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We've all seen the graphs, published by this site, the ABD etc. showing the rate of reduction of annual road deaths slowing down around 1993/1994, the time when the mass-deployment of speed cameras began. The change is very marked:



1993/1994 is also, coincidentally, exactly the time that mobile phone use started to become widespread.

Do you think there's a correlation there that needs to be explored?

With a road safety policy almost entirely focussed on speeding (which has gone on since cars were invented), mobile phone use by drivers (a worrying NEW development) has been totally ignored until recently, and many would argue that the measures that have been taken are not sufficient.

And that's before we consider the effects of pedestrians using phones while crossing the road.

Should the Government be deploying roadside GSM signal jammers rather than speed cameras?

It can't possibly be mobile phones.

- Every fatal crash is investigated in considerable detail.
- Yet when RoSPA trawled coroner's court reports looking for mobile phone-related road deaths they only found 19 over (I think) a 15 year period.

The point is that if we now had 1/3rd of road deaths associated with mobile phones such a fact could hardly be missed.

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Paul Smith
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I'm with Paul on this one. With mobile phone providers keeping detailed records it is easy to definitively check whether a user was on the phone at the time of an accident, if a phone is found in the possession of a driver or other road user.

It is right and proper that investigators properly check this out, and I am quite satisfied that if it were a huge problem they'd have found out, due to the above.

Furthermore, knowing that this is also a bit of a hot potato at the moment, I'm sure that if there were even a hint of phone involvement then the Dft et al would be shouting about it from the rooftops.

Though why they'd be on the rooftops in the first place I can't really say, with global communications being so easy these days. Perhaps you get better phone reception there...

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you cant use jammers. what about passengers using mobiles? or drivers like me who refuse to use a mobile while driving unless i am using a bluetooth headset? i need my mobile for work so i made sure i am legally using it at any time

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Richie

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Only women should be allowed to use hands-free whilst driving! They multi-task all the time whereas most men can't!

Thanks for your feedback.

Some good points made.

What do you mean.

I'm on this forum and working at the same time.

I read on an Isle of Man website that using a mobile phone while driving can result in a £1000 fine. The IOM police accept no excuses.

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