Talking on cell phone while driving is very dangerous. The brain can not handle two streams of information simultaneously, resulting in a driver from driving distracted.
Research of US National Safety Council showed that 28% of all road accidents occur because of drivers talking on the phone or sending SMS. Talking by mobile phone have caused 1.4 million traffic accidents, and communicate via SMS has led to 200 thousand accidents.
Because of the magnitude of the problem, the American public organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD began to demand Congress to prohibit the use of mobile phones while driving. As an additional argument is the opinion of more than 120 researchers that the use of the headset does not give the desired effect and still distracts the driver in a call. MADD CEO Chuck Hurley thinks that such a ban would be very hard to legitimize, but nevertheless it is possible. He said that the main reason why people are talking on the phone while driving is very possible to do so and a simple ban will not be effective. A possible solution could be blocking the signal of mobile phone while driving a car.
For beginners advised to completely abandon the talks on the phone while driving, while experienced drivers should be kept to a minimum. If you need a long talk on the phone, it is best to stay at the curb and the motion to reopen only after it ends.
Many countries have already imposed a ban on talking on his cell while driving. For example, in Hungary, a fine can reach up to 120 euros. In France, Germany, Britain and Norway have special penalty points, which, summing up, lead to loss of rights to different periods. In Italy, for the first "puncture" taken away the right to 3 months (and without any points), while second violation - and did for 2 years for which you can catch plenty of "good long talk" with all your friends and relatives. In the UK, if the driver is talking on the phone, was responsible for death of man in the accident, then it waits for more severe punishment of imprisonment for up to 14 years. Recall that today in Ukraine during a conversation on the phone (holding it in his hand) while driving a car provided only an oral warning, and only in the new draft code of offenses is a violation will be punishable by a fine of 170-204 UAN
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