Using Mobiles in cars: Fines to double
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on 17-09-2016 08:32
News out today that drivers caught texting whilst driving will face 'more severe fines'
These penalties will mean they have more points on licence (6) and fines will be increased to £200
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37389800
What a pathetic punishment! £200 to most people is 'peanuts' and who cares about 6 points?
This is hardly a deterrent.
Lives have been lost as a result of folk determined to use their phones and cars as a mobile office.
Earlier this month, a van driver was jailed for 9 years after he hit and killed cyclist Lee Martin while texting.
This van driver had at least six previous convictions for using a phone at the wheel.
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on 17-09-2016 08:53
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on 17-09-2016 08:53
What is needed is for the police to start actively checking for this and publicizing the results in the same manner they do speed checking at the roadside, Police with video cameras zoomed in on the drivers like radar guns. For evidance.
I see it all day whilst out driving for my job
But without the resources it just will not be enforcable
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on 17-09-2016 09:01
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on 17-09-2016 09:01
I agree they need a much more severe deterrent @Bambino.
The way I see it, mobile phones are a way of life now. People run businesses via phones and many of them are driving from a to b. If they can't invest in hands free kits they deserve to lose their licence and be heavily fined.
Incidentally, the van driver who killed a cyclist was texting a friend.... to ask him to walk his dog....
I could also make a case for stating cars themselves are getting more technologically advanced and in many cases it's similar to driving with a computer on board...(but that's another discussion)
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on 17-09-2016 09:54
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on 17-09-2016 09:54
There's just no excuse for holding your phone while you're driving. Most phones now have the ability for you to listen to and reply to a text hands free, and Bluetooth headsets are cheap as chips to enable you to make and receive calls hands free. Not only that, you don't even need a headset if you have a new car. It's all built in. There have been too many needless deaths and serious injuries because of this, and with all the technology available, anyone still holding a phone when they're driving should pay a heavy penalty for doing so.
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on 17-09-2016 10:05
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on 17-09-2016 10:32
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on 17-09-2016 10:32
That's probably true, although I do like being able to use the phone for navigation. If they could disable phone and text functions while still being able to use GPS I'd be happy with that. Before the advent of the mobile phone we all drove without the need for any of this, although I have to admit that I find being able to use Google Maps an invaluable tool.
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on 17-09-2016 10:37
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on 17-09-2016 10:56
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on 17-09-2016 10:56
My gps works in airplane mode so as long as you have off line maps it should be fine like copilot etc
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