Talking on a Mobile Phone while Driving
I have been trying real hard to find a logical solution for this but still beats me.
As per traffic rules of Qatar. Talking on mobile phones while driving using the mobile handset isn't allowed and you are liable to a traffic offense if you're caught doing so. However, talking thru a bluetooth device or wired headset is just fine.
So it means that the problem isn't about losing concentration while talking, but it's about using both hands on the steering wheel.
Now let's look at the smokers. Quite surprisingly, its not a traffic offense for people who smoke while driving!!!
Putting that into equation :
Cigarette in one hand and the other hand on steering wheel is OKAY
Phone in one hand and the other on steering wheel is NOT OKAY
Beats me!!!
Mila, yes I like to walk it is good for health
specily when i smoke my pipe
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have been perfected over the years. I find the most effective way to drive in the mornings is to have a lit cigarette in my left hand and a full cup of coffee in my right. At the same time I have my cell phone propped under my chin as I shout loudly (who needs hands free?) into it. I also have the seat tipped way back for relaxation and I steer with my knees. I also like to leer at girls in adjacent cars. I also make sure that under no circumstances do I ever use my blinkers and I never have my headlights on at night, just the parking lights.
I recommend this as I have never had an accident and I have only caused about thirty.
Fairy tales don't tell children dragons exist. Children know dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children dragons can be killed. G.K Chesterton
Exactly my point. Why alone talking on a mobile phone is not allowed? As mentioned by you guys there are so many different things people could do while driving and there's absolutly no problem with that.
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we should get rid of cars and start taking bicycle or walking. good for healt.
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CB always makes uk sound soo intresting :D I like that, amazing stories, keept it up CB
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"Be Like a Flower, Which gives off it's fragrance
even to the hand that crushes it.
and if I get a call, eithier I ignore it or pull over. But don't you think that while talking to your passenger, you are not concentrating and no one gets fined for that.
Also, how many people flick through radio channels while driving, yes thats also dangerous.
Just a thought!!!!!!!!
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milla .....busy with work....though I try to read, but dont get time to comment much.
I see this all the time on the road - it will not stop and I am in complete agreement with you. Truth is if you are chatting on the phone you can't concentrate as youor mind is busy with other things. I have seen people on the phone smiking and also busy with the kids in the back seat all while driving.
Mila, I think the ora* 6 in the car prohibited but with another law not the traffic law
lol
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ppl who talk on the mobile whilst driving ought to be shot............lol (coz they mind aint on the road but is on the phone so before they kill someone lets us just shoot them outta their misery) dang i am so gonna get this..........
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
Travelling through Belgium on the way to a cousins wedding in Birmingham UK, my ex husband and I were having an actual fist fight together - I imagine that this is forbidden too, God only knows what other drivers thought about us lol?
I wanna be bad, but i dont drive, dont have a car.
Never go younger by a month, a hard bod is no substitute for wisdom.
Talking on a mobile phone while driving is bad.
Never go younger by a month, a hard bod is no substitute for wisdom.
Damn Mila U have a 1 track mind.. Thts awesome though :)
Ur totally distracting me here at work ...
LOL.. yes not ladylike talking with mouth full. hahahhhaaaaa
hi jack.. long time not heard from you? where have you been? yes i missed all your story. wink
and above is from my experiences long long time ago in fact around 6 - 7 years ago while am still young and stupid.
this driver should be punish double if they cost accident while they using phone or receiving O*** action.
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Mila...dont cause any accidents...lol
And its unlady-like to talk with your mouth full...lol
In fact I said here on QL I saw one such act at TV R/A (but both male).
I saw one more (This time couple european - both handsome) driving behind me on the Road between CHN
University & Civil defence and it was a Van, kind of a delivery van. I tried to drive
as slow as possible. The guy was clearly distracted, at the Signal I thought he
might bump into me from behind. Naughty me, I tried to slow down as much as possible, went down to 50kmph but they were still slowing down!!! Then
after dipping below 50k I decided to leve them to their vices & sped away.
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why long time, you are not that old i see from your profile.... i think if you enjoy something, just keep doing it,,, as long as it makes both parties happy ... why not....
yes speaking of experience long long time ago... day dreaming...
hihihi
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hmm mila now thats some kinda action i would like to experience..to hell with the innocent people crossing the road i'll just run over them muahahaha...Girl where do u come up with such ideas ;p
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U r the bad one lol. Always thinking about such things?? ora* & flashing... yea what about flashing??? isnt that dangerous while driving LOL??
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"Be Like a Flower, Which gives off it's fragrance
even to the hand that crushes it.
mila are you speaking from experiance???hehe
lots of people don't smoke or don't use mobile phones while driving yet they drive using one hand.
Using a mobile phone while driving impairs driving performance in many ways: maintenance of lane position, maintenance of appropriate and predictable speed, maintenance of appropriate following distances from vehicles in front
hey what about a guy receiving some Ora* action.. while he is driving??? isn't that too dangerous as can cost accident as his half brain is gone????
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how can u compare talking over the phone and smoking they are two different things. When ur on the phone your mind is half on what the person is trying to say and u trying to reply back or dial a phone number thus taking ur eyes off the road at times. When your smoking ur either talking to yourself ( u might be crazy but thats a different story) but any case your eyes are on the road.
I need to add this to the list of "benefits of smoking" You cant lose your concentration while smoking in the car lol.
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hahaha mila i can be that too just for u :P, so when u comin to clean :D
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"Be Like a Flower, Which gives off it's fragrance
even to the hand that crushes it.
what about the guys adjusting their head gear with both hands and looking at the car mirror while they are driving 100miles per hr? and with one leg up on the seat..... really scary things you see on doha roads....
thexonic you are bad man..
new man.. i do practise save driving and try my best not to answer the phone while am driving unless is on the empty secondary road. but still i have to be carefull.
Everybody is right Everybody is wrong, it depend where we stand.
Mila you remind me with one of my friends, his car was broken and he went to the mechanic to fix it, the mechanic asked my friend you never heard noise coming from the engine, my friend replied yes it was since one-month back
The mechanic asked him again, so what you did my friend smile and answer I raise the tone of the cassette !! J
The problem is the logic behind the low
And we know it is better to don't use the mobile when we drive also the smoking may cause cancer
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I use one hand on the phone and the other on the cigar while driving. Is that dangerous???
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"Be Like a Flower, Which gives off it's fragrance
even to the hand that crushes it.
I agree with that one. Even if I am wearing an earpiece... sometimes I tell the caller that I will call back because I can't concentrate on the scary hairy traffic and a conversation.
better safe then regret man.. put away the phone. Ignore it when somebody call you. unless you pull aside and call back the caller.
Everybody is right Everybody is wrong, it depend where we stand.
The question isn't about paying fines. It's about the logic behind few rules.
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What about the ladies who are putting on make up while driving the car??
In England if they get caught on cameras they get fined.
smoking while driving doesnt mean you have to puff all the time... while driving using handset itself should be in your ear while talking ofcourse... otherwise use loud speaker...
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what about the drivers who eat when they driving
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It's better to follow the new traffic rules if you want to avoid expensive fines.
you can still use both hans while smoking...its easy