Drivers to be banned from using hand-held devices
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Drivers to be banned from using hand-held devices
UK drivers will be banned from filming or searching playlists on hand-held devices from next year under government plans to toughen road safety laws.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59339961
UK drivers will be banned from filming or searching playlists on hand-held devices from next year under government plans to toughen road safety laws.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59339961
I am sure it’s been mentioned on here before, but it’s certainly not unexpected.
You shouldn’t need to be fiddling with a phone for phone calls whilst driving, as hands free connectivity has been a thing for over a decade and aftermarket devices are cheap.
You are still allowed to use the devices Sat Nat as well.
If you see traffic on the other side of the road, it’s always plain to see that a huge proportion of the stopped traffic are in their phones. Us humans have a particular “look” when we are staring down at the devices.
It does grate the s
t out of me that connectivity capability for phones is the best it has ever been (CarPlay, android auto, voice assistance) yet so many people don’t seem to make use of it.
No idea how this is going to be pursued really.
It does grate the s
t out of me that connectivity capability for phones is the best it has ever been (CarPlay, android auto, voice assistance) yet so many people don’t seem to make use of it. No idea how this is going to be pursued really.
Tommo87 said:
I am sure it’s been mentioned on here before, but it’s certainly not unexpected.
You shouldn’t need to be fiddling with a phone for phone calls whilst driving, as hands free connectivity has been a thing for over a decade and aftermarket devices are cheap.
You are still allowed to use the devices Sat Nat as well.
Provided it is in a cradle. This should enable enforcement to be simpler with camera evidence.You shouldn’t need to be fiddling with a phone for phone calls whilst driving, as hands free connectivity has been a thing for over a decade and aftermarket devices are cheap.
You are still allowed to use the devices Sat Nat as well.
lost in espace said:
Cycling Mikey and other cameras will be having a field day in London. At the moment they have to show on their video that the phone is being used for communications, from next year a video of someone just holding their phone should do the job.
I think phone sat nav can still be used though, as I do with Waze due to having a 15 year old shed 
DodgyGeezer said:
On the one hand - not before bloody time. On the other manufacturers are are still allowed to put a bloody massive touchscreen device in the car for the driver to play with....
You've always been allowed to operate your cars controls with your hands. Just because it's a screen doesn't change things.Phones are a problem because not only do they have all your messaging and media apps on them, people hold them in their hands to use them. It's distracting you mentally and physically.
pavarotti1980 said:
lost in espace said:
Cycling Mikey and other cameras will be having a field day in London. At the moment they have to show on their video that the phone is being used for communications, from next year a video of someone just holding their phone should do the job.
I think phone sat nav can still be used though, as I do with Waze due to having a 15 year old shed However, since Google got rid of the ability to unlock your phone using voice commands, i'm not sure on the legality of setting destinations, changing tracks etc as you will have to touch your phone to unlock it.
You can set the phone to be unlocked when connected to a trusted device (paired to the cars bluetooth for instance) from Android 10 onwards.
I think this is a good idea as now the nights have drawn in you can see the glow emanating from peoples laps when they use their phones, I wonder if in part that's why companies like Mercedes have included tacky mood lighting coming from the doors and footwells so Police can't tell if it's a phone or the built in car lighting.
I think this is a good idea as now the nights have drawn in you can see the glow emanating from peoples laps when they use their phones, I wonder if in part that's why companies like Mercedes have included tacky mood lighting coming from the doors and footwells so Police can't tell if it's a phone or the built in car lighting.
Personally I would ban phones entirely from cars, sat navs only.
Phones are always a distraction, and even when people are speaking using hands free a large percentage of them are concentrating more on their call than on driving, you can see it a mile off.
We all managed to live our lives, run businesses well enough before mobile phones, we can all carry on doing so in my view, some would suffer, but they would just need to adjust
Phones are always a distraction, and even when people are speaking using hands free a large percentage of them are concentrating more on their call than on driving, you can see it a mile off.
We all managed to live our lives, run businesses well enough before mobile phones, we can all carry on doing so in my view, some would suffer, but they would just need to adjust
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