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Originally Posted by Arragonis
Mobile phoning and just being caught 3 points.
Mobile phoning and being dangerous is 6 to a ban.
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My problem is that the law singles out mobile phones, even though there are plenty of other things people do--tuning the radio, talking to passengers, eating, drinking hot coffee, reading, playing with an iPod--that are just as dangerous (or even more so), and are perfectly legal. Oh wait, they aren't, because they're already covered under reckless driving laws. If you're being dangerous, regardless of why, it should be 3 to a ban, but mobile phones aren't particularly more dangerous than any of a dozen other activities drivers are engaged in, including watching their MPGuino instead of the road, and there shouldn't be any reason why holding a mobile phone in your hand has any more penalties than holding an iPod, sandwich or cup of coffee in your hand.