Laws banning driving with a cellphone?

The use of a mobile phone is prohibited in my country after a serious accident that resulted from the driver driving with only 1 hand while the other was on the mobile. It is not illegal however to use hands free. The idea is to have both hands free at all times. As long as you do not 'touch' or hold your earpiece or mobile phone that is fine. No one is exempt from this, not even the police. Talking on mobile phones is generally discouraged anyone. The driver is encouraged to stop and park at a safe place, finish the call and then move on.

I agree with the law banning the use of cellphone while driving because it distracts you from driving. both hands are supposed to be at the steering wheel. i've heard a lot of accidents about this one, mostly fatal ones. This law should be implemented everywhere.

Oh,i think the law is necessary!Now,more and more cars are running on the road!The law must restrict these drivers pay more attentions while they're driving!Many accidents that happend while the drivers driving with a cellphone!So,i very agree with push the law!

I agree with the laws for the phones - but for professional drivers using their radios is part of their job. If they can't use it while driving - they shouldn't have that job to begin with. I have noticed one thing that should be looked into - as I think using cell phones makes you colorblind. The light changes from red to green - and they don't see the difference. It doesn't seem to damage your hearing though - as they usually take off upon blowing your horn at them.

This is one of those things that I've been wondering. So we outlaw talking on a cell phone while driving but people can still eat, smoke, play with the stereo or radio in their car? This doesn't make sense to me. Obviously smoking in a car is a distraction, the insurance industry has charged more to smokers for years on their car insurance.

It is a criminal thing attending or making a call in cellphone while driving. Strickt action should be taken for the people who are using the cellphone while driving. Even using pulg-in type earphone with cellphone should be banned because usual practise of a human being attending cellphone is same style as of speaking in front. Our hand and actions would there for the persons using the cellphone. This will have wrong siganalling for the fellow driving persons in a particular junctures. Hence the cellphone users in the driving should be punished without any justifications.

Here in SCotland there has been a law passed and there is a heavy fine if you are caught driving with a mobile phone , but there as still some people crazy enough to keep on doing it , it is madness and so dangerous too xx

Hmm...how do we justify that law? Emergency personnel need their radios, phones but I think they should be made to use a head set. Same with cab drivers--they should be made to use headsets. Maybe CB radios should be equipped with some type of headset instead of a handset? Or have the buttons on the steering wheel for the CB instead of reaching for the handset(if that makes sense to anyone). I recently rented a car that had all the controls for the actual radio on the steering wheel and I LOVED it. With your experience, I would send a letter to your local congressman or the equivalent in Canada and tell them your experience. Back it up with statistics if you have it and bug the heck out of them and get your friends to do the same. Emergency personnel shouldn't be above the law. If I can't talk on my cell phone, why should they be able to? I mean how often would they be doing work or how often would they just be talking to their family?

of course it worth.driving while on the phone are dangerous to himself but also others life. ..

I think what you are trying to say is stop the double standard. There is one law for the public and one law for the shall we call them public service employees. (fireman, police, ambulance driver, etc.) I don't think a cab driver would be exempt from the law though. I am sorry to say that out government has always been like this. If you check the emition test that is done in some states. This is where a car goes in to a center and has a machine attached to their car to make sure it is not putting out too much emitions or pollution. Public vehicles are not subject to this test. There is a double standard with all laws in one way or the other.

hope your son gets better soon. Accidents happen anytime anywhere. YOu can't blame everything on the poor driver. Most people getting into a vehicular accident are those without anything to preoccupy themselves while doing their mechanical job. Think about issues that should left at home or someplace else is more dangerous than anything else, more than the radios, cell phones, etc. Of course I'm not supporting cell phone use on the road. There are cell phone etiquette and laws being enforced in the US so that should at least reduce risk of road accidents.

First let me start off by saying how sorry I am that you were in an accident, that could have been avoided had someone you intrusted your safety with, been paying attention. Glad that you both are okay as it could have been so much worse. Now let me say, I can't agree more with you. I see people constantly on their cell phones not paying attention to what they are doing. One of the biggest things that I have noticed is they don't drive the speed limit usually way under the posted limit. They don't stay in their lane either. I really don't know what the solution is to this problem, I do have a few suggestions though, one pulling over to the side of the road and taking the call or two would be to have a headset. I have noticed that people using a headset seem to be much more aware of their surroundings as they still have both hands on the wheel. I know that we have several cities and areas where cell phone use in your cars is illegal unless you are using a headset. I believe that a new law for the state of California goes into affect in January of 2008 and that will ban cell phone use unless a headset is used for everyone except law inforcement officials and TRUCK DRIVERS. The truck driver thing has me greatly concerned. They have a much larger vehicle to control and shouldn't be allowed to use a cell phone unless using a headset also. They can inflect so much more damage than a vehicle can. Some laws just don't seem like they are very well thought out. That's my 2 cents on this issue. Good luck to you here at mylot!

Emergency vehicles will always have that right because they need to attend to calls all the time. But as to other people, they won't listen at all. In california and new york, it's against the law to talk on your cell phone but people do it anyway.

I think there are VALID reasons to use a cell phone. An emergency at home, or in the car, etc. But sometimes people just sit there yacking it up and NOT paying attention. I see the idiot drivers who go too slow, too fast, do stupid things. ITS a good cause for accidents. Then again people also eat while driving, do makeup, and other things all can be a distraction. Get off doing those things, keep your eye on the road people! But a law I have heard even here in California about such laws but has anything ever really passed? I think it would be a good idea for those people who just chat while driving. Its not just dangerous, its terribly annoying!

I think this is good idea if it come into implementation so that many people are saved from accidents.

I agree.,it's a good law. I for example, doesn't pay attention in the streets when I'm talking on the cellphone

I am so sick of people driving and talking on their phones, I feel it should be banned I know this is some kind of civil right or something whatever I don't really care. I used to be a smoker and Now I am not allowed to smoke anywhere in the state of Arizona because it affects other people so I quit, Now other people taking on their cell phones is affecting me and causing accidents, so they need to pass a law that you cannot do that either. If you have to use your cell for your job pull over ...... Common sense people

I am sorry about your accident! If they ban cell phone use while driving, tvs/dvds, game systems, and even navigation systems should be banned. These are all distractions....even the radio like you said.

Our country has one also banning drivers to use cp while driving. It is for the protection of the driver and the passengers. As to those emergency cases they must be given exemption. I noticed also those cab having their radios for easy monitoring. My suggestion is that the radio be a handsfree one such that when there are calls he has just to push and button and then go. Sorry to hear about your near accident. We also experienced the same.

Our country has one also banning drivers to use cp while driving. It is for the protection of the driver and the passengers. As to those emergency cases they must be given exemption. I noticed also those cab having their radios for easy monitoring. My suggestion is that the radio be a handsfree one such that when there are calls he has just to push and button and then go. Sorry to hear about your near accident. We also experienced the same.