I thought it was very common knowledge now that it's entirely different to talking to someone in the back of the car.
The person in the back of the car can react to the situation your in and pause. They're also not going to be difficult to hear, or lose their signal...
Worth noting that a) a lot of people don't have these facilities and b) using handsfree is just as dangerous as holding it.
I think they need to ban phoning altogether.
Maybe you're right, but do many people do it whilst driving at 80mph (probably ~85 on her speedo?) whilst going through a red light in a 40mph limit?
You can't go 40mph over the speed limit without noticing.
That video is horrific :(
I agree there should be a harsh penalty, but there's little chance of any of this being enforced with the police so underfunded.
I do, however, think it's absolutely mad that if you do the right thing and pull over into a layby you are still committing the same crime if your engine is running...