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Phone ban call is crazy

Jun 29 2008 by Ken Oxley, Sunday Sun

ROAD safety charities want an outright ban on car phones — even the hands-free variety — claiming they make drivers four times more likely to have an accident.

The call comes after father-of-two Michael Buston was killed when a lorry driver talking on a hands-free kit ploughed into the back of his vehicle in Lincolnshire.

I have nothing but sympathy with Mr Buston’s family, but I remain unconvinced about the need for such a ban. Why would talking on a hands-free kit be any more distracting than talking to a passenger?

While you might get momentarily distracted by answering the call, is that any different to changing the radio station or a CD while on the move?

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