El Cid Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Is it ok to pull up at the side of the road to answer a mobile phone? I know that you are still in charge of a vehicle, so you could get breatholised; but do the same rules apply to using your mobile. And, reversing out of a drive onto a road, the highway code says not to do it, so why does it happen so often. I have an issue at work, minibuses park in the car park; we have beeb instructed to drive in forwards. But sometimes they do not leave a space to turnaround, so a minibus has to reverse into the road. Its a small car park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I don't know for definite but I wouldn't think you'd get done for using your mobile while just sat in the car..you're not actually driving..as for reversing out of the car park,why not get someone to guide you out if there's not enough space to turn round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 From the AA site: It is illegal to use a mobile phone held in the hand while driving or while stopped with the engine on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkcin Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 From gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law When you can use a phone in your vehicle If you’re the driver, you can only use your phone in a vehicle if you: - need to call 999 or 112 in an emergency and it’s unsafe or impractical to stop - are safely parked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 The key point here is 'safely parked'. Some morons think just pulling up anywhere to answer the phone is acceptable, eve if they're blocking the road and in everyones way. Hands-free kits are very cheap these days, there's no reason at all not to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Hands-free kits are very cheap these days, there's no reason at all not to get one. Some of the more hardcore road safety campaigners are against even those. You're still not fully focussed on your driving when using a hands free kit apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Some of the more hardcore road safety campaigners are against even those. You're still not fully focussed on your driving when using a hands free kit apparently! I work for the council, and their policy is not use hands free, but I was given one a couple of weeks ago; I will check the policy to see if it still in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddysbuddy Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I remember about 20 years ago when I got my first mobile that it came with an earpiece that gave me auto answer. and it did not look like a big black beetle stuck on the side of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Some of the more hardcore road safety campaigners are against even those. You're still not fully focussed on your driving when using a hands free kit apparently! True, but you've gotta be realistic - people are going to answer their phones while driving whether you like it or not. I'd rather they used a hands free kit than drive around holding the phone to their head while trying to control the car with one arm. I do sometimes wonder how many road safety campaigners actually drive, or ever leave London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Ralge Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 True, but you've gotta be realistic - people are going to answer their phones while driving whether you like it or not. I'd rather they used a hands free kit than drive around holding the phone to their head while trying to control the car with one arm. I do sometimes wonder how many road safety campaigners actually drive, or ever leave London. Not a lot wrong (in many contexts) with driving with one hand - many drivers do it quite successfully. I drive 25,000 miles a year. The advice to avoid 'phone calls whilst driving does not come just out of London. A phone conversation can be short and sweet and involve a low level of distraction. But then again a driver may have to deal with a more detailed and stressful 'curved ball' question from boss/partner. Any question that requires a driver to "visualise" is well-recognised to be harmful to his/her focus on the road. This article, old and American as it is, has not lost its clarity or relevance over the years: http://www.itworld.com/article/2763161/consumer-tech-science/how-the-brain-works--driving--cell-phones-and-cognitive-abilities.html. ---------- Post added 26-11-2015 at 22:49 ---------- Is it ok to pull up at the side of the road to answer a mobile phone? I know that you are still in charge of a vehicle, so you could get breatholised; but do the same rules apply to using your mobile. And, reversing out of a drive onto a road, the highway code says not to do it, so why does it happen so often. I have an issue at work, minibuses park in the car park; we have beeb instructed to drive in forwards. But sometimes they do not leave a space to turnaround, so a minibus has to reverse into the road. Its a small car park. Park up (safely), engine off (and I'd advise keys on dashboard) is OK. With a minibus and car park the size they are, your best advice is to reverse in, drive out and NOT to reverse out onto the main road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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