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scanny77
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Interesting- thanks for that. Time to go bluetooth.
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while i dont condone the use of mobiles whilst driving, i dont like my fellow professionals being prosecuted either. the way i see it, gather information and make the decision yourself. that way you know what you are facing if you are caught so you cant blame anyone but yourself :D

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there are a lot of car radios that now include a mic and bluetooth and mp3 connection for a usb memory stick at under £150.
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Do trucks have 12v connections for the radio?
(And why are car radios still so ridiculously expensive?)

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this may be a silly point but why do we still see police officers driving along using their radios just today i spotted one chatting away to his shoulder !!!!!!!!

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Because the definition of "a mobile phone" is very, very specific, including the frequencies it must operate on. Anything else is "a two way radio" and is exempt. :roll:
That includes Tetra and DECT cordless phones.

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So a truck mounted CB radio is ok to use? Surely its exactly the same in use as a mobile, i.e you hold it up to your head.
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Lankytim wrote:
So a truck mounted CB radio is ok to use?

Yep.
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Surely its exactly the same in use as a mobile, i.e you hold it up to your head.

You'd think, but nope. Not according to our wonderful law.
Here is the law:
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use)(Amendment)(No. 4) Regulations 2003

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Weird...........

Only a question of time before a new law bans them though I guess, along with tuning the radio, talking to passengers, breathing e.t.c
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Only a question of time before a new law bans them though I guess, along with tuning the radio, talking to passengers, breathing e.t.c

Which (like the mobile phone law) would be pointless because if doing any of these things is dangerous then it's already "dangerous driving". And so such a law (like the mobile phone law) would only be there to penalise people who are NOT driving dangerously.

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Smoking whilst driving should be banned and treated the same as using a mobile phone when driving.


From http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Smoke-driving/#detail


Can't quite see the comparison
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