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Whilst anything that reduces accidents must be welcome how come that only mobiles are being concentrated on?
What is the difference between a good hands free system and an in vehicle conversation between driver and passengers? What about the use of two way radio systems? Will single occupied emergency vehicle be banned from using their equipment when on the move?
I consider drivers who smoke more of a hazard than a handsfree mobile phone system because they have to find the packet and get the cigarete out, have a heat source (lighter, match etc) within the vehicle and then proceed to throw the ash and lit cigarette ends out of the window.
It appears to be 'lets latch on to the latest something' and, as usual when it affects motoring, little work appears to have been put into thinking all the ramifications through.
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I totally agree about the risk of smoking while driving. The smoker has to apply the lighter to the end of the cigarette - locating the end of the cigarette 4 inches from their face - at night creating a light source in the cabin of the vehicle. I have also been with smokers driving who drop the lighted cigarette and frantically try to find it before it burns them their clothing or the seat of the car. This practice is far more dangerous.
However it is essential that use of handheld mobiles in vehicles must be stopped - as a high mileage vehicle user I have lost count of the potential collisons caused by drivers with the handset held to their ears.
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I agree with all the comments made about smoking whilst driving but where do you stop? We have all seen drivers eating and drinking whilst driving, there are laws in force that the Police can use to bring prosecutions but for some reason they are not used unless a serious RTA occurs.
What about the emergency services,in particular the Police? They use radios whilst driving.
We must get away from making knee jerk laws, the whole issue of safe driving must be made the subject of a thorough investigation by a Government backed panel of experts.
I have been a magistrate for 5 years and have never been involved with a case where a driver has been prosecuted for not being in full control of his vehicle for any of the reasons mentioned. It's simply a very grey area.
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The difference between holding a conversation with a passenger and holding one on a mobile phone, is that the passenger can see situations developing and knows when to avoid taking the driver's attention. The mobile caller treats the conversation as if the driver is at his desk and expects normal concentration levels. The driver cannot achieve this without losing concentration on the road. Safe driving is not a part time job which can be carried out at the same time as other activities.
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I agree with peter's comment about driving not being a part time job. However the driver, on her/his handsfree phone, should advise any caller that s/he is driving, at the outset.
Like almost everything, commonsense must be the order of the day rather in the first instance than, as said above, knee jerk legislation.
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Whilst everybody else is concerned about the use of mobile phones, how many have looked at drinking and eating whislt driving. Where are your eyes when you have a can or bottle of drink at your lips? Especially when you are at the last few drops. Park up and have a drink and look where your eyes are! What happens if you spill it. I am a fleet trainer, nobody is perfect, the only perfecr driver will not have a radio, mobile phone, drink or a bag of crisps in his car, anybody managed to eat a bag of crips whilst driving and keep both hands on the wheel and he/she does not smoke. Why do they put radios/cd players, cigarette lighters and vanity mirrors in cars?
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