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More Motorists Than Ever Ignore Mobile Rules

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p styletextalign justifyimg classalignleft sizefull wpimage23548 titleMobiledrivers srchttpblog.dialaphone.co.ukwpcontentuploads201102Mobiledrivers.jpg alt width225 height300 It may be illegal but are you one of the motorists who answers calls, sends texts or surfs the web on your mobile phone without a hands free kit while youre drivingpp styletextalign justifyA whopping 41 of motorists have admitted answering a phone call on their mobile while on the road and a further 21 of drivers even instigated a call whilst driving themselves, according to a new survey by emHalfordsem.pp styletextalign justifyIt looks like Britains motorists are flouting laws and the figures for answering calls whilst driving have shot upsince a similar survey was carried out a year ago. The 2009 survey showed that 31 of people had answered a call and 22 had made a phone call.pp styletextalign justifyAccording to the results, which surveyed 2,050 people, men are the worst culprits for using their mobile phones whilst driving, with 35 admitting to using their mobile in the car, compared with just 22 of women.pp styletextalign justifyDespite a number of recent efforts to enforce legislation it seems that Britains motorists need to be in constant contact and are willing to risk their lives, and that of others by distracting themselves when behind the wheel.pp styletextalign justifyIts not just phone calls that are under scrutiny however, since there was also a 25 increase in drivers checking their texts while driving. A massive 50 rise in people visiting social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter was also recorded.pp styletextalign justifyIf caught drivers face three penalty points and a 60 fine so next time folks, pull up or invest in a hands free kit!pa targetblank relnofollow hrefhttpblog.dialaphone.co.uk20110213moremotoriststhaneverignoremobilerulesMobile Phone Bloga

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