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[Andy B]

I thought the law was for handheld electronic devices?

CBs etc are mounted, as are those stupid bloody gonks stuck across everyones' screens (satnavs), so perfectly legal. Probably wrongly.

as per Top Gear, a 2 way radio is still legal. Not even Top Gear would openly flaunt breaking the law.

[Lampynoiseboy]

I thought the law was for handheld electronic devices?

CBs etc are mounted, as are those stupid bloody gonks stuck across everyones' screens (satnavs), so perfectly legal. Probably wrongly.

as per Top Gear, a 2 way radio is still legal. Not even Top Gear would openly flaunt breaking the law.

It's the BBC, they can't do anything wrong. Although having crossed a solid white line once, someone wrote in (terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired) and they pointed out that on a lot of stuff, they have the road closed.

Not that I advocate doing so, but surely having the phone wedged between shoulder & ear is safer than having to hold/push a button on a 2-way of some sort.... which is much less handsfree?

I would think the conversation is the distracting point, no matter what the type of device phone/cab/cb/police?

[Debs.]

I would think the conversation is the distracting point, no matter what the type of device phone/cab/cb/police?

That was my thinking!

[Pitchfork]

And what about smoking while driving, which requires similar amount of distraction to light the wretched thing & keep knocking the ash off?
A cigarette is a 'hand-held' device!

[Andy B]

And what about smoking while driving, which requires similar amount of distraction to light the wretched thing & keep knocking the ash off?....

You don't need to look at the end of the cigarette for more than a nano second when using the factory fitted cigar lighter & as for flicking the ash, that's what a slightly opened window is for - you just need to be somewhere near as the air flow will suck the ash out of the car.
As I suggested before, in the real world there are loads of 'distractions' when driving that we all are subjected to, but a half decent driver should still be able to cope.
There are a whole load of 'what-ifs' that could be applied, but common sence says we don't.

[sassanach]

bring in what ever laws you like,it will only apply to the law abiding anyway and they are very rarely enforced.

[sassanach]

having said that some laws are just b*llocks

[Lampynoiseboy]

And what about smoking while driving, which requires similar amount of distraction to light the wretched thing & keep knocking the ash off?....

You don't need to look at the end of the cigarette for more than a nano second when using the factory fitted cigar lighter & as for flicking the ash, that's what a slightly opened window is for - you just need to be somewhere near as the air flow will suck the ash out of the car.
As I suggested before, in the real world there are loads of 'distractions' when driving that we all are subjected to, but a half decent driver should still be able to cope.
There are a whole load of 'what-ifs' that could be applied, but common sence says we don't.

And therein lies the root of the problem!

[Andy B]

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And therein lies the root of the problem!

Exactly. You can't legislate for half wits. 

[Lampynoiseboy]

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And therein lies the root of the problem!

Exactly. You can't legislate for half wits. 

No, but since we became Americanised (no z here!), you can get sued by/for/because of them, which is the main reason why our naffing car insurance has gone up 

No win, no fee my a*se, we're all paying for it