Drivers 'ignoring smoking rules'

[Marcus Whitaker]

???New smoking-and-driving rules are not fully understood by the public and little effort is being made to comply with them, a motoring group claimed.
Confused employees are still driving and smoking in spite of changes in the law covering drivers at work introduced in July, said GEM motoring Assist (formerly the Guild of Experienced Motorists).
GEM also revealed that a poll it conducted showed that 72% of people want a total ban on smoking in vehicles, whether they are being driven for work purposes or not. The organisation expressed concerns at the way cigarettes are disposed of by road users.
David Williams of GEM said: "Employers and even voluntary organisations have a duty to ensure that anyone using a vehicle understands the regulations and that the vehicles have proper no-smoking signs.
"It is the legal responsibility of anyone who drives, manages or is responsible for order and safety on vehicles to prevent people from smoking. If they do not apply this law, they could be liable for a court-awarded fine of up to £2,500."
He continued: "People are beginning to understand that driving with a lighted stick in your mouth is not a good idea. Clearly you may not have proper control of the vehicle, especially if you drop the cigarette or try to light it while on the move.
"It has been made clear that drivers can be prosecuted under current law if an incident occurs while they are smoking because they do not have full control of the vehicle."
On cigarette disposal, Mr Williams said: "Throwing them from a window into the path of other traffic, especially cyclists or motorcyclists, is very dangerous and distracting."
This is a report taken from ‘Yahoo News’ Sunday 21st October 07

[Marcus Whitaker]

DRIVING YOU TO DESPAIR

This was taken from a recent report from the GACAUM Society formerly known as Gone Absolutely, Completely & Utterly Mad Society, opps, sorry, actually still are.
“You must no longer drive your car, unless all the new laws are adhered to.
You must be fastened into the drivers seat in a straight jacket, with the arms manacled to the steering wheel, your legs chained to the peddles, your eyeballs must be mounted on clear extended pivots to allow 180 degree vision at all times. All hair on your head must be shaved and a head-scratching device must be fitted to the roof of the car above the drivers seat.
High-density plugs must be securely placed into each nostril to avoid and restrain any offending bogies.
An exhaust system with catyalistic converter is required to be fitted under the drivers seat with a vacuum to safely remove any outburst of butane gas passed by the driver as any fumes escaping via a window could incapacitate a pedestrian or passing motorist resulting in a possible fatality, and why motor cyclists and cyclists can’t catch lighted cigarette butts between their teeth, Christ, clowns catch speeding bullets fired from a gun, between their teeth, what’s the problem?
Passengers, including and especially children, including the school runs should be restrained with straight jackets, blind folded, gagged and just as a precaution and to rule out any incidental situations, they should be anaesthetized to give every reassurance that there will be no unforeseen problems.
We are in the process of passing new by-laws to stop birds flying over any roads at any time unless they are higher than 500 feet, plus restricting wild animals from jay walking and the death penalty will be reinstated for any animal not complying.”
Apart from that please enjoy your journey, thank you,

GACAUM Society