Astonishing footage has captured the moment a reckless motorist was caught apparently using FaceTime at the wheel of her car – during rush hour.
The distracted driver, thought to be in her early 20s, was filmed by motorcyclist Mike Ruff on the busy Small Heath Bypass in Birmingham.
Shocked Mr Ruff, 31, told how he first spotted the woman using the video chat app while in a queue of traffic at around 6pm on Monday.
Footage, recorded on his helmet cam, shows him attracting the attention of the driver.
Astonishing footage has captured the moment a reckless motorist was caught apparently using FaceTime at the wheel of her car – during rush hour
But despite being spotted using her phone she carries on – talking animatedly while waiting at the traffic lights.
Mr Ruff carries on with his journey, but spots the motorist again – this time on the Coventry Road.
Shockingly the driver picks up her phone again while queuing in traffic.
This time, as the lights turn green, she can be seen speeding away – while still apparently FaceTiming at the wheel.
Mr Ruff branded the incident ‘unbelievable’ and said: ‘The road is three lanes at this point, with a 40mph speed limit – a lot could go wrong if you don’t have full control.
‘Initially, I spotted her FaceTiming as I filtered through queuing traffic – I saw her again later at another set of traffic lights.
‘At this point, she was not on her phone and I thought maybe that showing someone had observed what she was doing was enough to deter her.
‘As soon as I gave her the benefit of the doubt, she raised the phone to the wheel again and shortly after she drove off.
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Shocked Mr Ruff, 31, told how he first spotted the woman using the video chat app while in a queue of traffic at around 6pm on Monday
‘I was able to catch up with the vehicle and could see the phone was still in her hand on the wheel.
‘Driving while using a mobile phone is something I see on a daily basis as I commute to and from Solihull to the city centre.
‘I’ve seen people watching videos with their phones resting on the speedo glass, phones in holders in the middle of the steering wheel, full conversations with phones to ears as well as the crafty glance at the phone in the driver-side door.
‘When I have confronted people there has been a lot of attitude.
‘I believe that those who do this know what they are doing is wrong, but my experience is that they just don’t care.
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As the lights turn green, she can be seen speeding away – while still apparently FaceTiming at the wheel
‘They will get away with it as long as they can until they are caught, at which point it suddenly becomes unfair and the police should be out catching real criminals.
‘My worry is that one day I may fall victim to someone not paying attention because they are on their phone so I must do what I can to bring this to people’s attention.
‘It’s not just about vulnerable road users like bikers and motorcyclists, it impacts other drivers too.’