The problem use of the telephone driving is not easy to solve, if not with a ruthless use of technology. Because at the legislative level and in terms of controls, there is not much to rely on. We know that distractions and inattention are at the root of the majority of road accidentsbe it severe or mild. And today’s cars are not particularly suited to avoiding misbehavior by motorists. In fact, if on the one hand the voice commands help to avoid holding the mobile phone in the hand, on the other hand the flourishing of gods touch screen often shifts the driver’s focus to the center of the dashboard rather than the one ahead on the road.
The question is: who has received a fine for using a mobile phone while driving? According to the daily news from the area, very few. This is because it is really difficult to prove it, if not through invasive ‘interception’ techniques. Roadside checks are few and motorists are sufficiently able to hide the chat in progress if stopped with the usual formula ‘license and booklet’. The problem of using the telephone while driving becomes as impossible to manage as respecting the safety distance between one car and another, a very widespread and very dangerous road behavior which is basically never mentioned. One can imagine the consequence of the combination of the two: rear-end collisions, injuries, and in combination with speed, death.
In the latest DL Infrastructures we talk about the use of the mobile phone while driving, with a tightening of the facade which doesn’t add much to the speech. In fact, the suspension of the driving license will not be introduced already at the first infringement. In this way, today’s standard only affects repeat offenders among smartphone users by removing a hand from the steering wheel or handlebar.
To art. 173, in fact, only the range of instruments whose use is forbidden for driving has been expanded (smartphones, laptops, tablets and the like are expressly mentioned), to ensure that the driver keeps both hands on the wheel. In this sense, some judicial rulings on the merits had already been oriented. Consequently, the amounts of the penalties have increased. But there has been no ‘tight’ in this sense.
At this point, it would be useful, perhaps asking for help from the car manufacturers, a system capable of allowing the use of the mobile phone (for calls with voice commands) only if inserted in a certain point of the car, inhibiting its operation for calls , messages and web browsing when not within that area. Not to mention that much more can be done in driving school to talk about the risks involved using the phone while driving.
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