Drivers fined for failing to use seatbelts (From Oxford Mail)

A month long crackdown of poor road use (I would say driving, but the full spectrum of road users are guilty) would be very welcome.

I'm sure disregard for lanes, particularly on roundabouts, should come under "driving without due care and attention"...

My understanding of the Highway Code is that you should allow the pedestrian time to clear a crossing before driving forward, in Oxford the driver will accelerate away as soon as they can be reasonably sure that the pedestrian is unlikely to be struck by their vehicle.

When turning right, my understanding is that you should slow and avoid fouling the path of a vehicle who may be approaching the "give way". In Oxford drivers tend to take a long lazy curve and are often quite shocked that another vehicle may be approaching the junction.

It can be a touch unnerving at night when you find that the vehicle approaching in the opposite direction is a car with only nearside lights operational rather than a motorbike. Walking out the Iffley Road earlier in the week the average was 1 in 8 vehicles without fully operational headlights.

Hope everyone who is stopped is breathalysed and subject to a full vehicle check too...

totally agree with the above. road manners have gone to pot, and needs addressing. ALL road users are guilty, myself included occasionally! poor driving standards need to be sorted, and anything that does this is welcome. too many people are in a hurry nowadays, and they have a 'sod you' attitude to others. these are the ones who cause incidents, although not directly involved themselves.

Personally, I'd be content if drivers (and cyclists, for that matter) would learn to indicate appropriately. As it is, a remarkable number of people couldn't give a stuff about any road users but themselves. (Although if they aren't wearing a seatbelt, presumably they don't care about their own safety either!)

Some excellent comments.

Stood outside Queen's College yesterday, Oxfordshire County Council collected another £300 in six minutes with cars going through the bus gate.

Single headlights/brakeligh
ts/non-red brakelights are a real nuisance, as is the fashion for using fog lights when there is clearly no fog.

Only not wearing seatbelts and on their phone? What about the practice of reading the newspaper, changing their i-pod, and doing make-up?

bart-on simpson wrote:
Some excellent comments. Stood outside Queen's College yesterday, Oxfordshire County Council collected another £300 in six minutes with cars going through the bus gate. Single headlights/brakeligh ts/non-red brakelights are a real nuisance, as is the fashion for using fog lights when there is clearly no fog. Only not wearing seatbelts and on their phone? What about the practice of reading the newspaper, changing their i-pod, and doing make-up?

Agreed bart. But what can you do to stop all these ****? No one wants to know.

abingdonguy wrote:

bart-on simpson wrote:
Some excellent comments. Stood outside Queen's College yesterday, Oxfordshire County Council collected another £300 in six minutes with cars going through the bus gate. Single headlights/brakeligh ts/non-red brakelights are a real nuisance, as is the fashion for using fog lights when there is clearly no fog. Only not wearing seatbelts and on their phone? What about the practice of reading the newspaper, changing their i-pod, and doing make-up?

Agreed bart. But what can you do to stop all these ****? No one wants to know.

Allow 50% of paid fines to remain within the county rather than going straight to the treasury.

That should help focus the operations.