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Old 29.08.2009, 18:18
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Re: Texting whilst driving

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I've even seem children on the knee of parents in the front seats...

That really really gets my goat - and the adults are always wearing their belts but the kids are loose.
In my previous life as a Met Police Officer I regularly pulled over cars in West London with that set up - five adults with seatbelts on and a load of kids thrown in on top loose.
My opening line was frequently "Do you love your children?" Harsh but to the point - 30mph and the kids will be straight out the windscreen.
This driver strapped in his crate of beer instead of his kid:

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky...20080641315823
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