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Use Of Handheld Mobile Phones Whilst Driving
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Good to see that they are considering increasing the penalties. Not enough in my view. Should be a £250 fine and six points in the first instance, rising to a £500 fine for subsequent offences. I almost had someone go into the back of me yesterday - she was texting and it was very obvious. How about setting up roadside cameras to catch the offenders?
Good to see that they are considering increasing the penalties. Not enough in my view. Should be a £250 fine and six points in the first instance, rising to a £500 fine for subsequent offences. I almost had someone go into the back of me yesterday - she was texting and it was very obvious. How about setting up roadside cameras to catch the offenders?
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Yes, retro is quite correct. Using a phone - particularly texting - poses a far greater threat to safety that somebody a point or two over the alcohol limit. This increase is not sufficient as a deterrent. An additional point makes very little difference to most people. In view of the danger posed, the offence should attract a mandatory ban of at least six...
11:30 Sun 20th Dec 2015
I agree Electrochem,but it does illustrate that the police can't just do what they want even though they seem to.I must agree with you though about mobile phone usage it seems that you can't drive a couple of miles down the road without seeing some driver using the phone,but what can we do about it?One copper I know openly admits that unless the case is that blatent it tends to get ignored as they can barely handle the "important" cases they've have,let alone things they consider trivial despite the fact that that trivial offence can have a devasting effect on some innocent family.
In this day and age there is no excuse whatsoever for not using a hands-free device. My car, a new Fiesta, comes with hands-free included, but you can buy them so cheaply on the 'net if you look. It seems to be especially prominent with vans and lorries.
But texting and driving is sheer madness, and should be punished with the full force that the law allows. I see it all the time when I am out and about.
But texting and driving is sheer madness, and should be punished with the full force that the law allows. I see it all the time when I am out and about.
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