and nearly hitting a cyclist is dangerous and this activity should be curbed.
- JCattheATM 8mo agoThese are two separate, unrelated things, so them both being true is no surprise.
- linkregister 8mo agoI agree. Which is why the second scenario should be considered in your analysis of this Youtuber, not just the first.
- JCattheATM 8mo agoIf he was only harassing people who were actually a danger, there wouldn't be much to complain about. But he isn't, he'll harass whoever he can for clicks and ego.
- chihuahua 8mo agoIf no one deserves points for checking a phone briefly while a vehicle is stopped at a red light, then either the police can decide not to act on video footage showing someone doing this, or the law should be changed.
- JCattheATM 8mo agoSure, the law should be changed, and I'm sure the police frequently do decide to ignore it. But then you have this dipshit vigilante endangering himself, causing tension and handing them a free win (i.e. free money), so of course they take it.