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...Firstly, I can't remember what the studies were or where they were published... Links to 2 such studies are in posts earlier in this thread... Personally I came to the conclusion many years ago (before the law) that: a) hands-free use was significantly distracting me and b) nothing in a call was...

Excellent post Horse.

Sussex Uni has done some work in this field comparing hand-held with hands-free and found perhaps surprising similarities in the degradation of driver performance.

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/35831

IIAC the use of a citizens band radio to converse with a fellow radio user is not illegal, but it still involves the same processes as using a mobile phone. Nigel. Yes the mobile phone law is badly worded but I guess CB and VHF use isn't seen as a large scale problem - so it's not worth pursuing. N...

One of the problems with mobile phone use is it's usually a distraction for much longer than things like changing a CD or lighting a fag. Also the unique interaction with a distant person has been shown to be much more of a problem than more routine tasks (which isn't really surprising). Sussex Uni ...

Yes and the penalty is due to increase again next year to 6 points and £200 fine. That RTC was horrendous but I hate the way the good ol' Daily Mail used it to focus on foreign lorry drivers and had a front page spread with only them pictured using their phones. Any excuse to reinforce stereotypes a...

Yes I know what you mean. I do something similarly 'naughty' at a roundabout near me...I approach in lane 2 (arrowed as right turn only) overtaking lots of queued traffic but go straight on (second exit) as I know their are 2 lanes on the exit as well. I'm fully prepared to abort and go all the way ...

Yes and at least one black box company aimed at younger drivers, give bonus points for motorway driving and negative points for rural B roads...independently of how they are driven. their excuse is: motorways are safer per mile so they want to encourage their use. I can't believe this is sensible us...

I think even manual car's ECU knows which gear is selected and is probably accessible from the OBD port.

Some boxes reward rather then penalise - 'Insure the Box' for instance.

I've come across many people who have no idea what advanced driving is - they say things like: "yeah I did an advanced driving course a while back" and when questioned mention things like: Pass Plus, Speed Awareness, Skid Pan sessions etc. :roll: ROADAR and IAM only touch a tiny proportion...

They all have their own 'proprietary' algorithms but usually measure: g-force, speed, speed related to speed limit, time of day, type of road being used. I've not heard of any measuring gear selection or cornering line (other than simple g-force). Some cynics say they have little affect other than e...