We need to talk about hands-free28/02/2024 Police officers are being encouraged to make drivers aware of the safety risks of using hands-free mobile phones at the wheel, based on the findings of new research. |
More police forces join safety camera trial28/02/2024 A National Highways trial of new mobile technology to detect when drivers are using mobile phones or not wearing a seatbelt is being rolled out across the country. |
Lorry driver caught holding a phone to each ear14/09/2021 National Highways' HGV cabs are being used as part of a multi-agency fortnight of action along the M4 and M5 that aims to reduce the number of incidents and highlight the risks of dangerous driving. |
Bang to rights: Supercabs catch thousands of distracted drivers13/05/2019 Unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’ funded by Highways England have filmed more than 3,500 dangerous drivers in the past year, including a lorry driver using a mobile phone to make a credit card payment as he drove on the motorway |
8,000 drivers caught using mobiles in one week23/01/2017 Almost 8,000 drivers were caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel during a police crackdown in November. |
Brake calls for investment in road policing28/09/2016 New figures show a drop of almost 40% in the number of people caught using phones behind the wheel, with road safety charity Brake calling for urgent investment in road policing. |
Harsher penalties for using phones at the wheel proposed20/09/2016 Transport Secretary Chris Grayling wants tougher penalties for motorists who use mobile phones while driving. |
Motorists want harsher penalties for illegal phone use13/06/2016 Research carried out by the RAC has found that the majority of motorists want more severe penalties for illegal phone use while driving. |
Brake calls for ban on hands-free phones08/06/2016 New research has found driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be just as distracting as talking on a hand-held mobile. |
Use of mobile phones at the wheel still rife25/04/2016 Ninety-five per cent of motorists regularly see other drivers fiddling with handheld mobile phones at the wheel whilst in standstill traffic. |
Prosecutions for motorists using a mobile while driving fall19/10/2015 The number of motorists being prosecuted for using their mobile phone while driving has fallen by almost 50%, according to official figures seen by the RAC. |
Brake wants ban on use of hands-free phones18/11/2013 Road safety charity Brake wants the Government to extend the ban on using hand-held mobiles at the wheel to hands-free phones. |
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