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disagreement at work over using the phone while in the car, anyone know whos right?

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  • Johno100
    Johno100 Posts: 5,259 Forumite
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    Carrot007 wrote: »
    As long as youy don't have to touch it yes. Android does well with voice commands for me.

    I thought the offence was in holding the phone not touching it?
  • Strider590
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    edited 28 June 2017 at 8:29AM
    Johno100 wrote: »
    What's anti-cyclist/cycling about what they've posted? Isn't a cyclist also a road user worthy of consideration?

    If i'm right this will turn into a "well I saw a cyclist using their phone, if drivers can't use them then why should cyclists be allowed?", then we'll get 50 pages of anti-cyclist rhetoric and stereotyping based on kids/teenagers riding bicycles in a poor manner.
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  • Rover_Driver
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    Johno100 wrote: »
    I thought the offence was in holding the phone not touching it?

    It is, see the quote from the regulations in post 8.
  • Johno100
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    Rover_Driver wrote: »
    It is, see the quote from the regulations in post 8.

    So the post I was replying to from Carrot007 was wrong then.
  • Johno100
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    Strider590 wrote: »
    If i'm right this will turn into a "well I saw a cyclist using their phone, if drivers can't use them then why should cyclists be allowed?", then we'll get 50 pages of anti-cyclist rhetoric and stereotyping based on kids/teenagers riding bicycles in a poor manner.

    But isn't that a valid question?
  • AndyMc.....
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    Johno100 wrote: »
    So the post I was replying to from Carrot007 was wrong then.

    Touching a phone that's not mechanical fixed to the vehicle would be an offence.
  • Norman_Castle
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    edited 28 June 2017 at 8:48AM
    Johno100 wrote: »
    What's anti-cyclist/cycling about what they've posted? Isn't a cyclist also a road user worthy of consideration?
    The OP previously started a thread about cyclists but insisted on ignoring or excluding cyclists from it. To them a cyclist wasn't a road user worthy of consideration.
  • angrycrow
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    There is a very simple solution to this question.

    When you are driving your ton plus of potentially lethal car concentrate on the task at hand. I don't understand why any driver would allow themselves to be distracted by making phone calls regardless of hand held or hands free mobile.

    You would be amazed at the number of people who have had very serious at fault accidents including fatalities who then complain when their insurer refuses to talk to them whilst they are driving.
  • Rover_Driver
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    Johno100 wrote: »
    So the post I was replying to from Carrot007 was wrong then.

    As long as the phone stays in the cradle, there is no offence of touching it.
  • Norman_Castle
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    As above, either drive a car or use a phone. Doing both at the same time is dangerous.
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