Father makes emotional plea to young driver’s using their mobile phones behind the wheel 

‘Is it worth killing yourself’: Father who witnesses a horrific crash pulls over to record an emotional plea to young driver’s using their mobile phones behind the wheel

  • Rodney Lloyd, saw an almost fatal collision while a driver was using his phone
  • He pulled over to record a video urging young motorists to put down devices
  • The video has since gone viral with many others agreeing they too see it often
  • The NSW government announced last month it will introduce more cameras

A father has made an emotional plea for young drivers to stop using their mobile phones behind the wheel after witnessing an almost fatal collision. 

Rodney Lloyd, from Yamba in NSW’s mid-north coast, was on his way home from Coffs Harbour Sunday afternoon when he saw a distracted driver veer into the path of an oncoming truck. 

Shaken by what he witnessed, the father-of-two pulled over immediately to record a heart-felt message urging motorists to stop using phones, before uploading it to Facebook. 

Rodney Lloyd (pictured), from Yamba in NSW’s mid-north coast, was on his way home from Coffs Harbour Sunday afternoon when he saw a distracted driver veer into the path of an oncoming truck

 ‘Guys I’m just in shock actually, I’m feeling quite ill,’ he began.

‘I just had a VW Golf in front of me cross the highway and in front of a truck. Hats off to the guy in the truck… he’s moved, swerved and basically avoided this guy being killed instantly.’

Mr Lloyd said the driver was on his phone- and he sees it regularly.

‘I don’t get and it’s unfortunately the younger generations. The young girls and guys that seem to have to text on their phones,’ he said.

‘Is it worth you killing yourself or someone else’s family member for it? It just doesn’t make sense.’ 

He said that while everyone is ‘guilty’ of the offence,  young drivers- particularly women- appear to do it the most.  

He commented that all of the recent climate change rallies young people have been participating in are pointless if youths prematurely end their lives by being reckless on roads.  

‘Don’t worry about climate change, nobody’s going to be around – the kids are going to kill themselves on phones in cars.’

Fanning the camera to his $5 phone cradle (pictured), he suggested others attach the legal device to their windscreen so they don't take their eyes off the road.

Fanning the camera to his $5 phone cradle (pictured), he suggested others attach the legal device to their windscreen so they don’t take their eyes off the road.

Fanning the camera to his $5 phone cradle, he suggested others attach the legal device to their windscreen so they don’t take their eyes off the road. 

 Mr Lloyd said he hoped the video warning would be shared and might save others from making a fatal choice. 

‘I hope it gets a message across to one or two people and saves some lives,’ he said. 

The video has since gone viral with many commentators showing support after also seeing other drivers on their devices.

 ‘So true very well said champ..like you I see it far to often in traffic!’ one comment read.

A woman said: ‘dad drives a truck and comes home with horror stories like these on a weekly basis.’

The video has since gone viral with many commentators (pictured) showing support after also seeing other drivers on their devices

The video has since gone viral with many commentators (pictured) showing support after also seeing other drivers on their devices

Others added that there is no excuse for using phones behind the wheel.
 

‘I have a $100 tom tom gps that auto answers phone calls & it is loudspeaking hands-free. No excuse to personally pick up a mobile phone while behind the wheel,’ one man wrote.

Another replied: ‘how many more billboards, adverts, education pieces are needed? Maybe just common sense!’

Last month, NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy said more than 16,500 people had been caught driving while using a mobile phone this year.

The NSW government has announced it will introduce more cameras after a six-month pilot of the program, found more than 100,000 drivers, out of 8.5 million tested, using their phones illegally. 

'I have a $100 tom tom gps that auto answers phone calls & it is loudspeaking hands-free. No excuse to personally pick up a mobile phone while behind the wheel,' one man wrote

‘I have a $100 tom tom gps that auto answers phone calls & it is loudspeaking hands-free. No excuse to personally pick up a mobile phone while behind the wheel,’ one man wrote

 

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