I couldn't agree more with the outcome of this research . Whenever I see someone weaving around, speeding up and slowing down in an unpredictable manner, I initially think they are drunk. Usually though it is someone on a mobile.
See the full article for more details.
USING a hands-free mobile phone behind the wheel could be more
dangerous than drink driving, new research has shown. |
Motorists under the influence of alcohol performed better than
those driving while talking on a hand-held or hands-free phone, the
study by Britain's Transport Research Laboratory found. It also found that the risk of a crash was four times higher
when the driver was on the phone. |
The laboratory's Nick Reed said the latest research
Conversations in cars: the relative hazards of mobile phones
, showed that drivers revealed a significant impairment when making
mobile phone calls while driving. "In some aspects of driving
behaviour, speaking on a mobile phone is worse than being at the
legal alcohol limit," he said. (The limit is 0.8 in Britain). |
"The observed impairment was similar regardless of whether the
call was made using a hand-held phone or using a hands-free
kit." |
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I have been guilty of using a phone in the past while friving, but I feel that they have to start catching more people at the wheel with a mobile and fines being handed out for the message to get through.
as well as more public awareness, but the fines will probably work the most...
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