There is one other tecnique suggested using the GPS of the phone.
If it appears to be on a road and moving faster than say 5km/hr the
phone would not operate.
Problem is everyone on the bus would not be able to use their phone either.
Oh dear, catch 22s everywhere.

Dear Bazz,

Thank You for that.

It is mind-boggling.

Look how far we've come over the past decades. From
computer floppy disks, VCR's, Walkmans,
computer programs, digital cameras, laser printers,
personal PC's, cell phones, and so on.

The speed and impacts of these changes should remind
us not just to observe the changes but to understand
the changes and respond as necessary so that we can thrive.

I'm sure that as with other things - someone will come
up with an answer to the problems we're currently facing.

My radio club made inquiry's about radio being used while driving, the then Minister came back with it is ok,a new devise has been tested in NSW it simply takes photos of drivers using mobiles, it caught over 300 in a short time, at some point in time it will be used surely? sat along side a work mate as he drove straight in to a red light, could have killed us, he texted a new girl friend many times every day, surely he risked murder? fine is good second offense should be treated like high range drink driving every time

How is talking on a mobile any more distracting than talking on two-way radios? Which the drivers on the buses I catch do on a regular basis.

For that matter, how is talking on a hands free any more distracting than talking to someone in the back seat?

The rather arbitrary laws against mobiles but not against two-way radios or conversing with passengers (or sleep deprived new parents driving around with a screaming child in the car... how are they less distracted than people on the phone?) suggests to my inner cynic that this is less about road safety and more about revenue raising.

You're right about pedestrians who never look up from their phones, though. Just because you're not driving doesn't mean you don't need to watch the road.

If only Facebook was as dangerous as mobile phones. Imagine the revenue from nailing every public servant several times a day.

People who use mobile phones whilst driving should face the same penalties, in regard to licence suspension and confiscation, as a licenced firearms owner who points a stick at someone and says "Bang Bang".

Note that the firearms owner's action entails no possible physical harm; unless the said owner cops a bunch of fives!