tierbirdy:
I have mixed feelings about this, on one hand mobile phone use is an absolute scourge, got knocked off my motorbike and hospitalized by some ditsy bint on her phone a while back. If the argument is it’s as dangerous as drink driving it should be treated as such, no fannying about with points & fines, instant ban. Its amazing how many people you see brazenly driving swerving all over the place as they’re texting away, and there’s never a cop around when you want one. On the other I’m totally sick of the surveillance state we live in. No seat belt I’m less worried about, I think its stupid to not wear one and don’t understand why anyone wouldn’t want to, but at least you’re only going to kill yourself not wearing one.
Killing yourself is one thing but someone has to shovel you into a body bag and that is not nice. And if you don’t succeed in killing yourself but only make yourself into a paraplegic then the expense to the NHS and the stress on your family is unforgivable.