Is it legal to use a mobile phone when riding on the roads?

I know of somone who is most often than not, been drinking, taking drugs (speed, coke, plant food?) wtf! rides on the wrong side of the road, no hat and no HiViz, and texting or chating on the phone, how they haven't come to grief I will never know, totally nuts, would the police want to know? I doubt it! and I bet if there was ever an accident it would be the drivers fault.
 
Just because something hasn't been criminalised doesn't mean it's a good idea.

The last government introduced far too many new bits of legislation and have taken the ability of the average person to consider for themselves whether they ought or ought not to do something.

That said, I do hack & chat.
 
QUICKFIRE said:
I know of somone who is most often than not, been drinking, taking drugs (speed, coke, plant food?) wtf! rides on the wrong side of the road, no hat and no HiViz, and texting or chating on the phone, how they haven't come to grief I will never know, totally nuts, would the police want to know? I doubt it! and I bet if there was ever an accident it would be the drivers fault.
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Bet the police would, easy crime to solve looks good on crime figures.
 
QUICKFIRE said:
What Provable crime would she be commiting?
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Drunk in charge of an animal on a public highway,

Reckless endangerment of road user.

Possesion of controlled drugs.

For starters

I am sure the police could and would be willing to find something if only to make a boring shift more interesting.
 
Drunk in charge of an animal on a public highway
Reckless endangerment of road user.

Are they actual crimes?

Possesion of controlled drugs. doubt they would be in her pocket, she would have taken them.
 
I hack and chat! and when i walk my mini shetland out round the village its the only way i can get round without having to stop for every passing person to say thats a big dog, can i ride it, is it for sale, where do you keep that then in your garden.
 
QUICKFIRE said:
Drunk in charge of an animal on a public highway
Reckless endangerment of road user.

Are they actual crimes?

Possesion of controlled drugs. doubt they would be in her pocket, she would have taken them.
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1872 licencing act..(still on statute book) makes it an offence to be in charge of a horse, carriage or steamroller whilst drunk.

As the act was brought in before the breathalyser they don't even have to fail a breathe test!!

PS anyone know any drunk and high streamroller drivers, I would love to see the police report on that
 
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