United Future’s transport spokesperson Gordon
Copeland today gave his backing to a call to ban hand held
phones whilst driving a car or other vehicle.
“I have
done it myself and it is dangerous, especially when driving
a car with a gear stick.
"People who need a cell phone
for commercial purposes can, for a modest cost, install the
“no hands” variety and the rest of us can wait for
opportunities to pull over and stop the car before
responding to cell phone calls.
“In other words, any ban
could be limited to “holding a cell phone in the hand
whilst driving”.
“As with seatbelts, I think we would
all adjust quickly to that new environment and our streets
would be safer as a
result.”
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