Freewheeler from Waltham Forest writes:
In spite of the growing numbers of cyclists, pedestrians and others killed by those who make the conscious choice to drive while chattering into a handheld mobile, it is an activity tacitly encouraged by both the government and the police. Three penalty points and a £60 fine is absolutely no deterrent for a lethal activity where the chances of being caught are negligible. And the police do not regard enforcement of this law as a priority.
And continues:
This situation was brought home to me last Friday afternoon as I watched [a] female driver...steering her car along Hoe Street (2.20 pm) with one hand, while with the other she was engrossed in a conversation on her handheld mobile phone. The car behind her was a marked police car, with two officers inside. And what did they do? You guessed: nothing at all. Incredibly, two cars behind the police car was another driver chatting into a handheld mobile phone. London drivers have certainly got the message: the police don't care.
Fighting talk. Now read on.
