Using Mobile whilst driving

Distractions can come in so many different ways. I was following a car only yesterday and noticed that the driver was having a conversation with their front seat passenger.  Nothing wrong with that of course except that every time he spoke he turned his head to look at his passenger as he spoke.  Sometimes he was looking at the passenger for quite a few seconds before he again looked ahead.  The potential for a real disaster was quite high.  So its not just using mobile devises that can be a danger.

However I do agree that using mobile phones whilst driving is a very serious danger and that we need to change the public acceptance of it.  too many lives have been lost as a result.

TF

Whilst in Italy it appeared to be the norm for drivers to be on the phone.  Strangely the Swiss seemed to enjoy phoning at the wheel whilst the Germans seemed to be hands free.  I think the worse culprits are professional truck drivers

Whilst in Italy it appeared to be the norm for drivers to be on the phone.  Strangely the Swiss seemed to enjoy phoning at the wheel whilst the Germans seemed to be hands free.  I think the worse culprits are professional truck drivers

Write your comments here...as a so called professional truck driver i would like tl know how you come to that conclusion i see all drivers on there phones car,van,truck,all are guilty

I would like to see the police use the same gusto regarding phone use while driving, as they do with, say, drink driving. They have the technology to check if and when and how a phone was used, but fail miserably to use it. There will soon be a Christmas drink/drive campaign on our TV  screens followed by a police crackdown on the run up to Christmas. Why can't they do the same regarding phone/driving. I don't have any statistics, but would reckon that using a phone whilst driveng is as big a cause of accidents as drink driving, my opinion of course.....

Personally I believe that if you are caught using a mobile while driving , there should be a mandatory 6 month disqualification for a first offence, and if caught again 12 months and so on . Unfortunately I know this will never happen.

Using a mobile device while driving is antisocial, dangerous and selfish.

Facebook is not a necessity.  Neither is text messages. As far as making a phone call is concerned, pull over and make the call when parked up.

Cheers K

I also think that the police should have the powers to seize the mobile device.... May make some think twice.....

It  may  seem  a  little  extreme  but  I  would  prefer  the  Middle  Eastern  Answer  to  this  !!  On  the  first  offence  cut  off  the  hand  holding  the  'phone  about  6"  above  the  shoulder !  Doubt  if  anybody  would  risk  it  a  second  time!!

And  before  I  get  offended  replies  might  I  remind  everybody  that  the  bloke  who  just  got  a  few  years  in  prison  killed  four  people.

Brian  A B M

I also think that the police should have the powers to seize the mobile device.... May make some think twice.....

I would just make it law that anyone found using their moble whilst driving gets their vehicle crushed. Try explainig to your boss why his articluated wagon has just been seized!

Mine is Bluetooth and voice activated, press one button on the steering wheel and everything else is voice activated, including the radio, CD player and even the internet. Yep, my Volvo connects to the internet through my phone but only works when stationary.

As for distractions, screaming children are more of a distraction than a phone call.