Petition Make using mobile devices behind the wheel the same punishment as drink driving.

Make using a hand held device behind the wheel of a vehicle the same punishment as drink driving, a 12 months ban.Research shows that using a device behind the wheel lowers driving standards further than 2-3 units of alcohol in your system,but yet alcohol gets you a ban where a phone is just points.

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49 signatures

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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