Hands-free phone ban for drivers 'should be considered'

[chunkyshanhawk53]

I call Mr B to tell him I’m on my way to pick him up.

They’ll need to ban mirrors to look at the kids with. Or looking in the mirror at the kids. Or turning around.
I’ve literally just crossed the road at Great Portland Street and a bloke was sat at a green light, not moving, eating a sandwich. When I stepped into the crossing, he pulled forward, moaning at me for getting in his way, with a mouth and handful of sandwich.

Call him before you leave

 

[CEF]

So most cars have inbuilt hands free now. I can make a call from my steering wheel, and I can dictate text messages while I drive.

How will this be policed?

I probably get more distracted selecting music or podcasts or radio station on the touch screen than I do making calls from my steering wheel.

Do you do that on your phone?

 

[HellsBells]

Call him before you leave

If I get stuck in traffic?

 

[palm 1]

This would be a step too far in my opinion. What next Sat Navs ?

 

[CEF]

I’ve literally just crossed the road at Great Portland Street and a bloke was sat at a green light, not moving, eating a sandwich. When I stepped into the crossing, he pulled forward, moaning at me for getting in his way, with a mouth and handful of sandwich.

You can get done for that as well

 

[HellsBells]

Do you do that on your phone?

No, on the car touch screen. I have apple play/ car play thing. Effectively the same as using sat nav.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

If I get stuck in traffic?

Pull over and call him

 

[GK]

Its time to ban car stereos, indicators, windscreen wipers and gps imo.

 

[becs]

Its time to ban car stereos, indicators, windscreen wipers and gps imo.

BMW have already done this mind.

 

[TopCat]

Pull over and call him

Nanny State

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Nanny State

Yeah. Let’s not bother with laws at all.

 

[HellsBells]

Pull over and call him

I can’t, if I’m stuck in traffic. I can’t pull over if I’m in a traffic jam.

It’s literally two bottoms with my thumbs. I don’t see it’s any more dangerous than say, using sat nav, and actually it’s much safer.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

I can’t, really.

It’s literally two bottoms with my thumbs. I don’t see it’s any more dangerous than say, using sat nav, and actually it’s much safer.

He can wait then.

In years gone by that’s what he would have done

Just my opinion obviously

 

[GK]

BMW have already done this mind.

I actually opened another browser window to see how it worked

 

[HellsBells]

He can wait then.

In years gone by that’s what he would have done

Just my opinion obviously

I get that. I just don’t see it being any more dangerous than other things that we’re not banning.

The worst thing for distracting me is my kids. Looking in my rear mirror at them, them crying, shouting, is the biggest distraction for me by far. You can’t ban that.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

I get that. I just don’t see it being any more dangerous than other things that we’re not banning.

The worst thing for distracting me is my kids. Looking in my rear mirror at them, them crying, shouting, is the biggest distraction for me by far. You can’t ban that.

Yes, but that’s complete whataboutery

 

[DurhamRedStripe]

If it happens, I'll just go back to texting at traffic lights

 

[TopCat]

Yeah. Let’s not bother with laws at all.

Didn't say that did I? There are drivers out there more than capable of using a hands free phone and driving at the same time. It's no different to having a conversation with a passenger. You seem awfully wound up about it, but it doesn't mean your opinion is right.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Didn't say that did I? There are drivers out there more than capable of using a hands free phone and driving at the same time. It's no different to having a conversation with a passenger. You seem awfully wound up about it, but it doesn't mean your opinion is right.

I’m not wound up about it at all.

In my experience having a call requires different levels of concentration to a physical one. Hence why conference calls are generally less effective than meetings in person.

 

[HellsBells]

I’m not wound up about it at all.

In my experience having a call requires different levels of concentration to a physical one. Hence why conference calls are generally less effective than meetings in person.

I zone out MUCH more on conference calls than I ever do on face to face.