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

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Such as?

When it’s busy and you’re particularly concentrating your body language will be such that the passenger knows they shouldn’t bug you

You don’t get that on the phone.

 

[Deleted member 40035]

Is it legal to play cards whilst driving?

 

[HellsBells]

When it’s busy and you’re particularly concentrating your body language will be such that the passenger knows they shouldn’t bug you

You don’t get that on the phone.

If I’m particularly concentrating, I say “hang on” until I’m not concentrating.

 

[Edinburgh Black Cat]

The evidence shows that it is no safer than handheld phone use and that either way you increase your risk of an accident by 4x. So yeah, ban it.

Texting is even more dangerous, but that's already banned, thankfully.

Nonsense

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Yes, but that’s complete whataboutery

Can't ban cars so we might as well have the convenience of phoning our loved ones so they don't waste 2 minutes of their time.

 

[HellsBells]

Can't ban cars so we might as well have the convenience of phoning our loved ones so they don't waste 2 minutes of their time.

We should ban kids under 8 in cars.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Whatever next? Banning steering with your knees while drinking from 2l pop bottles with both hands?

Nanny f***ing State

We should ban kids under 8 in cars.

Well that would be daft.

 

[HellsBells]

Nanny f***ing State


Well that would be daft.

Well quite.

 

[jjarra_mackem]

Not a problem. My phone is on silent pretty much 24/7

If its important, what can i do about it when im driving?

If a person has passed away, still going to be same when i can return call.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Well quite.

But not as daft as banning making calls in cars that have the engine switched on.

 

[Edinburgh Black Cat]

Not a problem. My phone is on silent pretty much 24/7

If its important, what can i do about it when im driving?

If a person has passed away, still going to be same when i can return call.

Maybe someone has had a heart attack and needs a lift to the hospital

 

[HellsBells]

But not as daft as banning making calls in cars that have the engine switched on.

I agree with you on that. That’s daft too.

 

[kossoff]

The evidence shows that it is no safer than handheld phone use and that either way you increase your risk of an accident by 4x. So yeah, ban it.

Texting is even more dangerous, but that's already banned, thankfully.

What about doing your online banking whilst driving? Has that been outlawed yet?

 

[JohnSmithUK]

What about doing your online banking whilst driving? Has that been outlawed yet?

SEB.

Is having a long hard think about SEB whilst driving ok?

 

[Harry Angstrom]

I agree with you on that. That’s daft too.

You don't like being inconvenienced do you?

 

[SPUFF]

Seriously?

You dont think coppers are trained to commentate on a high speed chase?

 

[kossoff]

SEB.

Is having a long hard think about SEB whilst driving ok?

Should have known.

Assumed this was a 1 pager when opened. But no.

 

[JohnSmithUK]

You dont think coppers are trained to commentate on a high speed chase?

The law does not state you are excluded if you are trained.

Even if such training existed, do you think the over worked, under resourced, playground bullies we call police would be capable of learning it?

 

[HellsBells]

You don't like being inconvenienced do you?

I don’t like it but will accept it if it’s not an in appropriate level of hysteria.

I don’t like being searched at the airport but I recognise it makes me and others safer. My point is that I don’t think handsfree calling is as distracting as some other things - kids in the car for instance, so I find it a bit silly and pointless.

 

[JohnSmithUK]

According to the College of Policing, there is training in pursuit, but only on the language to use, not using devices.

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