Despite various campaigns, nearly 500,000 motorists are using hand-held mobile phones while driving, a new UK study has found.
And the worst culprits are drivers of trucks and vans, the study found.
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That modern gadgets have changed the world, is a gross understatement. Yet, rising from the din is an ever increasing evidence, braced by scientific work, of the ill-health effects of modern gadgets.
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The Department of Transport survey shows 300,000 car-owners and 160,000 goods vehicle drivers use their mobile.
Lib Dem transport spokesman Norman Baker said: "The message is clearly not getting through.
75% Of Brit Drivers Hang Over The Mobile While Driving
Nearly one of the drivers in Britain are found to be talking on their mobile phones while driving inspite of the tougher penalities laid by the UK govt.
Nearly one of the drivers in Britain are found to be talking on their mobile phones while driving inspite of the tougher penalities laid by the UK govt.
Motorists on the phone are blamed for the increase in dangerous and careless driving.
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Britain Issues Stiffer Laws for Drivers Using Mobiles While Driving
People who use hand-held mobile phones while driving better be careful because they may be jailed for two years.
People who use hand-held mobile phones while driving better be careful because they may be jailed for two years.
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We've always been told not to talk on cell phones while driving, now Ontario's doctors are the latest to advise the same, insisting that the cell phones can be as fatal as alcohol
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