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"I do not think my driving was impaired by being on the phone. It would have been no different to a passenger sat next to me talking."
Very correct.
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Not really. A passenger can see surroundings and adjust when they talk to the driver, and it's easier for the driver to tell them to be quiet when they need to concentrate more. Also speaker phone driving usually involves fiddling about with phone angles, adjusting volumes, "sorry I can't hear you very well, one sec.... is that better?" etc etc. Not the same as a passenger.
Hovis
I think the law needs to catch up, cases like this are just baffling:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/26/hands-free-driver-who-knocked-over-and-killed-boy-7-was-only-han/
Ms Asker claimed she hadn't seen Seth and only became aware of him on impact. She was on the phone at the time and a number of calls were deleted after the crash, the coroner heard.
Ms Asker, who was driving at around 27mph in the 30mph zone, later said she had no idea how calls had disappeared and said her mobile had been placed in the pocket of the driver's door on loudspeaker when the collision happened.
Giving evidence to the coroner, she said: "I did not see him. I could not do anything.
"I had my side lights on as it was beginning to get dark. My phone was on speaker phone as I had no hands free in the car.
"I do not think my driving was impaired by being on the phone. It would have been no different to a passenger sat next to me talking."