I'm sure we all know this already but

What about CB radios?

Roger

On a personal note, as using one would obviously affect my concentration, Viv would use it on green lane runs.

Roger

CB and amateur radio are exempt

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This new law really only governs mobile phones, but using a CB with a hand held microphone has always been likely to land you in trouble. Basically anything that distracts the driver or impairs the drivers ability to control the vehicle can lead to a prosecution.

For example holding a microphone whilst driving with one hand is already asking for trouble. The only safe way is to get a hands free CB mic.

Or get the passenger to use it.

Roger

Dashboard mounts are cheap enough these days.

The genie is out of the bottle...as much as I agree with the law on this ..it's too late , who's going to police it, . The newest cars require the driver to 'interact ' with their 'info screen ' to adjust the temp controls etc is this not the same?

As a dispatch rider the number of cars I pass everyday where the driver is on a FaceTime/ video call ..or has the phone in their line of drive sight as a map or for scrolling their messages ...as for uber drivers with 3 or 4 phones lined up..!

we allready had this here in Norway for a few years. first not allowed to hold it and now not allowed to use it. but you can answer the phone if you got an handsfree system. actually I am not sure how all this works, I'll just wait until I get a fine I guess.

I think it is still scary to meet a bus or a truck on the very narrow norwegian roads and the driver is not looking at you but the phone. couple of weeks ago a video in the news here of a bus driver watching squid game while driving. It is ok i guess
We are coming into the next few weeks of the highest risk of collision due to all the stressed people on the christmas shopping so take care!

anyways the voice control of the later android versions is great. long press the center button and speak. "call wife" "best kebab in Oslo" "navigate home" they all work even with my rural norwegian dialect.