"Judge Robert Lazarus remarked it was ‘not a usual case’ of dangerous driving case involving alcohol, drugs or speeding, and that Mills had made ‘a dreadful error of judgement’.
Earlier in proceedings during legal discussions, the judge had also said he was ‘entirely confident’ that the trucker ‘genuinely believes he wasn’t distracted’."
FFS! Is that Judge completely unaware of the Bowburn crash?
Far too lenient.
In a recent thread driver got 6 months for using 2 cards.
Not condoning either driver. But 6 months for going over driving hours.
Yet nothing for an accident and having a 45 min video phone call while driving.
You just can’t make it up
edd1974:
In a recent thread driver got 6 months for using 2 cards.
Not condoning either driver. But 6 months for going over driving hours.
Yet nothing for an accident and having a 45 min video phone call while driving.
You just can’t make it up
My thoughts exactly, you would think that people would have learned from other accidents in similar circumstances but apparently not 
Unreal innit. 
That ‘Ahoy truckers’ …err individual may be lucky next week, he may be up in front of HIM. 
Everything else aside. I think it is a joke that people use IPADS or tablets while driving. I often see great gigantic 15+ inch displays on a truckers dash. It is far too ■■■■■■■ big.
is that a spliff he is smoking in the first pic ? .
robroy:
Unreal innit.
That ‘Ahoy truckers’ …err individual may be lucky next week, he may be up in front of HIM.
I notice he/she’s been scuppered, and not before time.
adam277:
Everything else aside. I think it is a joke that people use IPADS or tablets while driving. I often see great gigantic 15+ inch displays on a truckers dash. It is far too [zb] big.
Would that be bigger than the touchscreen on a Tesla?
I like touchscreens, but not for controlling a vehicle or it’s functions (or booking into Tesco/asda etc). I’ve got one in my car and regret buying it, but can’t afford to replace it.
gingo:
is that a spliff he is smoking in the first pic ? .
Dunno, but he is certainly a zb in a hat (obviously that comment was meant to rhyme). As for his BS story in court trying to deny the evidence of the facetiming Hardly the sharpest knife in the drawer.
He’s 53, lives with his mother, has married the “Phillipino fiancee” he was facetiming while driving, but she can’t join him because of “immigration restrictions”. Yeah, ok…
youtu.be/Aj9VArxREqY?t=59