Yesterday, Ontario legislature passed a law banning the use hand-held devices like the iPhone or BlackBerry while driving (with exceptions for cases like headsets, etc.).
I got an iPhone as soon as it was available in Canada, and since then, it is very rare for me not to be using it while driving. But I agree with this law. Very soon after getting an iPhone I noticed a degradation in my driving, because I wasn’t concentrating on the road. I’ve had two instances in which the driver behind me honked, because I didn’t move when the traffic light turned green.
Going back to driving without using my iPhone will be like trying to kill a drug addiction, but I understand why it has to be done. Luckily the law probably won’t take affect until autumn, so I have some time to adjust.
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It will be interesting to see how well that law is enforced; as far as I can tell here in the UK where we have a law banning all hand-held mobile phones it only seems to get used as an extra stick for those people caught doing something else wrong.
@Chris – you’re entirely correct. Laws like this might be an annoyance, but they’re right that people who aren’t paying attention to the road are a hazard to everyone else (whether they’re texting, or changing the radio, or dealing with a screaming child).
@Neil – consider the effect on insurance. If you have an accident while talking on your phone – even if entirely blameless – you can expect your insurance company to use it as a reason to not pay out.
i think it’s just about the risk when you driving while using cellphone, gadget, and other not just and iphone
think it’s just about the risk when you driving while using cellphone, gadget, and other not just and iphone