17-12-2016, 05:25 PM
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Mobiles blocked whilst driving
Talks about blocking mobiles whilst driving are underway .... yet the new generation of cars are coming with infotainment even giving Facebook etc on the dashboard ( actually most aren't on the dash but mean looking down even to check satnav ..... but that's a different problem I guessDepartment for Transport will have a meeting with mobile phone companies
They will discuss new technology which blocks mobile phone calls when driving
One in three drivers admitted they have used their phone while at the wheel
Mobile phones could soon be blocked from working while cars are being driven to deter people from using them at the wheel.
Almost one in three motorists admitted they have used their phone while driving and 17,500 people were taken to court last year.
The Department for Transport will have an 'exploratory meeting' with mobile phone companies and network providers early next year to discuss the new technology.
Mobiles could be BLOCKED from working while cars are in use
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17-12-2016, 05:57 PM
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Re: Mobiles blocked whilst driving
Ridiculous idea.I followed a drunk/drugged driver that had hit a parked car. His number was hidden by dirt so whilst following i was giving the police a running commentary over the phone using bluetooth....the driver would have got away with it had I not and possibly caused more mayhem.
talking on the phone (bluetooth) is far lessvof a distraction thank talking to a passenger......you see drivers looking at the passenger and driving
17-12-2016, 06:14 PM
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Re: Mobiles blocked whilst driving
Originally Posted by Tpin
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Ridiculous idea.I followed a drunk/drugged driver that had hit a parked car. His number was hidden by dirt so whilst following i was giving the police a running commentary over the phone using bluetooth....the driver would have got away with it had I not and possibly caused more mayhem.
talking on the phone (bluetooth) is far lessvof a distraction thank talking to a passenger......you see drivers looking at the passenger and driving
17-12-2016, 06:15 PM
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Re: Mobiles blocked whilst driving
Originally Posted by Omah
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..... and their phones, too ..... 
17-12-2016, 07:50 PM
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Re: Mobiles blocked whilst driving
Since most modern cars have hands-free Bluetooth connections to phones it's the idiots who still insist on holding the phone in their hands that are the problem. My van has an after-market Bluetooth hands-free system fitted which was fairly cheap so there's no excuse for others not to have similar systems fitted.Having said that, when using my phone in the van it's used for business only, conversations are usually short and not for endless gabbing like some seem to do.
17-12-2016, 09:07 PM
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Re: Mobiles blocked whilst driving
Originally Posted by Tpin
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Ridiculous idea.I followed a drunk/drugged driver that had hit a parked car. His number was hidden by dirt so whilst following i was giving the police a running commentary over the phone using bluetooth....the driver would have got away with it had I not and possibly caused more mayhem.
talking on the phone (bluetooth) is far lessvof a distraction thank talking to a passenger......you see drivers looking at the passenger and driving
I've done the same on more than one occasion.
17-12-2016, 09:50 PM
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The only time I use my mobile phone in the car is when my wife is driving or, more often, when I am using it as a SatNav (Google Maps or NAVMII).If this blocking proposal is brought into force, will people who use a SatNav have theirs blocked too?
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