>> Genuine question...why can’t the existing ‘driving without due care and attention’ charge be used to
>> cover misuse of ‘phones, sat nav etc etc? The problem with micro legislating for what
>> can’t be done is the rise in the thought process which says ‘well, there’s no
>> law against it...’ a continued dumbing down I guess :(
It could have been but you'd have had a dozen or so cases and ten years of argument about what exactly equated to dwdc&a related to phones. All sorts of defences, ranging from the plausible to the ridiculous run as far as the Supreme Court.
I could hold a chock bar phone between my ear and shoulder same as a wired handset; can I remain in full control of a car while doing so??
If you make the offence specific then everyone is clear.
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