"Killing while distracted by a mobile phone will get a driver a conviction for causing death by dangerous driving and a jail sentence of between two and five years. In the cases of those who have been reading or sending text messages while at the wheel, that will be four to seven years' jail" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035265/Two-years-killer-drivers-mobiles--jail-cause-death-uninsured.html "driving and using a mobile phone may be more dangerous than driving whilst under the influence of alcohol" http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a56.asp
You shouldn't read the Daily Mail. There is a specific offence for this - with a penalty of ~2 years. Causing death by careless driving will also get up to 5 years. After a few district nurses have been convicted up for answering calls from their patients and a few old dears locked up for pulling out in front of motor bikes, common sense will probably kick back in. "B J Foster" wrote in message news:489f5919$0$30466$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... > "Killing while distracted by a mobile phone will get a driver a conviction > for causing death by dangerous driving and a jail sentence of between two > and five years. In the cases of those who have been reading or sending > text messages while at the wheel, that will be four to seven years' jail" > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035265/Two-years-killer-drivers-mobiles--jail-cause-death-uninsured.html > > "driving and using a mobile phone may be more dangerous than driving > whilst under the influence of alcohol" > http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a56.asp
What is this "common sense" you speak of? R. Mark Clayton wrote: > You shouldn't read the Daily Mail. > > There is a specific offence for this - with a penalty of ~2 years. > > Causing death by careless driving will also get up to 5 years. > > After a few district nurses have been convicted up for answering calls from > their patients and a few old dears locked up for pulling out in front of > motor bikes, common sense will probably kick back in. > > > > "B J Foster" wrote in message > news:489f5919$0$30466$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... >> "Killing while distracted by a mobile phone will get a driver a conviction >> for causing death by dangerous driving and a jail sentence of between two >> and five years. In the cases of those who have been reading or sending >> text messages while at the wheel, that will be four to seven years' jail" >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1035265/Two-years-killer-drivers-mobiles--jail-cause-death-uninsured.html >> >> "driving and using a mobile phone may be more dangerous than driving >> whilst under the influence of alcohol" >> http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a56.asp > >
