In the UK it is forbidden to talk by hand while driving. Talking is ”hands-free through devices such as headphones and in-car headphones. However, while a group of MPs were tamamen hands free de, they took action to completely ban telephone conversations while on the move.
In the report they prepared based on expert opinions, the members of the Committees of Transport Committee of the House of Commons reported that talking on the phone while holding the phone in hand or free of hands poses the same risk and danger.
Dr Gemma Briggs and Dr Graham Hole, who spoke to the Committee, reported that the conversation was the same while hands-free while on the move, and talking while holding the phone. Both scientists said that in both cases the driver’s ability to see the danger and react quickly to it has been reduced. The two experts noted that four-fold increases in the likelihood of an accident involving hands-free or phone calls while driving.
According to the report, 43 people lost their lives in the traffic accidents caused by drivers talking on the phone in 2017, 135 people were seriously injured and 595 people were injured slightly. In 2016, 35 people lost their lives and 137 were seriously injured in traffic accidents.
A taxi driver Euronews spoke in London strongly opposed the proposal. Anthony If you don’t use social media ‘I don’t think it would be a problem to have a hands-free phone call.” The taxi driver said that the next step would be a ban on talking to the driver in the taxi.
While the members of the committee are ‘hands free’, the government advises drivers to exercise caution when driving while discussing the prohibition of speaking in traffic.
According to the current laws in the UK, if the necessary preparation or installation is made before you start driving, it is free to talk on the phone while ‘hands-free’. However, the police may stop the driver if he thinks they have lost their attention.
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