Survey suggests widespread use of mobile phones while driving

Almost one-third of car drivers have answered a mobile phone while driving, while more than a quarter of a text read, a new survey suggests.

In the survey of 2,100 people for automobile clubs of store Halfords 31% the driver said that you one had answered a call to the wheel, and 22% that you had made.

However, 52% of those said than asked after their experience as passengers, she had been in a car as his driver answered or made a call. Halfords says that this could indicate a larger proportion of the driver the law can disregard, as ready, admit it.

Further questions revealed that drivers your mobile phones for more than calls, however, use.Twenty-eight percent of drivers said that you read, had a text at the wheel, and 18% one hatte.Inzwischen sent you that allowed 5% have access to a social site like Facebook or Twitter and 3% that you had read an e-Mail.

Halfords in-car technology expert Clare Pritchard said that the only way to legally use a cell phone while driving a hands free device installieren.jedoch, she added: "it is always better, drag in a safe place and stop the car before using the phone."

Found in December 2009 that introduced in 2007 not driver suggested more severe penalties for handheld cell phone use, behavior to change over, earlier this month published a study of the transport research laboratory government research one increase the use of mobile phones while driving.

Since February 2007 the drivers have faced, a £ 60 fine and three penalty points for using your handheld mobile while with running his engine at the wheel of a car - even if the vehicle is stationary at the time.

Dynamics research commented, RAC Foundation Director Professor Stephen Gleister, cell phone use by drivers was "bad news" for road safety.

"We know slow driver reaction times by almost half if you are a chat on their phones," he added.

"This is worse than texting while driving research showed RAC Foundation, a third slow response times."

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Widespread electric car test launch of the 'real world'

The Government has launched their ?25 millions plans for real world tests of electric cars across the UK.

Transport Secretary Lord Adonis the CO2 studies began to take place in eight locations around the country car smart by arrival at the London Guildhall in one.

Both the company and the members of the public will be made as in account able to participate in the tests - the largest of its kind - that on accelerating the availability of CO2 vehicles on the British market destined sind.Sie part of wider policy announced earlier this year to boost green jobs and lower CO2 emissions in the United Kingdom.

Vehicle manufacturers, makes businesses, regional development agencies, councils and universities will play a role all government funded scheme coordinated by the technology strategy Board.

Among the towns that as the basis for the studies, cars are tested is London, Birmingham, Coventry, Oxford, Newcastle and Glasgow a battery-powered Ford include focus and electric cars Peugeot and Nissan.

Total 340 vehicles on the roads join in the next 18 months too set electrical most, while some plug ins will be electric / gasoline hybrids - which have electrically driven farther than standard hybrid cars.

Feedback from the test used by the manufacturers, help to develop mass market CO2 cars.

Mr. Adonis said: "our goal is for ultra low carbon vehicles everyday feature of life on British roads in less than five years to be one."

Moderator and motoring journalist Quentin Wilson announced the launch as the start of an exciting journey, which bring about a "radical change" in the cars we would see on British roads.

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