Celebrity phone hacking is clearly seen as far more serious than using a mobile phone while driving.
How many celebrities have been killed by phone hackers?
Who knows how many innocent road-users have been killed by drivers ‘secretly’ using their mobile?
Hundreds, for sure.
Driver distraction and disregard for road safety has definitely worsened with the nation’s addiction to the likes of Facebook and Twitter.
The threat of using a mobile while driving was highlighted by the Transport Research Laboratory: drivers are seriously distracted by in-car technology – mobile phone use slowed reaction times by as much as 35%. Time for driving bans for ignoring the mobile ban?
Allan Ramsay, RoadPeace, Radcliffe.
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