27 February 2009
Some motorists would support a complete ban on using a mobile phone behind the wheel, research shows. According to Direct Line, findings compiled by the Transport Research Laboratory, show that travelling at travelling at 70 miles per hour can influence the reaction time of a driver using hands-free considerably. Maggie Game, Head of Car Insurance at Direct Line, says: "Given that drink driving was responsible for 14,480 casualties, including 460 deaths, on the road in 2007, the potential for casualties from mobile phone use is frightening." She also claims the news that hands-free driving could be more dangerous than drink driving will shock many people, with the hands-free legislation having come in two years ago this week. Out of those questioned, 52 per cent said they would fully support an outright ban of hands-free devices. Drivers looking for cheap car insurance need look no further than uSwitch.com