• DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    I think this is actually very common.

    How is it news?

    Also the po po giving you driving tips at highway speed seems kinda distracting.

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      1 year ago

      What, in a proper mug? In a takeaway cup with a lid, yeah. But a full mug of scorching hot tea with no lid? Probably not that common.

      • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de
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        1 year ago

        I guess the term “common” is going to be problematic because it’s subjective.

        Lets just say I’ve personally observed maybe a half dozen people drinking from regular mugs like that over the years - and it’s not like I spend my life trying to see what mugs people are using. I simply meant that it’s not really news worthy.

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          1 year ago

          I agree it’s not really newsworthy, but surprised how many you’ve seen!

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            1 year ago

            It might be a rural Australian thing perhaps.

            It’s a stupid idea. I’ve been in cars where the driver does it every morning on the way to work. To the surprise of no one coffee goes all over the car most days.

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        1 year ago

        I literally do this every week, I’m in the wild west though where we don’t recognize tea as a distraction from driving unless it has rum in it :P

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    Lol wut? Is there a law against drinking tea and driving? Is it different because he’s driving a truck? Are you not allowed to let go of the steering wheel for a second? Why did they say something to him?? Was his driving dangerous in any way? So many questions.

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      That doesn’t mean to say that it’s legal to use one as you’re driving. My car has handsfree phone capability - I could still get nicked for making a call or even using the built in sat nav whilst driving.

      Remember - this post is about UK driving laws. It may be different in other countries.

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    1 year ago

    Jesus, drivers these days. Come on guys, it’s unsafe to be drinking tea like that - you could burn yourself, and then get distracted and crash! Think of the other road users. Be better. It’s much safer to drink something cool and refreshing, like an ice-cold Stella or a Carling.

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      We had the police in at work doing a talk and they mentioned this, apparently the HGVs are fully marked up and super obviously police vehicles, and they”re trying to catch people on their mobiles.

      I’ve never actually seen one of these HGVs though so I don’t know the copaganda-free truth.

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        From a quick search it looks like the old HGVs were marked up, but the new ones patrolling the M25 from 2020 are unmarked.

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          Well until they make a better CarPlay perhaps still don’t use your phone.

          If you need to use your phone pull over. Whilst you’re at it, enable driving mode so you won’t be tempted by those pesky notifications.

          If it worth causing an accident to check your phone?

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              Tedious.

              I’ll accept that I’m tedious if you accept that using a phone whilst operating a vehicle is selfish asshole territory.