Friday, September 7, 2007
Two Year Jail Sentences For Using Mobile Phone In UK While Driving
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 12:00 PM
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23411328-details/Drivers+risk+two+years+in+jail+for+using+their+mobile+phones/article.do
"Motorists who use a hand-held mobile phone or fiddle with a satellite-navigation system while driving could be jailed for up to two years. Prosecutors have said they could be charged with dangerous driving in a dramatically tougher approach to such offences. Those caught fiddling with an MP3 music player or texting on a mobile at the wheel could also face the charge. "
Wow! 8O I personally strongly oppose the use of a cell phone while driving unless you have a hands free headset, and that means only voice activated dialing too. My cell phone never leaves my belt while I am in the car. However, two years in jail. That is life changing. And fiddling with an MP3 player? Uhm.... :worried: blame Audible for that. :wink: Fortunately for me, it has "page breaks" between articles when listing to the Wall Street Journal, so I can skip an article by touch, which is less effort than changing radio stations for me. UK denizens, take note!
"Motorists who use a hand-held mobile phone or fiddle with a satellite-navigation system while driving could be jailed for up to two years. Prosecutors have said they could be charged with dangerous driving in a dramatically tougher approach to such offences. Those caught fiddling with an MP3 music player or texting on a mobile at the wheel could also face the charge. "
Wow! 8O I personally strongly oppose the use of a cell phone while driving unless you have a hands free headset, and that means only voice activated dialing too. My cell phone never leaves my belt while I am in the car. However, two years in jail. That is life changing. And fiddling with an MP3 player? Uhm.... :worried: blame Audible for that. :wink: Fortunately for me, it has "page breaks" between articles when listing to the Wall Street Journal, so I can skip an article by touch, which is less effort than changing radio stations for me. UK denizens, take note!
