Comments by "" (@redtela) on "Can You Use a Phone in a Cradle? (+ more)" video.

  1.  @tomvalentine4928  Says who?
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  2. Would you want to risk an officer (or 2) in a car coming the other way, observing you touching your phone? The roadside stop alone would be an inconvenience, but then if they decided to act further, you've got a fine or a day in court to discuss it. Isn't it easier to simply not touch the phone at all? The phone can still be used without touching it...
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  3. Thanks for the update on the cradle - that was one of my questions. My phone is always in a cradle when I'm driving, and connected to the car using bluetooth. Regardless of the phone function (calls/music/sat nav etc), I can control all of those functions using the manufacturer provided controls within the car, and I have no need to touch the phone whatsoever, let alone hold it in my hand at any point. I can also hit a button on the steering column to enable voice commands, and then for example "Hey Google, call the emergency services!" Of course, none of this would be a defence for Careless Driving - and indeed, this has always been the case, well before Regulation 110 came along. I was curious about interacting with the phone by prodding at the screen (without it ever being held), and as you suggest, this is probably a grey area at best, and not worth the cost/time of arguing it in a court - in my opinion. Certainly not when there are much safer alternatives available.
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  4.  Tom Foster  You're hilarious. How about you try to join the discussion in a productive way, rather than making incorrect assumptions?
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