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Your support makes all the difference.That Britain has one of the best road safety records in the world is no reason for not trying to improve it. And one simple way would be to crack down harder on those who use mobile phones while driving. When the ban was introduced, the number of people using phones at the wheel visibly fell. Now that drivers have realised the ban is rarely enforced and that the fine is barely more than for fare-dodging, they are back on their phones, as distracted and dangerous as ever. The proposal to double the fine and impose three penalty points is a welcome move - or it will be, if it is properly enforced.
That Britain has one of the best road safety records in the world is no reason for not trying to improve it. And one simple way would be to crack down harder on those who use mobile phones while driving. When the ban was introduced, the number of people using phones at the wheel visibly fell. Now that drivers have realised the ban is rarely enforced and that the fine is barely more than for fare-dodging, they are back on their phones, as distracted and dangerous as ever. The proposal to double the fine and impose three penalty points is a welcome move - or it will be, if it is properly enforced.
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