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February 28, 2007
Mobile madness
As regular readers of my blog will know I have previously had several rants about motorists who use their hand-held mobile phones whilst driving.
Therefore I was heartened by the tougher new laws that came into force yesterday and I can only hope that they stop the idiots who insist on driving while at the same time talking on their mobile.
We all know the dangers - or at least we should - of this senseless act which is on a par with drink driving and excessive speeding.
However, early reports suggest that alarmingly many people will continue to flout the law. I have just read that in Sussex yesterday morning four people in the space of 10 minutes were caught on their mobile whilst driving.
There has been extensive media coverage on the new tougher penalties so no one can claim they didn't know they came into force yesterday. I fear that they have done little to halt this dangerous practice and perhaps for some people a £60 fine and three penalty points is a small price to pay for making or receiving that 'all important phone call.'
We will certainly be reporting in the Gazette at the earliest opportunity how many offenders have been caught in the borough since the new tougher penalties came into force this week.
Posted by aseal at February 28, 2007 8:05 AM