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Ban hands-free too, says RoSPA
17th July 2003, Page 23
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a The new ban on drivers using hand-held mobile phones at the wheel doesn't go far enough, says the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. It wants the use of hands-free sets banned toe.
"It's the telephone conversation that's the main problem," claims head of road safety, Kevin Clinton. "People are drawn into it, and ignore what is happening on the road around them.
"They vary their speed, drive closer to other vehicles, wander about on the road, and their reactions are slower.
"We'd like to see bosses make it a disciplinary offence for an employee to use a mobile phone while driving on company business. If they don't, and the worker has an accident, then the company could face action under health and safety law," he says.