Driving and Using a Mobile Phone

[JoeB]

People speaking to the driver in a moving car usually stop talking when the driver is obviously negotiating a corner or a tricky part etc. Someone on the phone isn't aware of that, and may be giving the most important info, just when the driver needs to concentrate fully on the road. So there can be a difference between speaking in the car, and speaking on the phone.


But yes, many things are more dangerous than the mobiles.. but the mobiles are so prevalent that a specific law is needed.

Incidentally the Garda don't have a blanket exception.. they can only use the phone on official business can't they? So no calls to the wife, or picking the kids up in the police car. The exemption makes sense, expecially if they have no radios!

 

[T McGibney]

People speaking to the driver in a moving car usually stop talking when the driver is obviously negotiating a corner or a tricky part etc.

Not so sure Joe... Certainly not in respect of babies and small children.

 

[Complainer]

Incidentally the Garda don't have a blanket exception.. they can only use the phone on official business can't they? So no calls to the wife, or picking the kids up in the police car. The exemption makes sense, expecially if they have no radios!

AFAIK, they have a blanket exemption from Road Traffic Acts while on official businesses. I don't think the exemption would be specific about what kind of calls they should make. Hence, the regular double parking outside the SPAR shop etc.