briantrumpet
Guru
IIRC, at least one NCAP poster has had a phone nabbed in London.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20vlpwrzwdo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20vlpwrzwdo
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Rusty Nails
Country Member
I saw an item about this on the news, where a young woman who had been a victim of phone theft in London complained that the police are not doing enough about it.
When I walk around cities, especially London I am constantly amazed at the number of people walking around, often apparently barely aware of their surroundings, with their phones in their hands, engrossed in their latest vitally important message or Whatsap/Tiktok. Phone theft is never deserved but it really is making it too easy for the thieves, especially those on ebikes and escooters. The police are on a hiding to nothing.
CXRAndy
Squire
Phone Zombies
glasgowcyclist
Veteran
I have my phone in a cross-body lanyard.
Primarily, this is to allow me to let go of it when I need both hands for something, rather than footer about putting it in a pocket first, but it is also more secure from snatchers this way.
A tenner 👇
Primarily, this is to allow me to let go of it when I need both hands for something, rather than footer about putting it in a pocket first, but it is also more secure from snatchers this way.
A tenner 👇
secretsqirrel
Active Member
This.
People wouldn’t wander around waiving their wallet or purse around, and yet they store their credit/debit cards, bank accounts, driving licence, passport, photos, personal contacts and photos on their phone. The thieves watch and wait to snatch when they are unlocked. It is too easy.
briantrumpet
Guru
That's quite the figure. Still too many, obvs, but I'd not realised that the decline was quite as steep.
Ian H
Squire
One appalling thing about the figure is the realisation of what the death toll used to be.
Bazzer
Über Member
And not just in this country.
I must confess to occasionally just stopping if circumstances permit, if I see someone heading towards me who is engrossed in their 'phone. The reactions can be amusing, but usually just shock.
Pblakeney
Über Member
It would be interesting to see the impact of mandatory seatbelts, and drink driving becoming socially unacceptable. I'd imagine that those two had a huge bearing. Add on car safety these days and you'll be getting closer. From what I see on the roads it is not driver ability or safety.
briantrumpet
Guru
I seem to remember some crazy figure that the death toll in absolute terms was not that far different in 1900 and 1980s, or something crazy like that. Even since 1930s, when there must have been about 5% of the miles travelled (at a guess)...
Pross
Well-Known Member
This gives a decent timeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reported_Road_Casualties_Great_Britain
Vehicles in general have become much safer for vehicle occupants (the improvements haven't been so fast in pedestrian / cyclist safety but despite vehicles getting bigger and heavier they have improved).
The bad news is that the big improvments to vehicles seem to have plateaued and deaths have remained fairly consistent for the past 15 years.
briantrumpet
Guru
Thanks. That's probably what my faulty memory was recalling.
All uphill
Senior Member
I wonder how much of the reduction in deaths is because of airbags and crumple zones - and how much is a reduction in deaths of bystanders, pedestrians, cyclists.
Pblakeney
Über Member
That was useful. Indicates that car design is playing a large part.
Pross
Well-Known Member
Pedestrian fatalities were over 3000 in 1966 (the worst post-war year) and 409 last year.
There's suggestion that part of the reduction in fatalities is that vulnerable users stop using the roads as they consider them too dangerous.
