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January 26, 2007
Don't phone home
At long last someone has seen sense and is introducing tougher penalties for motorists caught using a hand-held mobile telephone.
I just hope this stops the idiots - like the clown weaving about on the Denham roundabout yesterday morning while on his mobile phone - from breaking the law.
However, I have my doubts that even the threat of automatically having three points on their licence and a fine of £60 is going to be a tough enough deterrent to stop some people from still using their beloved mobile phone while driving.
I fear it will take a tragic accident in the case of some motorists before it really hits home that using a mobile phone while driving is on a par with excessive speeding and even drink driving.
You quite simply can't be in control of your vehicle if you are using the phone at the same time as driving.
Alarmingly it is reported that 92 per cent of people agree with the law but 21 per cent of drivers currently admit to breaking it.
Hopefully the new penalties will finally hit home with those that continue to flout the law and the police will apply a tough approach in stopping these idiots. It will be interesting to see if the number of convictions increases now from the last reported figures in 2004, when 74,000 fixed-penalty notices were issued in England and Wales for illegal use of mobile phones while driving.
That's my rant for the day over but, when it could be a matter of life and death it makes my blood boil to see people breaking a law that is so totally uneccesary. No phone call is that important...
Posted by aseal at January 26, 2007 7:30 AM