Penalty going up for using phone whilst driving

[smckenna92]

Penalty goes up tonight from £100 & 3 points to £200 and 6 points.

This seems excessive as a new driver in their first 2 years will loose their license instantly.

Now I never use my phone in the car and hate to see it when a passenger, but how is a phone anymore distracting that a fancy headunit or paying looking at a satnav.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

smckenna92 said:

how is a phone anymore distracting that a fancy headunit or paying looking at a satnav.

There's plenty of actual peer reviewed evidence based on scientific research to show that using a phone is far more distracting than either of those other activities.

[SteveSteveson]

Seems reasonable that it's more than speeding. I would bet most people in the 3 points speeding range have made an error, either not realising what the limit was or how fast they were going. Every person picking up their phone makes a conscious choice. From the driving I have seen I would say it is also far more dangerous than going a little over the limit.

[Stickyfinger]

SteveSteveson said:

Seems reasonable that it's more than speeding. I would bet most people in the 3 points speeding range have made an error, either not realising what the limit was or how fast they were going. Every person picking up their phone makes a conscious choice. From the driving I have seen I would say it is also far more dangerous than going a little over the limit.

[anonymous-user]

Sticky- why quote the post?

[Stickyfinger]

garyhun said:

Sticky- why quote the post?

I agree with it

[Boosted LS1]

Just another money making scam. It won't work and it won't improve safety imo. Still, it whips up hysteria so has the appearance of being tough.

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