a one-inch metal button that is supposed to work with the magnetic
cellphone holder
micky wrote:
I don't want a bracket that squeezes the phone because i often
take it off to do something while at a red light.
In the UK it is an offence to have your phone in your hand, while in
the driving seat of a vehicle, unless you are parked in a safe place
with the engine off. At a red light would earn you lots of penalty points/fine/ban.
Jim the Geordie wrote:
micky wrote:
I don't want a bracket that squeezes the phone because i often
take it off to do something while at a red light.
In the UK it is an offence to have your phone in your hand, while in
the driving seat of a vehicle, unless you are parked in a safe place
with the engine off. At a red light would earn you lots of penalty
points/fine/ban.
Same in my state (AZ-US)...
In article <e1qhbl123v7t4adhiaanctbsfpv1feaed0@4ax.com>, NONONOmisc07 @fmguy.com says...
My old phone burst so I have a new phone and I decided to join the
with-in generation by getting a case that has a cover for the camera
lens.
Is it worth having a camera cover if the phone won't stay on the
magnetic bracket, or is it possible to have both?
I don't want a bracket that squeezes he phone because i often take it
off to do something while at a red light. The magnet was great when it
worked.
I keep my phone in my front pocket, try to keep keys in the other pocked
and have never scratched the lens, but I thought I should not tempt
fate.
But it's thicker elsewhere too and depite having a one-inch metal button
that is supposed to work with the magnetic cellphone holder, it keeps
falling off the dashboard. I've put the big metal plate inside the
case but that didn't help, I think, because the case is so much thicker
than the 2- or 3-mm aoft case the prior phone had.
This one also has a fold-out "leg" that lets it sit at an angle when
sitting sidewasys. That's nice but it makes the non-lens area thicker.
Am I going to be able to find a case with a lens cover that won't do
this??? Or should I give up on the lens cover and look for a simple
case?
Have any of you ever scratched your camera's lens? Did it ruin the
pictures?
In the UK it is an offence to have your phone in your hand, while in the driving seat of a vehicle, unless you are parked in a safe place with
the engine off.
At a red light would earn you lots of penalty points/fine/ban.
Same here, but I wonder what is the problem with red lights.
Jim the Geordie wrote:
In the UK it is an offence to have your phone in your hand, while
in the driving seat of a vehicle, unless you are parked in a safe
place with the engine off. At a red light would earn you lots of
penalty points/fine/ban.
Same here, but I wonder what is the problem with red lights.
Carlos E.R. wrote:
Jim the Geordie wrote:
In the UK it is an offence to have your phone in your hand, while
in the driving seat of a vehicle, unless you are parked in a safe
place with the engine off. At a red light would earn you lots of
penalty points/fine/ban.
Same here, but I wonder what is the problem with red lights.
I can always tell when someone is using their phone at a red light.
Cause when the light turns green they just sit there with their head
down working their phone. In heavy traffic the delay causes some at the
end of the line to miss the light. A good ticket IMO but never a cop
when you need one. Course you could always honk but that could be
dangerous cause in my area it might get you shot. We call it Road Rage...
Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
[...]
Same here, but I wonder what is the problem with red lights.
Well, the red lights thing, is a *totally* different discussion!
Spoiler: I'm from NL.
AJL wrote:
Carlos E.R. wrote:
Jim the Geordie wrote:
In the UK it is an offence to have your phone in your hand,
while in the driving seat of a vehicle, unless you are parked
in a safe place with the engine off. At a red light would earn
you lots of penalty points/fine/ban.
Same here, but I wonder what is the problem with red lights.
I can always tell when someone is using their phone at a red light.
Cause when the light turns green they just sit there with their
head down working their phone. In heavy traffic the delay causes
some at the end of the line to miss the light. A good ticket IMO
but never a cop when you need one. Course you could always honk but
that could be dangerous cause in my area it might get you shot. We
call it Road Rage...
Here you just wave (meaning "sorry!") and drive on.
Carlos E.R. wrote:
AJL wrote:
Carlos E.R. wrote:
Jim the Geordie wrote:
In the UK it is an offence to have your phone in your hand,
while in the driving seat of a vehicle, unless you are parked
in a safe place with the engine off. At a red light would earn
you lots of penalty points/fine/ban.
Same here, but I wonder what is the problem with red lights.
I can always tell when someone is using their phone at a red light.
Cause when the light turns green they just sit there with their
head down working their phone. In heavy traffic the delay causes
some at the end of the line to miss the light. A good ticket IMO
but never a cop when you need one. Course you could always honk but
that could be dangerous cause in my area it might get you shot. We
call it Road Rage...
Here you just wave (meaning "sorry!") and drive on.
Copilot seems to disagree:
Road Rage in Spain:
Recent research shows that 74% of Spanish drivers admit to engaging in
road rage behaviors, with aggressive overtaking, insults, and other
uncivil driving practices being common.
Over 7 million drivers overtake aggressively to intimidate others.
29% use their horn repeatedly as a complaint.
3.7 million have challenged other motorists to get out of their cars.
Majorca Daily BulletinMajorca Daily Bulletin.
On 2026-09-28 04:14, AJL wrote:
Road Rage in Spain: Recent research shows that 74% of Spanish
drivers admit to engaging in road rage behaviors, with aggressive
overtaking, insults, and other uncivil driving practices being
common.
I drive almost daily here and have not noticed. There is some, but
not much.
Maybe in some cities it is worse.
On 9/28/2026 12:13 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 2026-09-28 04:14, AJL wrote:
Road Rage in Spain: Recent research shows that 74% of Spanish
drivers admit to engaging in road rage behaviors, with aggressive
overtaking, insults, and other uncivil driving practices being
common.
I drive almost daily here and have not noticed. There is some, but
not much.
I've not had any personal problems here either (knocks on wood).
Maybe in some cities it is worse.
I live in a large metro area (pop 5m) and The info I get on our road
rage problem is from the news...
On 2026-09-27, AJL wrote:
Jim the Geordie wrote:
micky wrote:
I don't want a bracket that squeezes the phone because i often
take it off to do something while at a red light.
In the UK it is an offence to have your phone in your hand, while in
the driving seat of a vehicle, unless you are parked in a safe place
with the engine off. At a red light would earn you lots of penalty
points/fine/ban.
Same in my state (AZ-US)...
Are you sure? I'd think it'd be an *offense* there.
(Sorry, I'm apparently in the mood for silly jokes...)--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
On 2026-09-27 21:14, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
[...]
Same here, but I wonder what is the problem with red lights.
Well, the red lights thing, is a *totally* different discussion!
Spoiler: I'm from NL.
(groan)
In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:11:11 +0200, "Carlos
E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2026-09-27 21:14, Frank Slootweg wrote:
Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
[...]
Same here, but I wonder what is the problem with red lights.
Well, the red lights thing, is a *totally* different discussion!
Spoiler: I'm from NL.
(groan)
I didn't get what Frank said until I saw you groan.
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