New Highway Code rules for phone usage come into force - everything you need to know
3 years ago

New Highway Code rules for phone usage come into force - everything you need to know

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Drivers could face a fine for just touching a mobile phone while behind the wheel – and the same goes for passengers in certain circumstances under tough new rules. Motorists are banned from using a hand-held mobile phone or similar device, such as a tablet, in “virtually any circumstance” under strict rules that came into force on Friday. But the Department for Transport updated the Highway Code on Friday to include almost any use, including to take photos or videos or school through playlists, as it closed a loophole previously used by some drivers who claimed they weren’t using their device for interactive communication to escape conviction. The new rules state motorists must not pick up a phone or similar device while driving to dial a number and then put it back in its cradle for the duration of the conversation.

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Mobile phone usage while driving sees a sharp rise in city
11 months ago

Mobile phone usage while driving sees a sharp rise in city

The Hindu  

The Delhi police noted a 149% surge in prosecutions related to mobile phone usage while driving in the city from January 1 to April 15 this year, as compared to the numbers in the corresponding period of 2023. Statistics shared by the Delhi Traffic Police reveals that from January 1, 2024 to April 15, 2024, a total of 15,846 motorists …

Four driving laws motorists should look out for
2 years, 4 months ago

Four driving laws motorists should look out for

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Motorists have been urged to be familiar with new driving …

New Highway Code rules for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians explained
3 years, 2 months ago

New Highway Code rules for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians explained

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A major overhaul of the Highway Code has come into …

Drivers to be banned from searching playlists in fresh crackdown on mobile phones
3 years, 4 months ago

Drivers to be banned from searching playlists in fresh crackdown on mobile phones

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Drivers will be banned from using hand-held mobile phones as …

Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones
5 years, 6 months ago

Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian state is attempting to persuade people to put down their smartphones while driving by rolling out cameras to prosecute distracted motorists. New South Wales Roads Minister Andrew Constance said Monday that Australia’s most populous state is the first jurisdiction in the world to use such technology to punish drivers distracted by social media, text messages …

Arizona joins 47 other states with cellphone-driving law
5 years, 11 months ago

Arizona joins 47 other states with cellphone-driving law

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona ended a decade of resistance to restrictions on using a cellphone while driving when Gov. Bills to restrict phone use while driving have been introduced for years but haven’t advanced amid concerns by Republican lawmakers about creating a “nanny state” that overregulates behavior. The death of a police officer hit by a distracted driver last winter, heartbreaking …

Crackdown catches 200 drivers a day using mobile phones behind the wheel
7 years, 10 months ago

Crackdown catches 200 drivers a day using mobile phones behind the wheel

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police forces in Britain penalised almost 6,000 motorists for the offence in the four …

Police crackdown on using mobiles in cars begins
8 years, 1 month ago

Police crackdown on using mobiles in cars begins

Daily Mail  

Tougher penalties for drivers who use their mobile phones at the wheel come into force today. Motorists face higher penalties today for using their mobile phones while driving Transport secretary Chris Grayling said the increased penalties will be a 'strong deterrent' The crackdown is a victory for the Mail’s End the Mobile Madness campaign. Truck driver Tomasz Kroker, pictured killed …

Phone blockers, breathalysers and speed limiters: police call for driver-proof cars
8 years, 1 month ago

Phone blockers, breathalysers and speed limiters: police call for driver-proof cars

Dutch News  

Devices to block the use of mobile phones in cars, speed limiters and breathalysers equipped as standard are among the suggestions in a new police campaign to force drivers to change their habits. Egbert-Jan van Hasselt, national project team leader for infrastructure, said drastic measures were needed to cut the number of accidents on the road. I’m calling on politicians …

Bicycle smartphone ban is unenforceable, senseless: Bike assoc.
8 years, 3 months ago

Bicycle smartphone ban is unenforceable, senseless: Bike assoc.

NL Times  

Cyclist association Fietsersbond sees very little merit in banning the use of smartphones while cycling. Such a ban is unenforceable and instead of creating this senseless law, the government would do better to make a mobility mode mandatory on all smartphones, Saskia Kluit, director of the Fietsersbond, said to newspaper AD. "One in three car drivers still use their mobile …

Government wants to ban or block mobile phones while driving
8 years, 4 months ago

Government wants to ban or block mobile phones while driving

Dutch News  

Mobile phone manufacturers could be legally required to fit devices that stop people using their handsets while driving, transport minister Melanie Schultz has told the AD. Around 600 fatal or serious incidents a year are linked to people making calls or using social media behind the wheel. At the moment motorists only break the law if they pick up their …

US Transportation Department issues guidelines for in-car systems to reduce distractions for drivers
8 years, 4 months ago

US Transportation Department issues guidelines for in-car systems to reduce distractions for drivers

Firstpost  

The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday issued voluntary guidelines for makers of mobile devices, asking them to help keep eyes on the road by developing a “driver mode” that would disable some distracting functions in moving cars. “These common sense guidelines, grounded in the best research available, will help designers of mobile devices build products that cut down on distraction …

It is not just drivers who need to be banned from using mobile phones
8 years, 6 months ago

It is not just drivers who need to be banned from using mobile phones

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mike Dods Leeds Chris Grayling’s proposal …

Debate rages over whether it is legal to use GPS app while driving or not
10 years, 1 month ago

Debate rages over whether it is legal to use GPS app while driving or not

India TV News  

The recent instance of a motorist being fined by a traffic policeman for giving a voice command on his cellphone-based GPS navigator has highlighted the confusion among traffic cops and motorists on the use of new technology. Seeing this, a traffic policeman stopped him for “talking over phone.” He explained the situation, showing his call log and also that his …

Hands Free Cell phones to be banned?
18 years, 9 months ago

Hands Free Cell phones to be banned?

Firstpost  

According to a study by the University of Utah, using a handsfree mobile kit while driving is as dangerous as drunken driving, and suggests that the u… According to a study by the University of Utah, using a handsfree mobile kit while driving is as dangerous as drunken driving, and suggests that the use of mobile phones during driving should …

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