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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Road safety campaigners have called for a total ban on using not just your mobile phone, but the handsfree equipment linked to your phone including the ear piece.

You still having to press a button to phone or unlock it.

http://news.sky.com/story/1170006/mobile-phones-in-cars-call-for-total-ban

SantaFefan · Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:40 pm Post subject:

Yes, good idea... when did the ban on using one's indicators come in?
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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

Or the ban on smoking whilst driving? - or eating a cheese butty?

Only laws which are enforceable should be adopted and whilst I fully agree as to the danger of hand held phones as Santa implies pressing a button is no more dangerous than switching on the heated rear window or the foglights Rolling Eyes

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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

What did people do when there wasn't a mobile phone? Used a payphone or waited to get home if they had an home phone.

ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

[quote="mark occomore"]What did people do when there wasn't a mobile phone? Used a payphone or waited to get home if they had an home phone.[/quote

Ah those were the days Mark - when if you weren't available people would leave you a message and you would call them back as soon as possible at a convenient time

These days people expect you to be available 24 hours a day seven days a week - why does everything have to be so instant today - we live in a society where people have no patience Rolling Eyes

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Toggy · Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 1239

I always mute my phone when I'm driving unless I'm using the Sat Nav. People will just have to wait.
I feel the same about work emails, although I can access them at home I never do, work is work, home is home. whatever it is can wait until morning, maybe not the best of attitudes but I'll never change it.