New UK law comes into effect at the end of the year regarding the use of mobile phones in cars. This seems a step too far from the anti-mobile lobby. SwitchBlade has a bee in his bonnet again...

It seems that not only are telephones hazardous to our health because of the copious amounts of dangerous electromagnetic radiation given off (cough, bollox), but also because talking while driving is potentially lethal.

Yes, at the end of the year using a mobile phone in a car will be illegal. The reasons given are that you have to take one hand off of the wheel to hold the phone (so should one armed people be banned from driving), but also the art of conversation distracts you from the road. Hands-free kits will still be allowed but it sounds that they are ear-marked for future stupid laws.

The next step in making driving safer would be to stop us having passengers in the car, especially children who may need reminding to sit down and stop taking their seatbelts off. After that car stereos will be abolished because singing-along and arguing with the fool on the radio is life threatening. Using a mobile phone is no less safe than talking to a passenger in the car, yes if you are driving a car that requires the use of both hands, say a manual then discretion should be used and use a hands free, and if you do only have one arm keep it on the wheel, not the phone.

With the anti-mobile lobby trying to push through a ban on using a mobile phone on hands-free while driving due to safety, anything could happen in the future of cars.

Next someone will be run-over while crossing a road using a mobile phone and then there will be a ban on using a mobile phone while walking. I'm not saying there's nothing wrong with holding a mobile in your hand while driving, but I don't see the difference between that and say holding a cigarette in that hand, or that drink from the McDonalds drive through. If one is illegal why aren't the others when they all take one hand from the wheel and involve you concentrating on other things.

Personally I think the best form of communication on the move is the speakerphone just need to get the 9210 to stay still on the dashboard.