High Wycombe
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| Weather | 22°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 43% Humidity |
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| Population | 125,257 |
| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | HP10-15 |
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| ID | 734982 |
About High Wycombe
High Wycombe is an English town northwest of London. It's in the rolling countryside of the Chiltern Hills. Local art and furniture are exhibited at Wycombe Museum, in a centuries-old house with lush gardens. Hughenden Manor is the former residence of Benjamin Disraeli, the 19th-century prime minister. Near town, West Wycombe Park is another stately home. Hell-Fire Caves is an explorable man-made cave network.
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Hands-free phone ban for drivers 'should be considered'
Hands-free mobile phones create "the same risks of collision" as held devices
Drivers could be banned from using hands-free mobile phones, a group of MPs has suggested.
Current laws give the "misleading impression" that hands-free options are safe, they warned.
While it has been illegal to use a handheld phone at The Wheel since 2003, using a hands-free device creates "the same risks of collision", The Commons Transport Select Committee said.
The Government said that, where legal, drivers must always use phones safely.
An expert told The Committee that taking a hands-free phone call caused "essentially the same" amount of distraction as being at the legal limit for alcohol blood level in England and Wales.
A public consultation on The Proposal should be published by the end of 2019, the
Any change would not apply in Northern Ireland , where road safety policy and legislation is a devolved issue.
'Lifetime of suffering'Joshua Harris, of road safety charity Brake, said research showed using a hands-free phone "can impair a driver in the same way as a hand-held device and so it makes sense that The Law treats these acts equally".
"One moment's distraction from a phone can cause a lifetime of suffering so our advice to drivers is simple - When you're driving, make sure your phone is on silent and placed out of sight and out of reach," he said.
There were 773 casualties on Britain's roads in 2017, including 43 deaths and 135 serious injuries, in crashes where a driver using any kind of mobile was a contributory factor, The Committee said in a report.
Alice Husband spoke to the Victoria Derbyshire programme about the death of her son, Seth.
The seven-year-old was killed in 2014 by a driver using her hands-free phone. Because The Woman was not breaking The Law she was charged with the lesser offence of careless driving and fined.
Ms Husband said: "He went to post a letter at the post-box opposite Our House . On his return he was hit by a car and sustained injuries which led to him dying Two Weeks later.
"I feel at the time the research wasn't there for us to understand the distraction of using a phone hands-free.
"By the time of the inquest the research had come out. People need to recognise this and change the way they behave. At the time [of The Accident ] most of us thought hands-free was acceptable. "
Phones behind The Wheel : The LawSource: UK Government -
While The Number of people killed or seriously injured in such incidents has increased since 2011, the rate of enforcement regarding phone use has fallen by More Than two-thirds over the same period, The Report added.
The MPs urged the Government to consider whether penalties should be increased further "to better reflect the serious risks created by drivers committing this offence".
Labour MP Lilian Greenwood , who chairs The Committee , said "any use of a phone distracts from a driver's ability to pay full attention" to The Road .
'I'd have to stop every hour'Kelvin Hardy, 56, from High Wycombe , inspects and maintains incinerators all over the country. He often drives hundreds of miles each day and says taking calls is essential to his work.
"I use a hands-free phone with voice recognition and I have to have one. I could get a call out to a job And Then get another call telling me I'm not needed.
"Being able to Take That call can save a wasted journey.
"I'm not a Big Business , it's only me involved. If you have a secretary taking calls it might be fine, but I don't have that.
"[If the ban happened] I'd have to stop every hour on the motorway.
"For me it's all about responsibility. You don't have to take a call. I don't pick up calls if I'm surrounded by lorries or there's Heavy Rain . It's about not being distracted.
"I see some horrendous driving on the roads that No One seems to bother about. "
Found conversations via hands-free devices caused some drivers to visually imagine what was being discussed.
Dr Gemma Briggs, senior lecturer in Psychology at the Open University, conducted the research with Dr Graham Hole, of the University of Sussex.
She told Bbc News : "The Brain areas needed to create those mental images are the same brain areas that are needed for accurate Visual Perception of that driving situation. "
Prof Nilli Lavie , from University College London's Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience , explained: "If you are blocking that part of The Brain with a visual image, it is not able to perceive new information, such as person in The Road .
"It's not enough to see something with your eyes, you need to activate a part of the cortex. "
A Department for Transport spokeswoman said: "While mobile phones are a vital part of modern life and business, drivers must always use them safely and responsibly.
"Being distracted by a Mobile Phone while driving is dangerous and puts people's lives At Risk . The Law is Clear that anyone driving dangerously is committing a criminal offence. "
The Scottish Government said it recognised "that driving while distracted puts The Driver and other road users at greater risk".
"The Message from us and all road safety partners is Clear - do not risk your safety or the safety of others by using a Mobile Phone behind The Wheel of a car," a spokesperson added.
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Source of news: bbc.com
