2 Years in Prison for using a mobile while driving, does the sentence fit the crime? People have been killed by drivers using the phone at the time, but do you think the penalty is too little, just right, or over the top?
2007-12-20 00:36:30 · 24 answers · asked by Yahooer 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
a million people a day it is estimated use the phone while driving so lets assume just a very small number get caught each day lets assume 50 day countrywide that equates to 17250 a year that is enough people to fill possibly 20 prisons. the average prison holds 700 so it could be more.
my question is this where would they put them, the prison are overcrowded now.
A far easier and simple to police would be the instant ban for two years and the car confiscated and sold at auction not destroyed as they do for no road tax. that is also silly thing to do crush cars that are perfectly road worthy surely this serves no purpose whatsoever.
which ever government minister came up with the two year penalty as not thought out the outcome correctly.
I am sure a instant ban and confiscation would solve the situation almost overnight.
too little, just right, or over the top?you ask just plain stupid I say
2007-12-20 04:14:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just right. It is a deterrent. If an individual now ends up with a two year sentence for using a mobile, they deserve it for the risk to other road users and ignoring all the media around the new advice.
I've got very little sympathy for these characters. Have you seen how many people break this law?!
2007-12-20 01:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by politicsguy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funny, several times I was almost involved in a vehicle accident. And guess what? Every person who was driving was using a cell phone at the time!! Now days you have to be ever more vigilant while driving, the old high school driving teacher was right. Drive defensively at all times and do not assume the other driver will be paying attention to what they are doing.
2007-12-20 01:34:50 · answer #3 · answered by D squared 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Using a mobile phone whilst driving in itself, is not dangerous.
It's the concentration factor, the complicated road signs and today's motorists who think they will get to their destinations quicker by speeding that make using the phone dangerous.
With that in mind, anyone who uses a mobile phone when driving is quite likely to meet these conditions and the Police know that, and so do we.
When stopped for this offence, the Police will take the appropriate action but how many times have you seen this offence being committed by - and I'm sorry to appear sexist - a mother leaving the school gates only to start a conversation on their mobile phone.
Whatever did we do before these things were invented??
My car is 'Bluetooth enabled'. I haven't seen anything about that in the legislation, yet.
2007-12-20 00:46:08 · answer #4 · answered by MANCHESTER UK 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Possibly a bit harsh, but then has anyone else on here sat in the passenger seat of a car doing eighty five when the driver gets a message?
Well I have, and it's f*cking frightening when the stupid cow decides to answer it straight away without even slowing down.
If she'd crashed that car and I'd survived I'd have bloody made sure she didn't.
Americans... this is a new law in England and Wales... not, I note, Scotland, because that sort of legislation is devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
So it's not a felony offence, and no one over here voted Democrat because they don't exist in this country.
There are other countries in the world other than your own, you know.
2007-12-20 01:58:18 · answer #5 · answered by Beastie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your husband/wife/child was run over and killed by someone not concentrating on their driving because they were on the phone, I'd say you'd want the driver to go to prison for even longer than 2 years.
2007-12-20 01:59:09 · answer #6 · answered by spanner the stig 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
2 years if that doesn't teach you not to use your mobile i don't what will.
I do not think the sentence fits the crime. It is too harsh. If there is a rule which isn't strict then people will break it.
2007-12-20 03:59:35 · answer #7 · answered by "*♥*Nafisa*♥*" 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is excessive but to be honest, people who use their phones while driving pee me off. I've seen many drivers engrossed in a conversation and not paying attention to what's happening on the road, I had a woman pull out on me on a roundabout because she wasn't paying attention ... If she wants to kill herself while she's driving that's fine by me she can go right ahead and do it, just don't put other innocent people at risk for the sake of pointless conversation
2007-12-20 05:05:10 · answer #8 · answered by LONDONER © 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the penalty is to make people think. Ive seen many people still chatting away on there mobiles while driving and paying no attention to what there doing. So now, no i don't think the penalty is to harsh.
2007-12-20 00:47:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't think it' s likely to happen too often. the cell phone companies pay full time lobysists to keep cell phone use legal. they know it's profitable. citizens must use their common sense and good judgement to protect their life and others when they drive. there is just such an expectation by everyone that we will all be connected 24/7. i think we've got to take quick calls on the cell and tell people we'll call them back later. or pass on the call altogether.
2007-12-20 05:13:59 · answer #10 · answered by Mildred S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋