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It's a simple matter of what is or is not policeable. Neither are "safe" to use on the move. Hand-held use is obvious. Hands-free use is not. I believe it is that simple.

My experience is that anyone taking training for any reason other than "because they really want the benefit" will always revert to type afterwards. I am sure that there are exceptions, but I hold that they are few and, for some, there may be some small thing that sticks, but most of the l...

I don't think we are necessarily saying legal=safe Perhaps you missed this bit: The official line from the government is that hands free mobiles are legal to use in a vehicle, because they are safe to use. Sounds like he is saying exactly that. surely that is saying as it is safe it is legal not as...

akirk wrote:I don't think we are necessarily saying legal=safe

Perhaps you missed this bit:

Rolyan wrote:The official line from the government is that hands free mobiles are legal to use in a vehicle, because they are safe to use.

Sounds like he is saying exactly that.

jont- wrote:Now, can we have a ban on touchscreens next

Additionally, can we have a ban on satnavs attached to the windscreen too? Since most people don't seem to be capable of placing them in a sensible location out of their direct line of sight the only option must be to ban them altogether.

Not to worry; the government's on it: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/mobile-phones-cars-block-ban-moving-vehicles-government-technology-a7483871.html I think that article is misleading ;) A DfT spokesman said: “We are determined to crack down on mobile phone use at the whe...

Not to worry; the government's on it: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/mobile-phones-cars-block-ban-moving-vehicles-government-technology-a7483871.html At least this article gives a nod to the downsides of any "Drive Safe" type app. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/...

You're not comparing like with like. Whether the phone is hand-held or hands-free is irrelevant; it is the conversation that is the problem. If the driver is capable of deciding that it is safe to answer a hands-free call if conditions permit then why is he not free to decide the same for a hand-he...

You're not comparing like with like. Whether the phone is hand-held or hands-free is irrelevant; it is the conversation that is the problem. If the driver is capable of deciding that it is safe to answer a hands-free call if conditions permit then why is he not free to decide the same for a hand-hel...

you're creating a strawman by comparing research into texting while driving with research into using a mobile phone hands-free. I am not comparing anything at all. I am asking you a very simple question. You claim that the research is biased and paid for by those with a pre-determined outcome in mi...